Demographics Arlington is a district which includes students from more than 114 countries‚ and 99 different languages are spoken in homes. English Language Learners [ELLs] comprise 19% of Arlington Public School [APS] students (APS‚ ELL Students‚ 2014). These students enter APS with ranges of knowledge. Their language proficiency levels range from WIDA Level 1 “Entering” to Level 6 “Reaching" (Fig. 1). About one-fourth of the students are at WIDA Level 1‚ and about three-fourths of the ESOL/HILT/HILTEX
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FACT: Approximately 65 percent of the population is visual learners. FACT: The brain processes visual information 60‚000 faster than text. FACT: 90 percent of information that comes to the brain is visual. FACT: 40 percent of all nerve fibers connected to the brain are linked to the retina. FACT: Visual Literacy is the ability to encode (create a visual language) & decode (understand a visual language). FACT: Visual aids in the classroom improve learning by up to 400 percent. FACT: Students
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Furthermore‚ ELL students are a diverse group that offers challenges and opportunities to the United States education and to the English language arts teachers in particular (“English Language Learners” 2). English Language Learners have varied level of language proficiency‚ for this ELLs are defined as the highly heterogenous and complex group of students. ELLs all come from differents background and cultures‚ most of them are hispanic such as: Mexican‚ Puerto-Rican‚ Dominican‚ Cuban‚ Peruvian
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Assessment of English Language Learners Alisha C. Green Grand Canyon University: ESL 533N Advanced Methodologies of Structured English Instruction December 12‚ 2012 Abstract Assessments are a critical tool in monitoring the progress of English language learners at all grade levels. The main purpose of assessments is to ensure students are receiving quality teaching instruction in accordance to academic and content standards. Even though these tests are not the only resource used for testing students
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INTRODUCTION TO ADULT EDUCATION Introduction The term ’Adult’ is understood from the term itself. But there is difference of opinion among people regarding the starting age and ending of adult life. The Sargent Report states that anyone between age group 10-35 is an adult. Monganial Saxena Committee put it between 12 to 45 years. But the government of India in 1977 launched a massive campaign to eradicate illiteracy among adults within a stipulated time of 6 years. To carry out the gigantic
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For my third blog entry‚ I had the opportunity to interview Ms. Maria‚ a third-grade bilingual teacher with a little over ten years of experience‚ and the mother of my classmate. Ms. Maria just like her students has English as her second language but began her journey at the age of seventeen. This experience allows her to be more compassionate and understanding with her students’ situations as she went through the same thing but at a later age. I personally have never been enrolled in a bilingual
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Assignment 2: Focus on the Learner Part 1: Background a) I have been teaching an upper intermediate group made up of 12 Hungarian learners. Their ages vary from mid-twenties to early eighties the majority being between forty and sixty. Their interests include swimming‚ various outdoor activities and the arts. The majority of the learners wish to improve their English for a commutative purpose in order to further their careers for the purpose of travel or keep to in touch with friends/family. Accordingly
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Being A Successful English Learner English has taken an important role in a number of schools. Not only in international standard state schools that use English in doing their learning process‚ but also in many private schools which utilize it to make the students might be able to use it in their daily activity. In the study of English‚ some students can understand easily and get successful. However‚ others may find it very hard to study English well. It seems that learning English brings
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Assignment One Focus on the Learner Submission date: July 16‚ 2013 Word count: 875 words Learner profile In order to complete this assignment I decided to observe one of the students from the elementary group. Her name is Diana. She is 21 years old. Her background is as follows: * Diana’s first language is Kazakh‚ but you can say that Russian is her first language as well‚ since at home she uses the first one‚ and for education – the second. She is fluent in both languages. * Diana
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Safeguarding vulnerable adults: Unit 11 Judith Darnell: P1 P2 P3 P4 M1 D1. Introduction: There are many jobs in society‚ particularly within health and social care‚ where a practitioner’s main job role is working with adults. It is therefore‚ important for learners‚ hoping to work in these areas to develop knowledge and understanding of safeguarding work. Multi-agency partnerships work at local level to develop policies and procedures which safeguard adults by promoting good practice. Whilst the
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