Supporting Bilingual Analysis

Dramatic play is one of the most important and useful center for children in the classroom. By playing in dramatic play they can develop their physical, cognitive, linguistic, social and emotional domains. In the article “Supporting Language: Culturally Rich Dramatic Play” the author state” Mrs. Ramos invites them to talk about their weekend activities. Rodrigo says he and his grandmother went to the panaderia (bakery). Two children ask, “What is that?” Juanita explains, “That’s a bakery where you buy bread and cake.” Mrs. Ramos says she and her mother used to go to the panaderia when she was a child. The children smile.” This a further proof of how children can develop their cognitive, linguistic

It was clear that Seb engaged into play creating roles and ideas while he was making the shark. In this example, educators can promote this learning by building on family and community experiences with creative and expressive art. In Seb's case, children at his age tend to utilise technology. Seb referred to the movie Finding Nemo and a good way to engage children in the classroom is to integrate technology into children’s play experiences and projects by providing a wide range of resources that will allow them to demonstrate meaning using visual arts such as electronic storybooks. This will ensure them asking open-ended questions and becoming active and engaged learners (DEEWR,

I find the idea of race a bit tricky because a I am of Mexican decent. My ancestors, according to my grandfather were Spanish so in a way I believe that makes me European white. This does not really affect my ingrouper or outgrouper communication because race is not a factor in my judgment. I do have a cultural perspective in determining certain people therefore having a greater interest in ethnicity. Again, I believe it is not a matter of race, I believe people do look at me differently at a certain degree but in a cultural point of view, ethnicity. No, race is not a way to perceive how others because there are major differences in a single race. For example, Asians tend to have similar characteristic in our western perspective but in their

Before reading chapter one, I was unaware of how many acronyms are used to describe emergent bilingual students. LEP, ELL, EL, CLD, ELCB, ESL, LM, NCLB and LEP were some of the acronyms used, and I was only familiar with one (ESL). I also found it interesting how they explained why they believed Emergent Bilingual was the best term to use. Even when we discussed the topic of acronyms in class, I enjoyed listening to everyone’s opinion on which acronym they found most appropriate to use. After reading chapter one and being involved in the class discussion, I found Emergent Bilinguals and English Language Learners the most appropriate acronyms to use.

Play based developmental and creative play where children encourage hands-on inquiry, opportunities to explore materials and based learning. The classroom is set up in different sections, such as science, quiet, computer, art, writing, manipulative, play house, or other areas. Children engage in different types of play at different time. They make decisions what and where they want to play. Often with little intervention from adults, children engage in hands-on creative play and explore new materials in new or more complex ways. Teachers facilitate social and emotional skills and language. Teacher will use Vygotsky’s method of scaffolding when appropriate.

Appropriate settings, materials, experiences have great impact on effectiveness of early literacy instructions. Social support encourages early forms of reading and writing which develop into conventional literacy. Children’s early reading and writing learning are part of the developing oral communication system. The early literacy relationships between reading and writing are situated in a broader communication network of speaking and listening that work together to help the learner live the world experientially. Young children learn about reading by writing and vice-versa or even oral language to help them learn about both. Connecting literacy and play together is one of the most effective ways to make literacy activities meaningful and enjoyable

Bilingual education could be the face of education.”The U.S enrolled a record breaking number of international students during the 2013-2014 school year, welcoming 886,000 undergraduate and graduate students to colleges and universities throughout the country”(usnews). The amount of foreign to american student is outrageous. We need to up our standards to compare to foreign countries. If our schools offered more bilingual education opportunities, acceptance rate to college will shoot up as well as baseline knowledge of the average American. Bilingual education can shape our country to be the number 1 in education.

The ability to use complex methods of communication is paramount to the development of language. Some of the ways in which it can be accomplished are by using books and stories that are appropriate to their level of development. You can use board books, pop-up book, story books, audio books, also encyclopaedias, they can also discuss their interests with other children and take part in role play such as happy families. These are all ways of developing language.

According to a study by the University of Phoenix Research Institute, “demand for American workers who speak foreign languages- particularly Spanish and Chinese- will rise over the next decade”(“Rising Demand for Bilingual Workers among Employers”). As the United States continues to diversify, being bilingual or multilingual is becoming a key part to be successful in life. A student’s school education, beginning at the first day of kindergarten, is supposed to build and prepare a student for the future, so why is properly learning a new language not a priority from the start? The teaching of a foreign language should begin elementary school because learning at an earlier age is optimum for an easier and effective learning process and provides significant benefits that can last a lifetime.

Now, let us tackle into what an experienced bilingual afterschool program coordinator and a nonprofit organization, the National Association for Bilingual Education, have to say regarding the filed of English Language Learning. To gain more insight from a professional standpoint, I have had the honor to interview the coordinator of an afterschool program for immigrant children and families, where I have been doing my service learning for the past two years. The program coordinator’s beliefs are unanimous with the four literature review findings that using paired reading, gesture, and providing bilingual education are effective teaching strategies for English Language Learners. Furthermore, it is crucial to recognize the strengths of ELLs and being aware of their needs too. Paired reading will help with ELL’s English fluency because it encourages children to sound out the words to each other. It will also help them to stay focused on the books and to cooperate or foster social interaction skills. Using gesture, or even role-play or drawings can help children understand the readings and vocabularies in a more interesting way. Lastly, bilingual education is crucial in ELL’s learning. It helps children make connections with their native language and English while they are reading or speaking, and making connections between their home culture and the U.S. culture is a great way to help the children enjoy learning a new language.

As I read the book about sharing and taking turns, I asked the preschoolers to describe what they see and how the characters are feeling. The objective was only partially achieved in the yellow group as I did not give an introduction explaining my book. This mistake could of possibly made it more difficult for the children to describe the scenario in the story, as they did not know what to focus on. On the other hand, I did ask questions throughout the book, prompting children to use descriptive words to describe how the characters were feeling. For example, F.W was able to explain and use descriptive words when answering my questions throughout the book, but at the end of the book she was not able to describe the main theme. All eight children reacted the same way. This is my fault as I did not specify where the preschoolers should maintain their focus. Therefore, my second time implementing the activity allowed all eight children in the blue group to fully achieve the objective, as I made sure to be more clear about what the children should focus on, helping them interact and understand more thoroughly. Overall, the children reacted well to the book as I used different tones to keep them

There are many different key issues to consider when creating an enabling environment where the children can play and learn. The key issues to consider are the role of the adult, the stages and types of play, if the play is structured or unstructured, if the play is planned or free choice. The framework and guidelines to follow are important to consider too. I believe that the two main key issues to consider here are the role of the adult and if the play is structured or unstructured. I have chosen these two key issues as I feel they are most relevant and important to what I am discussing.

I would like to say that this course has been as much invigorating as it was time consuming. Definitely, not one of the best subjects I've ever had, however, the most challenging of anything in my life I have taken up to now. It is one that will stick and be in my head on occasion that is for sure. It’s been a surreal experience or daunting at times trying to revise or clarify any questions you may have asked. I have enjoyed reading all of the replies or post with others and where each of you stood as well on your own selected topics.

With the many different cultures in the world comes many different languages. While languages are very interesting, they can make communication between two people of different backgrounds difficult. There have been multiple instances in my life where I could not effectively communicate due a language barrier.

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