Reflection On Lee 's Speech

While attending writing class, I learned about the 4 steps in writing, bases for revising, organizing, and connecting specific information, and I also learned about the different types of essays such as descriptive, narrative, process, cause and effect and argumentative essay. I have been a student at Milwaukee Area Technical College for 1 semester, and over the course of my enrollment I have grown and learned more that I knew prior to attending this writing course. Participating in this writing class has taught me so much more than stuff about literature and language, it has taught me another way of expressing myself. I have learned here how to write and express myself, how to think for myself, and how to find the answers to the things that I don 't know. Most importantly I have learned how important technique, outlines and organization are. My goal in this paper is to inform writers about how my writing skills have improved.

The author suggests screening native language and English language and literacy development from early education through the transition process, and then in English when students are prepared to leave and are no longer getting reading instruction in the native language. The author states that a team method to problem solving that considers many of these issues may ease the progress of a proper instructional plan. Plans and instructional routines such as repetitive language, rapid pacing, modeling, time to practice, and discuss school employees do not delay literacy instruction until student’s English oral skills are well-developed, but instead support Students benefit when school employees are focused on meeting student’s educational needs rather than on finding an outside source to explain the educational needs. Instructors, including the ones in special education, are worried that they do not have the knowledge and skills to properly teach English language learners. The author states how these teachers are scared that their lack of knowledge of the student 's native language makes them unable of providing valuable education. That 's why, it is important that teachers are provided with the resources required to support them in this process.

I believe a good reader is what makes a good writer. But because I lost my interest in reading, I’ve struggled with writing throughout the years. It wasn’t that I had trouble learning new skills but because I was pushed away from what I wanted to learn, so I decided to pursue other interests. Despite being eager to learn, my writing suffered due to my lack of interest in reading, however my skills in writing have increased as my drive to read has rekindled.

I would say that our strongest resource that supports EAL learners are the Young Interpreters. I feel that this is a very effective resource where children support each other; the Young Interpreters are frequently from the upper key stage who are fluent in English and another language. It is amazing to watch children engage in cross-age learning and to gradually make steady progress through the use of this active resource. It is also apparent that children find it much easier to communicate with another child than an adult, so this 1:1 approach is highly

Some may argue that writing is not the only way to help others, there is no denying that there are other possibilities like group therapy but writing is still an avenue that can be taken towards the betterment of an individual. For example, Judy Willis, author of “Writing and the Brain: Neuroscience Shows the Pathways to Learning.” Stated,

The class is a mainstreamed first grade co-teach class of 34 students and two teachers. There are 16 females and 18 males that included 12 active English Language Learners (ELLs) (5 females, 7 males) and five Level 5 (proficient) students. The 12 ELL students represent five languages—Spanish (7), Chinese (1), Chin Burmese (1), and Arabic (2), Brazilian Portuguese (1). Eight of the twelve students tested at Level 1 on the WIDA language proficiency scale.

Since most of the school's population comes from a hispanic/latino background 36.5% are English Language Learners. The school offers intervention for those students or students struggling with english. In my classroom there are a total of four english language learners, one monolingual spanish speaking students and the rest are ELD. Usually when the teacher is explaining a lesson I sit and explain in depth and with more examples to the ELL’s. While we do reader's workshop I work with them on their sight words and have them read to a buddy. When the students practice reading I have them coach each other if they don't know a word. When i sit with them to

In order to monitor the progress of students English language development is determined by formal and informal assessments administered by bilingual educators from the school district (http://www.dpi.state.nc.us). Consultative services also provide teachers with the ELLs language proficiency status. ESL teachers ask regular teachers to report on students through the ESL Consultative and 1st and 2nd year Exited Update form. Consulting with other teachers, guidance counselors, contact with parents, report card, and state and local checks are all other ways

When these non-English-speaking children arrive at their local school for the first time, they will unfairly be expected to perform at the same level academically as their English-speaking peers, and this will be a big challenge for them because they will have a hard time understanding what their teachers are teaching and what their textbooks are saying. In addition, learning the English language is especially important for young English language learners who have recently immigrated to the United States because they have an additional and serious responsibility beyond just adding a new language; once they do begin to pick up the language, they will more than likely have to take on the role of translator for their parents and will become the sole line of communication between their non-English speaking parents and the school’s teachers, guidance counselors and administrators.

A full range of services are provided to meet individual needs. One of these services, English as a Second Language, provides support in general education classrooms for students whose first language is not English. The English Language Learning (ELL) Program utilizes various instructional models where students work within a classroom setting, in small groups or individually

The school does not have offer an ESL program and there aren’t any teachers who speak Spanish that they can communicate with. There are many times that having a Spanish speaker assist in instruction would benefit one specific student. This student struggles to communicate what he is trying to say. There have been multiple times my cooperating teacher just nods or agrees because she cannot decode what he is saying. In the case, a translator would be beneficial to support him and help him communicate. I have heard the students use their L1 during lunch with other Spanish speaking students. In the 6th grade social studies class, the teacher tries her best to decode what this student is saying. She gives him plenty of wait time, and will reword what he is saying to help make sense of it for the rest of the class. She will also ask him for clarification by asking him a question regarding his answer. It is obvious the student appreciates this teacher’s support. He gets very excited when she is able to rephrase what he is saying to make sense. Seeing the excitement in this student’s eyes is very rewarding. I think it is essential for these students to have these moments of

Prior to entering class, I thought that I was a competent writer. However, I quickly learned that my writing was conversational and that I had little experience in academic writing. I became aware that much of my poor writing was like an old habit that I found humbling to admit and hard to correct. Passive voice, unneeded words, long sentences, were just a few of the obstacles that resulted in ineffectual writing. However, using peer reviews and an editing checklist I slowly began the journey to better writing. I also found that reading about writing provided supplementary methods to improve my writing. Implementing these new techniques, I slowly began to understand what scholarly writing entailed. As I learned through giving criticism

ABC school will consider Omar as an English beginner who needs to be accommodated based on state and federal law protecting his status as a ELLs. Based on the Arizona Revised Statutes (ARS), ABC will initiate the requirement in which Omar will take four hours of English Language Development (ELD) for his first year in which he will be classified as an English Language Learner. This will allow Omar to benefit of sufficient English instruction that will facilitate him to interact with other native English speaking students who are fluent English learners and speakers. Omar will be enrolled in the normal classroom (mainstream classroom) in which he will be spending four hours of class time per day. This program (ELD) will be beneficial for Omar

This school has a high population of ELLs with a significant number of migratory/mobile students. About fifty are Spanish students, and about four times that many who are not Spanish speaking. As a program specialist, I would have to ask for more information about these other language groups and other missing information. Are there multiple students in each grade level speaking the same language or are many isolated without any same-language peers? Are there any translators available for the other language groups? We must remember that ELLs outside of the Spanish-speaking world often face even more isolation than their Spanish-speaking peers, and their needs are just as great, maybe greater. What state is this school in, and are there any supports from the district in the ELL arena, like translation services?

The second language learner that I have chosen to assess in my case study is an international student from Korea who is now attending year 11 and does the ESL course at my school, the Hills Grammar School. I will refer to my student with the name ‘John’ for confidentiality reasons.