In Order to Better Teach my ELL Students...

I like to think that it is very important to avoid making your ELL feel as if they are an outcast in your classroom. With this said, I hold the belief that a critical method to further educate ELL students is to not eliminate their home language, but rather add to it. I do not think that a language should ever completely be omitted from a child's education. If you were to have a monolingual student that only speaks a foreign language, I do not think it is very beneficial to have the student become monolingual in YOUR language. In my opinion, a bilingual approach would work out much better.

Some ideas I think would be worth considering are:
  1. Learn the language in question (I know this cannot be done all the time but I do think that this is one of the best methods if possible).
    1. If you do not have the time to learn the language translation may be a more feasible option.
        1. Google Translate is a popular app that I find very easy to use.
  2. Adopt assessments to be bilingual.
  3. Find ways to include other cultures in your classroom ( not only the ELL's culture).
  4. Support your ELL when possible.
    1. This one seems simple but sometimes teachers become engrossed in other things and the fate of their ELL slips their memory, which it should not.

Comments

Post a Comment

Respectfully type out your comment. Please refrain from the utilization of any vulgar language or obscenities.

Popular posts from this blog

The importance of phonics and word recognition.

When testing children on their literacy, often times comprehension is weighed tremendously in this. Personally, I believe phonics to be extremely important. With this being said,  My anticipated thought process is that intensified phonics instruction is only necessary for grade levels up to first grade. Phonics may seem simple, but with an absence of proper phonics instruction, reading for any student would be nearly impossible. Phonics is, to put it simply, an understanding that certain letters make specific sounds; Additionally, understanding that a grouping of simple sounds can form words. Word recognition (identification) at the most basic point should be inclusive with a knowledge of phonics. Although high frequency words should automatically be sounded by students, in order to have students recognize words that require a high cognitive demand to recognize, instructional activities are necessary. For example, the word "Hardship" would be a word I can expect a student
Read more

New Teachers Pay Teachers Store!

Image
 I got sick again, go figure! I am recovered enough now to focus on education. I decided that it is best to use my knowledge before I forget it all. I started using teachers Pay Teachers... not everything will be free but a lot will be. Here is my first product!!  https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Complete-Lesson-Ballads-in-MusicPoetry-Florida-BEST-Standards-7313626
Read more

The Importance of Comprehension When Reading

Comprehension is the destination in which should be reached by kids as a result of reading. Comprehension is much more than understanding a story. Without comprehension why would kids want to read in the first place? Comprehension ,and a lack there of, can indicate numerous problems that a child may have. For example, if a child does not assign a sound to a letter it is impossible to comprehend words, and therefore phonemic awareness is something that may be in a child's best interest to focus on. Comprehension difficulties most often stem from a variety of underlying problems (think poor fluency, no phonemic awareness and a lack of appropriate vocabulary).
Read more