Meeting Diverse Needs of Learners Through Learner-Centered Strategies and Equitable Access

It is so important in today’s education realm that teachers take the time to meet the diverse needs of learners in the growing inclusive classrooms. Teachers need to learn from the students what best suits their individual learning styles and work accordingly. Students will only learn in an environment that supports their needs and so much depends on individualized attention. Diverse needs to be met as much as possible between the capabilities of the students themselves and the teacher. Equitable access means that all students, no matter their levels and/or learning styles and disabilities, etc., will be met with the same instruction (to the best of both the students’ understanding and the teachers’ capabilities and resources). Each student has the same chance as every other student to learn the same content and pass through the same grade levels as their peers. There are many different cases that do require resources and programs (like SEI or Special Needs), that are intended to help the student reach the necessary requirements to pass to the next grade. The idea of inclusive classrooms is the equal availability to knowledge taught in the classroom no matter the needs-the needs need to be met with whatever it takes to help the student learn. It is imperative to address diverse needs of learners in order to ensure the equal accessibility to the learning that all students share in.