Multilingual inclusivity in the classroom is something I have considered a lot more throughout my classes in this past semester. I now recognize the importance of being mindful of the various languages and levels of fluency I will experience in my future classrooms. One of the best ways to embrace multilingualism within the classroom is to acknowledge the diversity in front of you. When you acknowledge and take notice to the various languages in your classroom the student feel welcomed and safe, and when students are comfortable they are more successful.

I have learned of many things I can embrace the diversity in my classrooms and one way is a language/word wall. On this wall will be words relevant to what we are learning within the classroom, and my students will have the opportunity to add translations for these words from their own languages to the wall. Another thing I plan to do, which was actually recommended to me by an elder I spoke with in a class is to have Cree words on display within the classroom space, and I would use this for other languages as well. Students seeing their own language within their classrooms can be a big factor in making them feel comfortable. Along with feeling comfortable, seeing the words for a certain item or space in the classroom in their own language along with the language spoken in the classroom can help with language acquisition. This is especially important with early years students as they are likely learning english as an additional language within the classroom so the visual and written cues can be beneficial.

There is still much I can learn about multilingualism in the classroom and how to make my classroom an inclusive and safe space for my students but this class along with the others I have taken part of this semester have provided me a lot of insight into where I should start.