# 7 Rules for Teaching All Young Learners

## Understand

that young children with disabilities have varying developmental and learning needs.

## Embrace

the richness that children and families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds bring to your program.

## Have high expectations

for learning and development of children living in poverty.

## Be careful

about stereotypes of families with different structures.

## Be critical

of new information and practices that come to you as a teacher.

## Question curricula

that do not seem to be working for your young learners and their families, then change what is not working.

## Remember, learning is continuous

Experts can provide insight, but look both inside and outside your own classroom, school, and county to keep growing.

Adapted from Preschool Education in Today's World: Teaching Children with Diverse Backgrounds *and Abilities by M. Susan Burns Ph.D., Richard T. Johnson Ed.D., & Mona M Assaf Ed.D.* **www.brookespublishing.com | 1-800-638-3775**