Learners

What role does bilingual education policy have in the educational opportunity structure for English language learners (ELLs)? The study of X Public School District Bilingual program exposed all the deficiencies found in Bilingual education. The study was conducted in a district where the majority of ELLs were Hispanics who performed below the 50th percentile in the NJASK3 and NJASK4 Language Arts Literacy and Mathematics as well as below the 20th percentile in the GEPA and HSPA Language Arts…

Dear Parents of English Language Learner Students, I want to take a moment and welcome you to the U.S. I hope that this transition will bring you lots of opportunities, joy, and health. Immigration, with all the changes and necessary adaptations to the new environment, is a challenging journey, but it is doable. I am happy to be the teacher of your children and working hard to make sure they learn and enjoy their time in my classroom. I put an unprecedented amount of time in preparing special…

bringing in literature from the student’s culture, and creating graphic representations illustrating the student’s life (pg. 50). In the article, Five Things Teachers Can Do to Improve Learning for ELLs in the New Year, it states that English Language Learners need to have peer interaction at least “three times a week.” During this time, ELL’s are provided with an opportunity to engage, provide feedback, and practice their English skills with a peer. Another opportunity mentioned is “weekly…

Study Environment Management Self-directed distance-learners are proactive in managing not only their study time, but also their study environment. They are sensitive to their environment and resourceful in altering or changing it as necessary. Since they do not study in a structured and controlled classroom context, distance-learners must be able to structure their own physical learning environment, whether at home or elsewhere. Whipp and Chiarelli (2001) found that social environmental…

When thinking about English language learners, they are often all put into the same category: low test scores and low achievement. However, this stereotype is simply that, a stereotype. English language learners come from many backgrounds that contribute to their learning of English and in their everyday education. By using this information, educators can better educate students, so the students do not come to despise school and English as a language, because currently the educational system…

Learner Analysis and Self Improvement Paper The study habits that are most effective for me are reading the textbook and making flash cards. Reading the textbook helps me self tech. I can go back through the book and make sure that I have a clear understanding of everything that will be on the test. I can just review the information that I already understand. The information that I do not understand will then be self-taught. Flash cards help with my memory. Information that I do not retain well…

I am a visual learner. I like to see what I need to do before I do it. I want an example of what I am supposed to do before I do it. I want to physically see someone do it before I even try it. Seeing someone do something that I am trying to do helps me. I also like to learn by doing physical things. I like to talk with my hand gestures and I also like being active a lot. I enjoy doing physical activities and it helps me concentrate. I also do have difficulty sitting still. Moving around helps…

THE IMPACT OF IPADS ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS WHO ARE IDENTIFYING AND DEFINING SIGHT WORDS 1. Topic The purpose of this research paper (a) is to examine the effects of how Beginner level English Language Learners best learn high frequency Dolch sight words in terms of identification and application by using an iPad technology, and (b) to evaluate satisfaction and motivation among participants in the use of iPads in the sight word acquisition. The participants will consist of three…

So what exactly is a Self-Regulated Leaner? To be honest before I read the article about this for this class I wasn’t real sure. As I read the article I started connecting what I was reading to what I have seen a couple of times in some Special Education classroom and honestly thought it was kind of crazy. However, as I read more about this and heard the reasoning behind why these techniques are used and work, I now feel I have better understanding of what this whole topic is really about…

In the article Seven Characteristics of a Good Learner written by Maryellen Weimer, the author talks about the seven characteristics a good learner has. The first characteristic, good learners are curious, is one that I relate with. Weimer describes this characteristic as a person who wonders about a variety of subjects beyond their scope and loves the discovery aspect of learning and this curiosity being highly addictive. (Weimer) I absolutely love to gain new knowledge of anything and…