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Fluency, decoding and comprehension were all low. His teachers reported that his performance on this test was reflective of his performance in the classroom. Oral and Written Language: 5. In 36 instructional weeks, when given a Writing CMB: Correct Writing Sequence story starter with 1 minute to think and 3 minutes to write, Chris will write 75 Total Words Written. On his Written Language Goal, Chris scored: Chris’s teachers commented that he “works hard” to listen in class; however,…

of multiculturalism, religious diversity and how to act professionally when faced with these situations. The objective is try to find a solution for dealing with diversity in a school. When faced with diversity in a school building, it may require teachers to grow and learn from and with the students and families that encompass it. When attempting to develop and discover…

One of the biggest concerns I found in the reading is how ELL student will be neglected until the teachers sense the students are linguistically ready for instruction. Students should never be neglected. One of the most interesting research finds was that there was not a significant difference in understanding with respect to language diversity. Class that were created to help students understand and become more aware of the issue did not seem to make that much of a difference according to the…

grouping desks as the teachers had 4 groups of 7 students to an area. This set up offered several benefits including encouraging collective learning, building a sense of class community, and making the best use of the space. This also helped each table group to have their own set of materials and books. All of the supplies students needed stay together and they were in charge of keeping up with their own stuff. There was a basket for finished work on the shelves. The teachers’ desk was located…

who held positions as teachers, but also how the industry was seen as a whole. Catherine Beecher, an early feminist who believed that education should focus on bettering society by increasing morality…

Savage Inequalities is a great book that gives insight on the imbalance of school funding around the nation between 1988 and 1990. Jonathan Kozol writes of his travels to thirty different neighborhoods across six states. These schools range from the poorest to some of the wealthiest in the state. How can there be such a wide disparity of conditions in a country that claims equal opportunity for all? Kozol quickly comes to the realization that poor children are not given an equal opportunity at…

consent form, Mike did not reveal his age, academic background or real name. However, the man seems to be in his fifties. Mike was selected to participate in the study because he met the research interview requirements in the sense that he has been a teacher for multicultural classrooms on post secondary schools in the city of Chicago. Mike was the first volunteer to be interviewed based on his availability. The interview was conducted on the last days of May 2015 in Ahlul Bait Center in…

What is school culture? Edglossary.org 2014, defines it as beliefs, perceptions, relationships, attitudes, and written and unwritten rules that shape and influence every aspect of how a school functions. School culture is a vital component of what makes you school tick. If you have a bad school culture you will deal with problems that are self-inflicted by the school. However, a positive school culture can lead to easier resolve with conflicts throughout your school’s dynamic. What is my school…

and many more. When asked this question my response was that I wanted to be a teacher or more specifically a math teacher. At the time I was never really sure why, but as I have grown up and looked back on my experiences in school it has become clear I wanted to be a teacher; this being because I loved to learn and I love to help people. I think that my love for learning is one of the main reasons I wanted become a teacher because no matter what is going on something is always learned. So with…

significant challenge I am facing so far in my teaching role is being able to teach and feel that the words I am saying sound natural and more conversational. I taught my first lesson on September 1st. I taught a pre-planned lesson by my Mentor teacher, Michelle Hill, on the Compass Rose. At first I was a little nervous but took quite a bit of time thinking about what I would say to the…