America, with a whopping total of 14 million households alone that do not speak English as their primary language (Gadling.com). Therefore, how should we fix this language barrier? In today’s schools ten percent of the students are Ell students. There are currently 50.1 million students enrolled in public schools (fastfacts.com). This means five million ten thousand
use for teaching ELLs, but it does not provide federal support for bilingual education programs, (Peregoy & Boyle (2016). Reading, Writing and Learning in ESL. page 29) . Bilingual education, is an “instructional approach that teaches at least some academic content (e.g., reading or science) in the native language in addition to teaching students academic content in English (Goldenberg, C. (2008). Teaching English language learners: What the research does – and does not – say. American Educator,
Pros of Bilingualism in Canada Pros of Bilingualism in Canada 2 Today, bilingualism is more relevant than ever before in Canada. We need to respect the rights of both English and French speakers. Learning a second language can expand your mind in ways seemingly unrelated to the actual communication and it has enormous benefits for your brain. There are a lot of advantages for people who can speak English and French in Canada
language needs. The pros and cons of bilingual education vary from person to person it is also important to take an objective look at the pros and cons of this issue. Those who speak multiple languages or a commodity for the job market since the world of language and known language by people is growing. In some states the communities who speak Spanish or larger than those who speak English. The Chinese population is also rising steadily as well as those who speak Hindi languages. (Pros 2) Those who have
GGGB 6012: ACADEMIC WRITING 1 TASK 2: LITERATURE REVIEW TITLE : THE USE OF WEB 2.0 (BLENDSPACE) FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING NAME : NABIRA BINTI MANSOR STUDENT ID : P79857 1.0 INTRODUCTION As a 21st century language educators, teachers should realize the real situation now where the learners have been exposed more to Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and most of them are the digital native users. The teaching traditional
With Task-based Language Teaching (TBLT) language teaching is accomplished through tasks which have a specified result or outcome. Further to that, students should be clear on the purpose of the task and the expected outcome. In TBLT, teachers define and guide the tasks and model the correct language forms however, student self-correction is desired. Evaluation is through task completion and presentation. With the use of TBLT, the types of tasks selected can be categorized as focused vs. unfocused
child is unique in his or her own learning styles and development. It is imperative for students’ success that teachers implement developmentally appropriate experiences in the classroom. Therefore, I will provide students with unique and meaning but developmentally appropriate learning experiences and instruction that are challenging enough to foster learning and critical thinking. Teachers understand how students learn, grow and develop in different ways, such as cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional
What tests are used to assess students? “There are several tests I use to assess students Kindergarten to second grade: 1. Test of Cognitive (IQ) Ability such as the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children 2. Achievement Tests such as Woodcock Test of Achievement, and Wechsler Individual Achievement (WIAAT) 3. Behavior/Personality Tests such as the BASC (Behavioral Assessment System for Children), Connor Rating Scales (for ADHD), and the BRIEF (to assess Executive Functioning) 4. Vineland Adaptive
000. The school district includes 56 schools that serves 32, 426 students grades Pre-K through 12. There are 33 Elementary schools, 9 Middle schools, 8 Comprehensive high schools, 4 Magnet schools, 1 Special school and 1 Charter school. The student demographics of Richmond County Public Schools are: 70% African Americans, 22% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Multicultural and 1% Asian. The district has a graduation rate of 58.3% for all students. Within the district there are 28 elementary schools, 8 middle
strive to perfect them as well as give our students an education they deserve but at what cost? Standardized tests have been the easiest way to ultimately evaluate a student against every other student in America. However, standardized tests are not as great as they are made out to be. We need to take a step back and look at the faults of standardized tests. Quite simply: Standardized tests are not standardized. Standardized tests are biased to certain students whether it is race, or even how much money