Essay - The Increase in Diversity Within Modern Elementary Schools Demands that...

The increase in diversity within modern elementary schools demands that greater effort is put into creating a successful environment in which children with differing needs can be ***** within the school environment. There are many factors ***** go into ***** a successful environment for students of all needs. The central issue is ***** influx of ***** students within the elementary school setting. There are several cate*****ries for these students including special education, ESL, behaviorally challenged, etc. The topic of th***** following analysis is to examine what comprises a ***** elementary school resource room that will be able ***** service all of the ***** of this diverse student population. We will examine the types of students that ***** engage in this ***** room, the kinds of services that will be provided, as well as the resources, materials and funding available for such a resource room. The key is to provide ***** comprehensive ********** where ***** needs are met with ***** most efficient and cost effective methodology.

The modern elementary school environment plays host ***** a plethora of students with different needs. Elementary resource rooms there*****e must also be modified to help a greater diversity ***** students. Traditionally *****s rooms were intended for special education *****. These students ***** have a variety of needs as, "The effects of physical disabilities may be visible or invisible. *****y include inability to walk *****/***** use the arms, hands or fingers, often resulting in the use of aids such as wheelchairs, calipers, crutches ***** walking sticks. Attendants may be needed for personal c***** and the student may rely on others for transport, photocopying, study notes and library assistance."(Sydney, npg). Students that have learning ***** are the widest group that will be helped *****in the resource room. Learning disabilities at ***** elementary school level ***** be a very broad ***** all encompassing term. It includes *****s with severe physical and mental disabilities that prevent them from regular learning techniques such as autism, to mild learning disorders that can be overcome ***** strong teaching ***** such ***** dyslexia. Catering to these students ***** not ***** the easiest course of action as *****y will assuredly be very hard ***** educate at the elementary school level. Another emerging class of ***** ***** ***** to be serviced is English as Second Language students. The elementary school ***** is the most important academic level th***** ESL ***** can dramatic*****y improve *****ir *****, and thus the resource ***** should be a nurturing arena that introduces them to the English language at a pace they are comfortable with. The ********** and educators on hand to teach ***** ********** the ***** room will be vastly different from other segments of the ***** school population, ********** it is ***** ***** that an elementary resource center has the flexibility to accommodate ***** students. The import*****ce of "meeting the language development needs of such culturally and lingu*****tically ***** students is challenging for teachers. A supportive, student-centered ***** ***** assist the language development of all students. Such an environment,