Yes, I do agree with the statement that ELL's are doing two times the job of everyone in class. They have to take the information being presented in English and try to process the information and then complete the work. Sometimes the students might not be able to come up with the words in English but rather in their own language. I have had students say to me that they don't know how to say something in English when they are trying to express their thoughts which at times lead to some frustration. I use sentence frames with all of my students. It sets up a model for all the students to be successful. # 9 is to learn about the cultural background of my students. I have one student who is muslim and and during parent teacher conferences I was talking with her mom about Ramadan because her daughter was talking about it in class. Her mother was very happy to provide information about it. I ordered a book to share with the class. My student is so excited to share the upcoming holiday traditions with the class. She talks about it frequently. I am also excited to learn from her about her culture.
