encounter in all of the classes I tutor because some students are in lack of the mathematic skills to do some of the problems and some are advance or median level knowledge on how to solve the problem. However‚ not everyone is on the same page because for ESL students they don’t know these math terms or the wordings that the teachers use so that made it harder for them to fully understand the lecture on that day. On the first few weeks‚ I have to jump around the
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percent of total district enrollment. In 2009–10‚ 1.2 million ELLs were enrolled‚ accounting for 17.5 percent of total district enrollment (Uro & Barrio‚ p. 26‚ 2013). The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 required students in grades three through eight to be tested every year in reading and math. While NCLB now holds educators more accountable with student learning‚ it now also tests English language learners (ELLs) in content areas (Coltrane‚ 2002‚ p.1). This denotes a question of validity and
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ESL 52B Intermediate Reading and Vocabulary Building Instructor: Jenny Simon‚ Ed.D. Instructor Information: Office: H-321 E Office Hours: Mondays‚Wednesdays‚ and Fridays‚ 9:05-9:45am; Thursdays‚ 9:30am12pm; Fridays‚ 11:45-12:45pm Phone: (310) 660-3593 x 5187 Email: jsimon@elcamino.edu Website: www.elcamino.edu/faculty/jsimon Course Information: Schedule: Monday‚ Wednesday‚ Friday‚ 9:45-11:20am (6628) Monday‚ Wednesday‚ 11:45-2:15pm (6635) Required Books and Materials: 1. Reader’s Choice Fifth Edition
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Special Needs Education If your child has a disability‚ special education can help your child learn. Special education addresses the individual differences and needs of each child. When planning on what school to attend you should also remember what disabilities they have and talk to the counselor or principle of the school. It is also important to find a qualified teacher‚ your kids still deserve to learn and grow just like the rest. A lot of people might not know what a learning disability is
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Do you think people’s perceptions of others play a role in the success of students with disabilities? Why or why not? Choose one law covered in Chapter 1. These include IDEA‚ NCLB‚ Section 504 and ADA. How does your chosen law protect students with disabilities from negative perceptions and beliefs? Week 1 discussion 1 and 2 I believe that people’s perception does play a role in the success of students with disabilities. It is human nature to stare‚ fear or ridicule people who appear or act different
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Learning creatively: the effectiveness of using theater pedagogy for immigrant ELLs Introduction Having the experience of being an actress in a drama‚ I myself appreciate the power of acting the role out in thinking in the shoes of the character with empathy‚ thus better understanding the character in the specific story settings; on the other hand‚ given the authentic practicing environment‚ I could rehearse the lines again and again until they became perfect to act. Meanwhile‚ just as Gina Tiffany
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passion and future for teaching at a young age. My plans when I graduate are to first try and land a job wherever possible‚ my biggest challenge then would be dealing with “English as a Second Language” students‚ or as it is referred to elsewhere‚ ESL students. I then would love the opportunity to teach overseas. Even though I have many fears about teaching in a foreign country‚ I would find it to be one of the greatest experiences of my life. Although my future plans tend to lie in the classroom
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Freedom Writers Gang violence in Los Angeles was at its prime in 1992 right after the infamous Rodney King incident and Los Angeles riots that locked down the city for three days. (Rodney King and the Los Angeles Riots‚ http://www.citivu.com/ktla/sc-ch1.html) Teenagers in the rough neighborhoods of California thought that they were destined to become gang members with their respective races‚ to fight a battle that their ancestors started. During this time period‚ teenage gang members felt that
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Goals in life What is your most important goal in life? Every individual has personal goals. Personal Goals depend on their value for their life. My personal goals are lost weight‚ pass 302 ESL class‚ and become a Nutritionist. How do you know which diet is the one for you? And which weight-loss programs really work? I’ve been on a diet for the past two weeks. I eat very small portions‚ healthy foods‚ healthy snacks‚ lots of fruits‚ etc. I also run for about thirty minutes a day five days a
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and backwards to produce the sound. This speaker worked better than the original horn because the styrofoam caused the speaker to move easily thus requiring a smaller magnet to drive the speaker. Next is the electrostatic flat panel speaker or ESL. The ESL uses to metal grids with a diaphragm constructed from a plastic sheet. Graphite is spread throughout those plastic pieces because it is electrically conductive. The grid act as electrodes. The diaphragm has a constant charge and a high audio signal
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