The setting of the ELL instructor interview was inside Mrs. Trimble’s kindergarten classroom after her class had been dismissed. This was a one-on-one interview. Mrs. Trimble was very helpful‚ informative‚ and answered questions to the best of her ability. “Narrowing the achievement gap between students who are native English speakers and those learning English as a second language is one of the biggest challenges facing U.S. educators” (Pardini‚ P.‚ 2006‚ p. 20). In this essay the discussion
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fit into American society and it will be important for me to integrate the student ’s culture into the class (Banks‚ J. and Banks‚ C.‚ 2003). This starts with me the teacher being familiar with the specific family to work effectively with those ELL parents. When considering the involvement of ESL parents‚ it is important to make it easy for parents to be involved in their child ’s education. Teachers should survey parents about family to learn about the best way to work with the family and
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to educate our non-native English language students across the country is a highly charged topic that runs from the classroom to Capitol Hill. There have been many shifts in direction and focus of educational programs for English Language Learning (ELL) students during the past century in our nation’s history. In 1968‚ with the passage of the Bilingual Education Act (Title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act) legislation was adopted to support programs for educating language-minority
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Strategies for Helping ELL Students in a Palm Beach County Intensive Reading Classroom by Rozanne Sonneborn Within The School District of Palm Beach County‚ there is a diverse immigrant population. Although many of these students many be new to this country‚ the ESOL programs and strategies are not. For the past year‚ I have worked as a reading teacher at Lake Worth Middle School. According to the Gold Report‚ in 2011 the school reported a population comprised of 48% Hispanic‚ 36 % black‚ 11
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Alexandra George Dr. Goldberg 4 February 2013 WWII Extra Credit The Forgotten 500 by Gregory Freeman is an untold story of a rescue undertaken by a group of men (the OSS- eventually the CIA)‚ using aircraft to rescue five hundred and twelve downed airmen from the mountains in Nazi occupied Yugoslavia. The airmen had to avoid capture while awaiting a rescue‚ some for months others for a year or more. With the aid of the Serbian people and General Mihailovich‚ who loved Americans and resisted
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1. Paul Roberts draws us in to his essay‚ "How to Say Nothing in 500 Words‚" by presenting us with a relatable situation. This is an effective technique for maintaining the attention of the audience because it shows the writer knows where we are coming from. Once this connection has been established we may find it easier to believe the material that the writer presents us with. 2. Because the student doesn’t hold a strong a opinion on the essay’s subject matter he begins by leaning towards his
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Classroom DeCapua‚ A.‚ & Marshall‚ H. (2010). Students with limited or interrupted formal education in US classrooms. Urban Review‚ 42‚ 159-173. This article addresses the challenges of learning in the US for a particular English Language Learner (ELL) group known as SLIFE (students with limited or interrupted formal education)‚ who share the characteristics of having little to no English language proficiency‚ native language literacy‚ and education. Therefore‚ in order to teach SLIFE‚ there are
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ELL Placement Assessments Today receiving an education is especially for teachers who understand the importance of receiving an education along with parents they set expectations so that our students can aim high and accomplish their life goals in spite of what is going on in todays society. Therefore it is important and crucial that every child is prepared properly and successfully in every academic area by the time they enter high school. After asking a view questions concerning our ELL students
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Instructional Strategies for ELL Classrooms Grand Canyon University SPE-523N English Language Teaching Foundations and Methods November 17‚ 2010 There are many different strategies that an instructor can use in ELL classrooms or in classrooms in which ELL students have been mainstreamed. As always‚ instructors are called upon to constantly modify their curriculum and instruction in order to meet the needs of each individual learner. This is made more possible if the instructor has more knowledge
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Purpose and Learning Outcome: The following assessment plan is for a conversational English language course. The purpose of this assessment plan is to evaluate Intermediate Novice Level English Language Learners. Learning Outcome: The student will demonstrate fluency in English language. The student can identify word definitions and phrases. The student utilizes appropriate word choices and idioms. The student displays an effort to pronounce words and letters correctly. Assessment
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