educational outcome (Gollnick and Chin‚ 2005). Five pieces of information most valuable to my future teaching are: 1. Know the specific family In contrast to much of the mainsteam of America‚ as ESL professionals‚ teachers are trained to promote acculturation‚ not assimilation. Although teachers advocate for ESL students and their parents ’ "cultural" rights‚ teachers‚ of course‚ also
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One of the benefits of ELL supports in our schools is the opportunity they offer by helping these students to get immersed in the North American culture and learn to navigate such by themselves through differentiated instruction. We have to take into consideration that some of these students do not understand (much less interpret!) what is going on around them. ELL school supports are extremely necessary as they may be the only ones from mainstream education trying to instruct these students the
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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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I have been contemplating the application of ELL strategies in the area of high school‚ particularly in regards to the College and Career Readiness Standards. Mostly we have been focusing on Head start‚ pre-school‚ kindergarten‚ and elementary ELL students. However‚ if these student do not reach proficiency by fifth or sixth grade then many fall behind and possibly drop out because the English language transfers from a social English to a more academic level of English. For a portion of my field
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ELL ASSESSMENTS Nohemy Tautimer 08/02/2013 EDU-213N Grand Canyon University Professor Lorena Brown With the rise in immigrant students comes a rise in students who do not speak English. Schools are facing the need to not only teach these students their regular academics but also a new language. In Guthrie‚ Oklahoma‚ there may seem like there would not be as much need for such programs but the fact is that English language learners are also here. ELL students need assistance from the schools
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going back to teach English to English Language Learners (ELL) at Kaleidoscope Academy. For a semester‚ I worked mostly with seventh and eighth graders with English Proficiency Levels ( ELP) between three and five. The ELPs tell that these students have great social English communication skills‚ but their academic language is not proficient yet; that is why many of them still need ELL instruction. My goal for this year was to increase my ELL students vocabulary so they can be better readers and writers
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Assessments ELL Krystine M. Ngo Grand Canyon University ESL-223N SEI English Language Teaching: Foundations & Methodologies September 22‚ 2011 ELL Assessments Assessment is a valuable tool to measure students learning and achievement. It is an essential element for teacher to reflect on what and how they teach. To assess students is to collect evidence of their learning. Teachers use the information to modify their lesson plans and adjust their instructional methods; students need feedback
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June 26‚ 2013 Abstract This paper will discuss the various assessments that are used for English Language Learners. There are many assessments that can be used to provide data for ELLs. The purpose of this paper is to review and discuss the English language proficiency test that is presently utilized in my school. Assessment involves teachers gathering‚ identifying‚ and interpreting information about the achievements of their students. Assessment of English Language Learners Assessment
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ELL Assessments Crystalanne Duncan-Holmes Grand Canyon University: ESL-223N 3 November 2012 Whitney Johnson The following essay will briefly discuss the procedures that are being utilized in order to identify ELLs at the Philadelphia public school District. Included in this discussion will be what informal and formal assessments are being conducted to determine ELL student’s language proficiency and how English language development is monitored over time. How Educators are informed of
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ELLs Assessments The mission of North Carolina Department of Education schools is to ensure that all students are accepted in the educational system. It is also the mission of NCDE to give every student the opportunity to receive the highest quality education possible. Due to the fact that immigrant students are the fastest and largest growing population in schools in the United States‚ it is crucial to develop a comprehensive plan that will identify and meet the needs of the English Language learners
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