Service Learning Assignment Analysis
For my service learning assignment I chose to tutor science after school. I met with a 5th grade student twice for 90 minutes. Sienna is a recent immigrant; she moved to the U.S.A from the city of Quebec, Canada in June 2016. Because I am going to work as an ELL/Bilingual Polish teacher, I decided to tutor an ELL student to help her prepare for a science test.
Before the tutoring, I had already known that ELL students have difficulty comprehending science content because of the specialized terminology, therefore it was critical to implement instructional practices which could benefit Sienna. I learned that the language supports (e.g. pictures, objects) are indivisible while providing instruction to ELLs, but also I noticed that using gestures,
Before the tutoring, I had already known that ELL students have difficulty comprehending science content because of the specialized terminology, therefore it was critical to implement instructional practices which could benefit Sienna. I learned that the language supports (e.g. pictures, objects) are indivisible while providing instruction to ELLs, but also I noticed that using gestures,