Instructional Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners Math

English language learners (ELL) are one of the fastest growing classifications of students attending schools in the United States today. They represent a diverse group of students typically coming from homes or backgrounds where English is not the primary language spoken. Additionally, ELL students experience difficulties communicating or learning academic instruction in English.

English Language Learners (hereafter referred to as ELLs) currently comprise 10% of the total school population in the United States (National Center for Education Statistics, 2005). It is a population that is going to continue to increase in American public education and their specific needs for learning literacy are of great importance to teachers. Since schools and teachers are increasingly judged based upon the academic achievement of students, then the success of the growing population of ELLs is going to be increasingly important. In the present paper the role of the teacher and specific research-based literacy strategies for ELLs is investigated.

The first category, access, climate, and expectations help teachers to provide their English Learners (EL) students an educational environment that can help them to learn with confidence. In access, teacher will create a lesson for multiple learning style. Usually, teachers rely on their verbal skill in their class to help their students understand the material, yet it is a disadvantage for EL students since their English vocabulary is still insufficient. As a result, teachers would want to use different methods of teaching like visual representation. For example a fourth grade

For teachers, I believe they are lacking in having efficient data, practices, and resources. These three categories play an essential role in educating, evaluating, and caring for ELL students. Communication is a huge factor when it comes to instruction in the classroom. In the past research has shown poor communication between teachers, students and families. Schools often lack in providing differentiated methods and tools to teach ELL students. Schools in the past have failed to offer the correct assessments that were needed in order to diagnose each student's needs and measure their individualized learning standards. Educators can easily become frustrated because there is such a wide range of English learners. This means academic levels are different and the educators have not received the proper training or instructions on how to correctly educate ELL students.

The situation amongst ELLs and literacy instruction, including assessment practices, is confusing for many teachers; therefore there is still much exploration left in terms of the best practices for the instruction and assessment of ELLs (Ebe, 2010).

In recent decades, the United States has seen a dramatic increase in the diverse population, especially with English-language learners in the education system. English-language learners are students who are unable to communicate fluently or learn effectively in English. These students come from a non-English speaking home or background and require specialized instruction in the English language and their academic courses. Educators use a number of terms when referring to English-language learners, limited English proficient (LEP) students, non-native English speakers, language-minority students, and either bilingual students or emerging bilingual students (York, 2008). As

As a certified English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher, the English Language Learner (ELL) population is very near and dear to my heart. According to Barr, Eslami, & Joshi (2012), the ELL population is the fastest growing demographic in the U.S with most incoming students arriving from Asia/Pacific Islands and Hispanic regions. Both of these populations are expected to continue to increase in the future. Over two-thirds of this population over the age of 5 speak a second language at home. According to the 2013-2014 Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) there were 67 ELL enrolled on our campus, which is 3.6 percent of the total population of 1,851 students. Although this year our ELL population is lower than usual in future years are numbers are expected to grow exponential due to the rapid growth currently happening in our community. According to the Texas Education Agency (TEA), ELL students continue to have low achievement levels when compared to their native speaking peers. Data shows that as students get older, their success rates are lower and lower with over half not reaching mastery at the high school levels. Our campus is not different. The TAPR report shows that only 57% of our ELL population scored satisfactory on the end of year STAAR exam, which is almost 10% lower than the state average of 76% passing and 35% lower than the campus average of 92% passing. Due to these deficits, it is imperative to develop and plan of action that will help to bridge

The mere reference to the label given to students acquiring the English language potentially sparks debate amongst educators, policy makers and researchers. The federal government refers to these students as Limited English Proficient (LEP) students. This identification references the deficiencies the student may have rather than to identify the diversity and gifts that the student may possess. Such labels set premature limitations of the student and predisposes the student to limited rigor in instruction. Educators and researchers reference the same subgroup of students as ELLs, establishing the understanding that with sufficient support, increased rigor and cultural understanding, students will succeed.

An ELL student presents a challenge because they may require extra attention and instruction for basic tasks, therefore taking up important instruction time. Gottfried addresses this as well in his findings. In the study, he finds that teacher training is one of the most important things. However, years of experience have little to no impact on a teacher’s ability to teach ELL students; what did have an impact was extra formal training in English as a Second Language (ESL) courses. The more specialized training in ESL a teacher had, the better achievement and socioemotional skills both ELL and non-ELL students possessed, and this is good news for teachers. There are unlimited resources available out there for teachers to partake in to help bolster their understanding and success in teaching new things and students with different requirements. Gottfried also points out that when policy-makers, teachers, and administrators focus on how to improve classrooms without necessarily focusing primarily on academic achievement, then ELL and non-ELL students alike may have increased skills in many areas, including socioemotional. Therefore, any teacher overwhelmed with the task of teaching any student that requires special needs or attention can find resources and training to help them

English Language Learner are students who are still developing proficiency in English. They represent one in nine students in U.S. classrooms from pre-kindergarten through grade 12. As I researched the testing of English Language Learners, I came across many key points they will help me as well as my cohorts in assessing these students and to better understand their educational necessities. The most critical point is that the various assessments for English Language Learners must be valid and fair. Though this is no easy feat, it is vital to improving the educational opportunities of language-minority students.

I explain the issue the as ESL teacher go through with ELL students are family structure and attitude toward schooling is a problem for their learning. Most teacher don't know what every students go through with their family. Students family backgrounds can be two parent home, single parent home, guardian, and others family structure can have an affect on a child. Students who going through a problem of learning which is our responsibility to figure how to help the child become efficient in the classroom. Students could be going through problem like illness in family and divorce in which a teacher have to understand the situation and be able to help the child to overcome the problem at home. Teacher need to do better job by understanding the

This literature synthesis focuses on mathematical problem solving and English language learners. In the United States public schools, the student population of ELLs is over five million students in grades Kindergarten through twelfth grade (Orosco, Swanson, O’Connor & Lussier 2011). Many different factors apply to the challenges English language learners have in an English proficient classroom. Educators have made misconceptions that mathematics is a culturally fair-minded subject because it is numbers and symbols. This indicating that no matter the students’ background knowledge or linguistic abilities, students with a diverse cultural background should have the capability to solve mathematical problems (Brown, Cady & Taylor

ESL students are at higher risk of academic failure (Correll, 2016; Hernandez, Denton, & Macartney, 2008) and are further expected to be arrested or put in prison than native English speaking students (Correll, 2016; Garcia & Cuellar, 2006). Consequently, the need for teachers to be adequately prepared for recognizing and affirming ESL students’ cultural and linguistic backgrounds and abilities is critical as teachers provide appropriate instructional accommodations (Correll, 2016). To prepare teachers to educate ESL students, educational leaders continue to grapple with implementing effective teaching practices. Significant academic achievement gaps persist between ESL students and native English speaking students (Correll, 2016; Goldenberg, 2010; Short, Fidelman, & Lougit, 2012; Coady, Harper & De Jong, 2016). The adoption of national curriculum standards by most states, the passage of No Child Left Behind (2001) legislation, and increased measures of school accountability at the state level have resulted in a greater focus on the literacy and language development of ESL students. Preparing ESL teachers who can meet the language and literacy needs of ESL students is critical as it is likely that children who do not speak English fluently will be enrolled in these teachers classrooms (Correll, 2016). Yusof, Lazim, and

Samson and Collins (2012) noted: "There is a sea change occurring in education across the country in the systematic way that everyone considers what" students should be learning and how teachers should be evaluated” (p.1). Amidst the extensive developments in the industry of teaching and learning, English as a second language (ESL) students are one subgroup of learners that command specific attention, mainly because of their increasing numbers and low-performance related to their non-ESL peers. Currently, there remained limited consideration paid to the quintessential measures, knowledge, and crafts that public education teachers ought to maintain to present possible guidance to ESL learners put in their classrooms.

ESL students are students that speak English as a second language. Presently, there is many different system to characterize this type of students (qtd in Shi, Steen 63). For example, they can be seen as “English Language Learners (ELL), English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), English Language Development (ELD), English Language Service (ELS), and