-All students are individuals

-Cultures are asset based on not deficient

-Do not stereotype
-Do not assume that all children have to act alike to be successful
-Allow students to sleep for a couple hours if they are consistently
coming to school tired
-Offer student snacks if they do not have access to food at home
-Use differentiated instruction
-Review high stakes testing (try different testing)
-Develop cultural competency skills
-Develop cross cultural communication skills
-Do not assume causes of poverty is reason for problematic behavior
-Do not characterize students as victims
-Often they do not want sympathy
-Make sure every student feels safe
-Build on existing knowledge and experiences
-Build relationships
-Do not assume that they are low academically
-Let students borrow materials that are needed to complete
assignments
-Emphasize assets over deficits
-Help students see their learning tasks as meaningful
-Build strong relationships with students so that they feel safe in the
classroom
-Create a consistent and stable environment