Community is very
important in my classroom. From the
first day of school, the students are taught and practice mutual respect and
attentive listening. Students need a
safe environment where they feel supported and comfortable learning. It is important to create such a climate in
the classroom. For ELL learners, it
takes time, practice, desire, and mistakes to learn a new language. Theses learners need a sense of community
when speaking and reading with their peers in the classroom. They need to know
that they will be accepted not judged when there are errors in their speech or
mispronunciations in their reading.
As the classroom
teacher, I play an important role for my ELL learners; I am their supportive
and intentional coach. I have to make
sure that I am using a variety of resources, instructional strategies, and
assessment accommodations that will help my ELL learners during the reading
process. .
Resources: Meaning is very important to reading. In
order to comprehend a text, you have to be able to understand what is being
read. By providing a variety of
resources (bilingual dictionaries, visual materials or artifacts, culturally
diverse books that have nuances to their culture or home county) ELL learners
are able to draw on previous knowledge and construct new understanding.
Instructional
Strategies: Various instructional
strategies such as visual cues, graphic organizers, scaffolding, previewing
textbooks, pre-teaching vocabulary, and peer tutoring, will help ELL learners
make connections and develop meaning while reading.
Assessment
Accommodations: ELL learners can be successful in their
reading when provided accommodations such as extra time, choice, oral
interviews, simplified language, bilingual support, etc..
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