School can be set up inequitably concerning language barriers. Teaching an entire lesson in English is inequitable to ESL students. Also, giving quizzes in English would be inequitable to a Spanish speaking student.
As a teacher trying to help a struggling student, I would incorporate more phonics based activities in reading/grammar/writing. I would also do more group work when picking sentences that are grammatically correct, so that the students can help each other.
I also never thought about the fact that some equity issues are easily fixed. All we have really talked about was culture or race or language but these are not the only ones. As you said an inequity issue could also be if a student needs a hearing aid or glasses. This is very interesting.
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