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 agree with Gonzalez. I know that if I were in a country that I had not known before and listening to a language I had not before I would have a world of emotions. I know students know so much more than they are able to show and must feel frustrated or even like a failure because they are not able to show that in another language. It's important to remember these things and more when working with ELLs. They need that compassion and understanding to get them through the next steps on their way to success.
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 utilize many of the strategies Gonzalez stated. I think visuals are extremely helpful. I always tell teachers that the ELL student may not completely understand but providing a visual can point them in the right direction and with time that knowledge will build and grow. Providing resources in their home language is also beneficial because they can learn the material and once they master the language, all the knowledge with also transfer over. I believe success is measured in growth and progress. Every student is different but showing growth and progress is alway positive.
