ESL-440N- 0500 Topic 5 Home and School Connections for SherryLynn Breece 09-10-2023

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Home and School Connections for ELL Students SherryLynn Breece COE: ESL 440N-0500 Professor Dr. Tracy Watkins 09/10/2023 https://youtu.be/5rPxdRTc160 Hello, my name is SherryLynn Breece, and I am going to be addressing how to leverage the connection between home and school for your ELL students. To start this conversation, I will be highlighting some of the importance’s in the cultural influences, and the competence in the social and emotional needs of your ELL students when it comes to their teaching and learning. As you know, it is common for transfer students to feel very nervous and unsure of the new environment, it is even harder on the student when they come from a completely different culture, and they do not speak their native language. The families of your ELL students are all in the same situation. Offering resources for access to things like a book in their own language can help take the fear and stress off even just a little bit. The local libraries can offer many different resources of books in other languages to these families. The International Children’s Library is a wonderful place to start[CITATION Mur18 \l 1033 ]. Something as simple as having a book to read in their own language can help the student to feel validated and accepted into a community. The students’ social and emotional needs are postivivly influences when they can engage in a book that other children are reading such as Diary of a Wimpy Kid, or Harry Potter. Ensuring that the ELL students can be engaged in the same typical activities that their English counter partners helps the children draw a connection and have mutual interests to build upon [CITATION Mur18 \l 1033 ]. To ensure that the ELL families are welcomed and are encouraged to share their thoughts and concerns, we need to hit on ensuring that we are engaging the families and providing them with opportunities to connect within their community. Building partnerships with the community and providing opportunities for the families to connect will collectively improve the culture of the schools. Families need to have access to the English language on several different platforms, not just in the classroom setting. Students and their families that are involved in after school clubs such as the boys’ and girls’ clubs, the YMCA, and big brother big sisters clubs are all wonderful resources to engage the families and their children in the community [CITATION Dun19 \l 1033 ]. Inclusive environments detail a strong relationship that is built on trust and collaboration between the school staff, students, and their families. As with all teachers, ensuring that your

student and their families feel welcomed in the area is of most importance for the whole involved. Sponsoring a different culture every two weeks and posting as much information as well as images of the different people in their community, including the families to take part of the introduction of the culture and providing examples of religious practices, foods, and holidays is a wonderful way to develop a deep connection between the families and the school environment. This also makes the families feel as they are a vital part of the school [CITATION Dun19 \l 1033 ],[CITATION Ros16 \l 1033 ]. When the schools, communities and families all work together to meet the educational needs, the students’ achievements are higher. ELL students bring with them a variety of different languages, challenges, cultural and educational backgrounds, and pose unique challenges and opportunities to the schools and the families they serve. Taking advantage of these differences and putting them to use is a beneficial opportunity to all involved. By meeting the needs of the diverse needs of the students the school must work together with the community and provide opportunities for after school engagement so that the ELL families can get involved in their community and make a lasting connection. ELL students that are involved in a multitude of outside activities have a higher exposure to the English language and reach their English-speaking proficiency faster [CITATION Ros16 \l 1033 ]. Families that are offered a multitude of resources and encouraged to engage in activities will have a high sense of belonging and will feel comfortable communication, volunteering, decision making and building strong relationships with the school staff and administration [CITATION Ros16 \l 1033 ]. For those students that are still learning the English language the school will reach higher success rates by involving the students’ families [CITATION Yaa19 \l 1033 ]. Parents and caretakers of the ELL students are invaluable stakeholders in the students’ academic achievement [CITATION Yaa19 \l 1033 ],[CITATION Fis \l 1033 ]. Getting the families involved and made to feel welcome should be a teacher’s number one priority after providing a highly effective education to the students. Teachers must create an environment that tells parents that their involvement is not only required but it is vital for their child’s success in their academic years. This is achieved through pairing high expectations with a culturally responsive teaching team and the parents/ caregivers teaming up and helping aid the students to reach for the stars [CITATION Fis \l 1033 ]. Thank you for your time and may God bless all your endeavors.

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