the National Center for Education Statistics reported that 9.2 percent or 4.4 million of public school students in the United States were English Language Learners‚ or ELLs. While the national average was almost 10 percent‚ the state of California had the highest enrollment‚ at nearly 23 percent (nces.gov). With so many students in US schools for whom English is not their first language‚ it was decided that these students should receive some sort of English language education to facilitate their learning
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WITH ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS: STRATEGIES FOR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS Annette Zehler At the beginning of this school year‚ you may have discovered that there were one or more students in your class who did not grow up speaking English. They were raised in another country‚ or perhaps even in the United States‚ but where another language was primarily spoken at home. These students‚ who may not speak English at all or‚ at least‚ do not speak‚ understand‚ and write English with the
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English Language Learners (ELLs) are students who come from non-English-speaking backgrounds. These students need to have modified instruction in their academic courses so they can learn how to communicate fluently or learn effectively in English. There are many issues that are arising pertaining to this specific group of students. By 2025‚ about one out of every four public school students will be an ELL‚ so this problem will only get larger and affect more students. Only 29% of ELLs scored at or
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Classroom Engagement‚ Home Connections‚ and ELL Students Angela Johnson Washington State University Literature Review This literature review is my work in progress for my master`s final project at Washington State University. My chair Dr.Tom Salsbury recommended some of the articles that I included in this literature review. The key words are engagement‚ motivation‚ English language Learners‚ reading‚ struggling readers‚ parent involvement‚ home literacy‚ literacies‚ home-school connections
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school students do so (2011). My philosophy for Navajo students who are considered English Language Learners (ELL) need to have a better education meaning qualified teachers‚ accommodations‚ and programs to improve the areas they are lacking. When they receive a better education the dropout rate will decrease and the Navajo Nation will improve overall. My philosophy of what I believe are; utilizing native language‚ teacher and student communication‚ providing manipulatives‚ and using scaffolding
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In this assignment you will write a profile of the first group of learners you have taught. To do this you will need to: interview the students observe the students in class do some background reading on motivation and learner styles By Wednesday Week 2 you need to hand in the following: one group copy of the completed interview grid the completed assignment a copy of one or more pieces of published materials and any of your own materials that you have chosen to use in the problems
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English Language Learners Cooperative groups are used as a strategy for teaching ELL students. This strategy has been proven effective for teaching content material as well as a second language. In a cooperative group situation students are each given the opportunity to speak and participate. As students work in a group with their peers they can observe the natural conversational language. These face-to-face interactions will promote language skills among students that are learning English
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the English Language Learner WRiTE BRAiN BOOKS and our uniquely engaging program are excellent developmental tools for English Language Learners. The number of English Language Learners in classrooms across the United States continues to grow‚ and we at WRiTE BRAiN are committed to giving each ELL student opportunities‚ not simply to acclimate and adapt‚ but to thrive. When WRiTE BRAiN BOOKS launched in 2014‚ we piloted our creative writing program in a California school district where ELLs were
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critical thinking skills not only to native speakers‚ but just as importantly‚ to English Language Learners. Since acquisition is often at the forefront of teaching ELLs‚ this important critical thinking skill can be overlooked if not directly considered. The article discusses both Socratic Questioning‚ often teacher-led‚ as well as Socratic Seminar‚ often student-led‚ and how both of these approaches hold value within the ELL classroom. Jensen defines Critical Thinking Skills as‚ “specific higher level
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Ethical Issue A problem or situation that requires a person or organization to choose between alternatives that must be evaluated as right (ethical) or wrong (unethical) Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another. ~ G. K. Chesterton Indeed‚ education is an ongoing process. We are always receiving and passing it on‚ adding something in the process‚ sometimes even taking certain things‚ impertinent from time to time‚ away from it while passing it on further
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