Factors That Have Positively Influenced Shidad's Learning And Acquisition Of English

I believe that there are many factors that have already positively influenced Shidad’s learning of English. One of these factors is the fact that Shidad was born and raised here in the United States. Being born in the United States gave Shidad an early exposure to English, which gave him a lot of time to learn the language. Another factor that positively influenced Shidad is the fact that he was taught all of his life in America. This means that Shidad is used to the American school system and how things are done here. I believe that exposing Shidad to more academic English would positively influence his learning of English and his academics. I also believe that it would greatly benefit Shidad’s learning of English, if he got more one-on-one time and was given more time to do his homework and assignments in school.

1. Which factors may be challenges to the student’s learning/acquisition of English? Why?
Ms. Donato, the ESL coordinator, said that Shidad was not passing reading, language arts, or math. She said that Shidad was having trouble completing assignments, staying on task, and turning in homework. Although Shidad is good at speaking English, I think that he is not passing some of these subjects because he does not have a good grasp on academic English. I think that Shidad should get more tutoring for his academic English language learning. I also think that Shidad’s teacher should try to incorporate Shidad’s culture more into the classroom because I believe that could be the reason why he is having trouble staying on task. If the teacher incorporating more of Shidad’s culture and tried to get to know him more, then he would be more interested in the lessons and get less off