Take 10 minutes
to review your reading of Chapter 5.
Per your reading of Chapter 5 in Educational Psychology, identify the three most important “take
aways” for you (i.e., the most important learnings for you at this point in
your professional development).
English was my first language, so I can forget at times how difficult a language English is to learn. The guidelines on pg. 181 got my gears rolling and my mind thinking about how I would accommodate a student with a language barrier. Different dialects certainly complicate the proposition of communicating to students who don't speak my form of "Texan." Lastly, literacy and language comprehension aren't necessarily the same thing, so being able to diagnose issues with one or the other is definitely something I need to work on.
ReplyDeleteThe first take away would have to be how to teach and help ESL students like with sheltered instruction. The second take away would be about dialects in the classroom. I think it is important to remember that dialects will reflect the students culture and we need to respect that culture in the classroom. The third would be emergent literacy. I think it is so important to read to children when they are little because it helps them to learn to read easier.
ReplyDeleteMan - respecting cultures is so important, I think. There's a lot of unwillingness to acknowledge that which is different in the world. Children are pretty vulnerable in the classroom, and teachers should strive to establish an environment accepting to all cultures.
Delete1) That children who grow up in dual language households typically have higher test results in growth of receptive language. It also states, that it didn't matter if the child spoke English or Spanish first.
ReplyDelete2)When thinking about dialect in the classroom. With all the readings about cultural differences in the classroom, my mind wondered off to other countries. I never thought about the differences in other parts of America and the dialect that could affect learning in the classroom. Little Jimmy from Jersey wants a pop, soda, or coke. How intimidating it would be for Jimmy to start school on the west coast and he wouldn't even know how to order something to drink?
3)Finally the students from two worlds: I have conflicting views on this. But now that I have my teaching cap on. How can we as a society give a child an education and history (which was not their choice as to what country it came from) and then deny them and education past high school without a hefty price tag?
I'm not sure I understand your last point on #3, MP. Willing to clarify a little for me?
Deletesure! The generation of 1.5 go through the system with a free education. Knowing that in the end they may have to go back to their original country because of illegal status how difficult would it be to succeed knowing what the outcome could be for their future.
DeleteDialects and teaching-according to the text the best approach to teaching is to focus on understanding the students and acceptepting their language as valid but to teaching the alternate forms of english used in more formal work settings and writing so students will have access to a range of opportunities. Four student profiles - balanced bilinguals, monlingual/literate students, monlingual/preliterate students, and limited bilingual. In order for these student to be successful they need to apply their knowledge of terms to subjects like math and science. Working with families - by engaging a student's family it will help me to learn about the cognitive resources in the community and to increase my respect for the family.
ReplyDeleteOne the thing I have learned is that being a bilingual student is now being embraced. When I was growing up especially in high school, I felt that people saw it as a disability and it would be a stigma to be bilingual. Personally, I have had people treat me like I was learing disabled and that was not the case; I just did not know the the rules of the language. I like the fact that the book mentions that even before a teacher decides to identified as a student with a learning disability in English, the student has to be tested in both languages because they might not have the same problem in 1st languange. I like the Table 5.4 that has the misconceptions of bilingualism. I feel it is a guide for a teacher to know these myths and truths and be able to identify a student properly between a true learning disability and language barrier problem.
ReplyDelete"Communication is at the heart of teaching" pg 182.
ReplyDeleteStudents diversity within in our schools creates many dialects that hinder effective communication. I feel that working with students and learning their culture will help me create a balanced environment within my classroom.