Case Study Of An ELL Students

Before starting this assignment I thought that it would not be an issue when finding two teachers that have had an ELL student. This was not the case because I had trouble finding two teachers that had taught an ELL student and I believe it was because we live in an area that does not have many ELL students. After asking a few teachers their experiences with working with ELL students, I finally found two teachers that both gave me a great answers to the interview questions. The first teacher I interviewed had an experience in two different placements in Ottumwa. She had the opportunity to work with lower and upper grades, which she said were very different experiences. When I asked about her positive experiences, she said her first time having …show more content…
She said the most positive thing about having these ELL students in her classroom is that they got to share their cultures with the other students during her “Holidays around the World Unit.” She also said that Oskaloosa has an excellent ELL teacher, Mrs. Cochran, who really helps to keep ELL students on track with where they are in class. When it comes to the frustrating parts of having ELL students is not having the resources to help them. She said that the many resources they do offer is an ELL book or companion guide to use, however, they do not always have access to those in our individual classrooms, which can become very …show more content…
She said that this year her ELL student was not picked up at the correct time on an early out day and it was frustrating trying to explain to her the time she needed to come to the school to pick up her daughter. Her biggest fear when it comes to ELL students is that she will that offend them because of something that she says or does. She said that she worries she is not always giving them the information that they desire or need. She has had a misconception with her ELL student this year because she did not understand her requests, which can be heartbreaking to her and the