Ell Essays

BOY ALONE INTRODUCTION Karl Taro Greenfeld, a prominent journalist, in the book, Boy Alone: A Brother’s Memoir, tells the story of how he grew up with his little brother who was autistic. In the book, Karl tries to draw to the readers how it was like for him, his parents and his brother to cope with the sad realities of his brother’s sickness. He brings to reality, to the reader, the hard decisions they had to make as a family and even as an individual so as to accommodate the inevitable conditions

in mind, it is important to remember that students need to keep learning their home language and talking about it in order to relate and identify similarities and differences with other languages. There are many good books to introduce Diversity to ELL student so that they know that they are not weird but only different and we all are.

Integration Of ELL Strategies The three strategies I used for ELL students were to incorporate many different delivery methods, scaffold support for students, and strategic grouping of students with peers that are advanced in speak clear English to support language and social development. I used multiple methods, including technology, to provide an introduction to the information and to practice the skills as well. This will help in showing the information to ELL students in multiple ways for them

school leader was becoming the first English Language Learner (ELL) educator in my building in my first year as a full-time teacher. In previous years, my district had struggled with ELLs entering our middle school because we were such a low-incidence district. Due to a lack of enrollment and being on the cusp of the RETELL initiative, we did not have any teachers who were SEI endorsed or prepared to meet the various needs of the incoming ELL students. However, after some time as a long-term substitute

Growing up in a Spanish speaking household, I was an ELL student when I was in elementary school. My mom only speaks Spanish, and my dad speaks both English and Spanish, but his fluency in English came many years later. My first language was Spanish, but I learned English soon after I learned Spanish. As a result, I clearly remember having to take the CELDT test, which is a test that is given to any student who do not speak English at home, and is used to measure the students proficiency in English

Some strategies that Mr. Bradbury suggests that help with teaching English Learners is pairing up ELL students with non-EL students, use of visuals, and modeling. I have seen Mr. Bradbury implement these strategies and it works great. There have been times where I have seen ELL students ask wonderful questions to the non-EL students. Seeing EL students engage in activity can be difficult if the teacher does not use proper strategies to

Growing up in a Spanish speaking household, I was an ELL student when I was in elementary school. My mom only speaks Spanish, and my dad speaks both English and Spanish, but his fluency in English came many years later. My first language was Spanish, but I learned English soon after I learned Spanish. As a result, I clearly remember having to take the CELDT test, which is a test that is given to any student who does not speak English at home and is used to measure the student’s proficiency in English

weak second language, what would you do? Given the circumstances in this situation, an ELL program is not established for this specific school. I would try to create a small program or at least set a side time for individual help for the students. Mr. Perez is doing a wonderful job at trying his best to accommodate the students but there should really be someone who designated to fully work on behalf of the ELL students. I would get all the student identify them and set aside at least 1 hour of the

fast an ELL student will pick up the verbal language so that they can communicate with peers, but as educators we must remember that there is a difference between the vocabulary used between peers and the academic vocabulary need to succeed in class. In the classroom it is important to allow the ELL student to have time to practice the new vocabulary they are learning. Practice is so important because having a base of vocabulary to draw from makes learning easier. The more frequently ELL students

Magnet Trinity College Academy was very enjoyable. The ELL class that I sat in on taught me a lot and the students were great to work with. I got the opportunity to develop strong relationships with all of the students because I was also observing in some of their core classes. It was interesting to see how they acted in a regular education classroom then how they acted in their small ELL class. The students were much more outgoing in the ELL class and were always raising their hands to ask questions

A. When considering and implicating writing for ELL students I need to make sure that I have to explicitly teach the principles of writing. One thing that is very important is that we need to be aware of what the student’s first language. This is a larger factor because each culture and language have different rules of writing. Some of these factors are directionality of characters, format of writing, and tenses. These are basic, but could mean that the students do not have these and it is important

The period of time that I will be reviewing is coming from Mrs. Porter’s first and second grade ELL classroom. Pseudonyms will be in place for all students and teachers present in this description and story. On this particular day I was to help out at a literacy station. Stations are a regular routine in this classroom for all subjects, and the students really do enjoy this part of the day. It breaks up learning into different activities that are both individual practice and group work. On this day

learning opportunities. Traditional classroom methods are becoming a thing of the past, teachers are expected to provide students with engaging material not just lecture to them and expect them to understand what is being said. I can appreciate this as an ELL student because sometime I am unable to understand what my professor says and it makes me uncomfortable to ask questions. My professors in the past especially in my country do not allot a lot of time to student for question. I think the quote at the

Background In the 1970s, several large US food processing companies like General Mills and Pillsbury decided to expand into restaurant business. The reason was that an alarming number of consumers were eating out rather than at home more often due to rising family incomes and increase of women in the workforce. National Mills, another food processing company, set up a subsidiary International Concepts Incorporated (ICI) in the year 1983. ICI was doing reasonably well and National Mills also encouraged

ELL Portfolio Part II: Instructional Strategies for English Language Learners In this part of the portfolio, you will explore research-based instructional strategies used when teaching ELLs. Complete the following chart using the research-based resources provided below. Name of Strategy Explanation of the Strategy Rationale Why is this strategy beneficial for ELLs? Reference 1 Basic Interpersonal Communicative Skills (BICS) This strategy increases the student’s potential to understand the basic

the process of memory, reminding me that I needed to make learning and remembering engaging, provide visuals to help him remember and surrounded him with family and friends who loved and cared about him. Levine provided many different strategies for ELL students that were also very beneficial when working with my son. Moreover, I applied the same strategies when teaching in the classroom by building relationships and making sure my students knew that I cared about them both as my student as well as

Though there is a low percentage of ELLs in this district, there is a strong importance placed on the district’s ELL program. The district views their ELL program as a way to enhance the general education classroom experience for their students. The district has a positive view of their ELLs, stating on their website, “We value the native language, culture, and background knowledge of each of our students” (Sycamore Community School District #427, 2017). The district does not seem to have a specific

The ACCESS for ELLs test stands for Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State-to-State for English Language Learners and was developed by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (WIDA). This large-scale test assesses K-12 students identified as English language learners (ELLs). It addresses the English language development standards that follow WIDA Consortium approach to instructing and testing ELLs. This test is given annually and monitors student’s progress in acquiring

In the virtual observation video on “Assessment for ELLs,” I was made aware of many different strategies and helpful tips to accommodate ELL learners. After reading Chapter 1 in the Peregoy book, I learned how vital it is for us, educators, to have a thought-out and effective classroom structure, be clear in the content we want our students to learn and understand, an optimal classroom environment, and plenty of opportunities for students to participate in the classroom. To start, as I watched the

The ELL population is rapidly growing, and it is important that teachers are equipped and ready to teach and assess these ELLs. Assessing ELLs is important because the assessments tell teachers how to make instructional decisions, and how much the child knows and can do (Lenski. 2006, P. 25). It is important for teachers to make sure that the ELL students are continually developing English competence and acquiring content knowledge. Because of the No Child Left Behind act, there are assessment