Inclusion is not about getting children to fit in, it's about helping each child feel that they belong. Creating an
inclusive climate in the classroom helps refugee children to settle and feel
welcome and valued.
1. Bring other cultures into the classroom
It’s
good idea to ensure your pupils learn something about the countries and the cultural
background their classmates come from.
This encourages discussion about moving home, cultural diversity and
sees all children as resources for learning.
A welcoming and receptive classroom gives
recognition and praise to the skills and knowledge children bring and
contributes to their developing successes and achievement
2. Use Targeted Literacy
Methods to Improve Reading, Writing, and Communication Skills
Low literacy skills are
associated with a range of indicators of disadvantage, however, timely
intervention and positive steps to deliver improved outcomes can break the
cycle of deprivation and exclusion. This
also impacts on a cross curriculum level as children improved literacy skills,
raised self-esteem and increased interest in the wider world can make a
substantial difference in a range of other subjects.
3 Use Storytelling to Build Bridges
Storytelling is powerful tools for building bridges because it encourages
children to explore other ways of life and to tell stories from their own
background. Used correctly it bypassing the many reading and writing barriers. Stories like Mary Hoffman’s
‘The Colour of Home’, for example, powerfully illustrates the benefits to
pupils and teachers of finding ways of opening dialogue between cultures
unfamiliar with each other.
Start building bridges today
