Supporting English Language Learners There are an increasing number of non-native English speakers in schools around the United States. Schools are faced with the daunting task of providing an education that meets the needs of every student, including those who have a language barrier. According to Tom Stritikus, many linguistically diverse students fall into two categories: National Merit Scholars and high school dropouts (Laureate Education, 2009a). More must be done to ensure that ELL students fall into the National Merit Scholar category as opposed to the dropout category. In order for this to be done, the schools student must meet the needs of the culturally linguistic student in a way that prepares them or academic success.
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I come into contact with linguistically diverse students on a daily basis and have the responsibility to make sure that students grow academically. It is important that as a teacher I incorporate instructional strategies that will help student build on the skills that have. Bogum Yoom (2007) believes “teachers can act as supports or constraints on ELLs’ active participation, in the mainstream classroom depending on their teaching approaches”. It is my job as an educator to make my ELL students feel confident in their ability to learn. The strategies used will have a direct affect on how welcome my student feel in the learning environment. Teachers who chose topics of interest to ELL students generally receive better results than those who don’t (Yoon, 2007). I play the most important role in providing ELL students with a meaningful …show more content…
I feel that I need most improvement in the Theory section of the Five R’s and T(Laureate Education, 2009c). I am guilty of having negative beliefs about what my students can do. It was not until listening to Dr. Garcia’s explanation of this practice that I realized how negative thoughts about students can affect how I teach my students. Many times instead of truly differentiating work to fit the different needs of my students I have given easier assignments. Instead, I should be requiring the same rigor from all of my students. This means that I need to also work on being reasonable (Laureate Education, 2009c). Truly differentiating to fix my students is going to take more work on my part, however in the end my students will benefit. If I work on implementing the CREDE standard that addresses making challenging work for all students, I will change my thoughts about my students. Making activities and assignments that are challenging but attainable will be the key to engaging and reaching my
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I come into contact with linguistically diverse students on a daily basis and have the responsibility to make sure that students grow academically. It is important that as a teacher I incorporate instructional strategies that will help student build on the skills that have. Bogum Yoom (2007) believes “teachers can act as supports or constraints on ELLs’ active participation, in the mainstream classroom depending on their teaching approaches”. It is my job as an educator to make my ELL students feel confident in their ability to learn. The strategies used will have a direct affect on how welcome my student feel in the learning environment. Teachers who chose topics of interest to ELL students generally receive better results than those who don’t (Yoon, 2007). I play the most important role in providing ELL students with a meaningful …show more content…
I feel that I need most improvement in the Theory section of the Five R’s and T(Laureate Education, 2009c). I am guilty of having negative beliefs about what my students can do. It was not until listening to Dr. Garcia’s explanation of this practice that I realized how negative thoughts about students can affect how I teach my students. Many times instead of truly differentiating work to fit the different needs of my students I have given easier assignments. Instead, I should be requiring the same rigor from all of my students. This means that I need to also work on being reasonable (Laureate Education, 2009c). Truly differentiating to fix my students is going to take more work on my part, however in the end my students will benefit. If I work on implementing the CREDE standard that addresses making challenging work for all students, I will change my thoughts about my students. Making activities and assignments that are challenging but attainable will be the key to engaging and reaching my