- What do you Think?? REFLECT: Strategies 9-12 (14:39 - 20:30) have a common thread around respecting and honoring a student. Gonzalez cites, “They’re doing twice the job of everybody else in the class, even though the result looks like half as much.” What do you think?
I think this quote is very insightful to those learning about ENL students. I think a lot of people (myself included) didn't really understand how much effort these students put into their school day! They do so much amazing work behind the scenes!
- Now What?? From the 12 strategies Gonzalez offers, which do you already use consciously? What are the results? Are there any strategies that you connect with and plan to use? How will you know if you are successful? Please explain.
I think that this course was very interesting. One of the things I use already is visuals. I have materials with visuals that make it easier for me to communicate with different types of students if there is ever a language barrier. I do keep in contact with ENL teachers as well, as we try to carryover what we are working on with the student to maximize student success! In my therapy sessions, I try to make things as fun as possible while working on our targets. I emphasize though that even though we are having fun, the work we are doing is important!
