A look at ELLs in our Classrooms

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From the course by Arizona State University

Engaging ELLs and Their Families in the School and Community

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Arizona State University

Engaging ELLs and Their Families in the School and Community

33 оценки

Course 3 of 4 in the Specialization ELL Success in the Content Classroom: Teacher Toolbox Series

In this course, you will learn how to better and more successfully engage your ELL(s) and their families in the school and community. You will learn how to engage your ELL student in the classroom setting as well as in various aspects of the school including extracurricular activities and the inner workings of the school and education system. You will also be introduced to strategies for engaging the families of your ELL students in the school community and the wider community of your city and state. You will interact with a variety of case studies that highlight teachers, schools, and communities in different cities throughout the United States and the ways in which they successfully engage ELLs and their families. From sharing their experience, you will have the tools necessary to implement strategies and procedures for engaging your ELLs and their families. Upon completing this course, you will be able to: * Define the culture of ELLs in K-12 classrooms across the U.S. * Recognize cultural impact on learning and formal education * Assess your school’s engagement of ELLs and their families * Incorporate culturally sensitive techniques to engage ELLs in the classroom and school * Implement strategies for engaging ELLs’ families in the school and larger community * Design a plan for engagement of ELLs and their families in your school * Create a checklist for school and community resources for engaging ELLs and their families

From the lesson

Introduction to Key Aspects of Engaging ELLs and their Families

Welcome to week 1 of the course! This is an important module, as it sets the foundation for many of the strategies presented in this course. We hope that you find the module very informative. By the end of this module, you will be able to define the culture of ELLs in K-12 classrooms across the U.S., recognize cultural impact on learning and formal education, assess your school’s engagement of ELLs and their families, incorporate culturally sensitive techniques to engage ELLs in the classroom and school and implement strategies for engaging ELLs’ families in the school and larger community. Let's get started!

Introduction2:00

A look at ELLs in our Classrooms5:24

Meet the Instructors

Claire McLaughlin
Senior International Educator
Arizona State University
Ellen Manos
Senior International Educator
Arizona State University

[MUSIC]

Hi, and

welcome back.

In order to maximize impact it's important that we have a deep understanding of

the responsibility we have to ELLs in our community, and in our schools.

According to the US department of education, in the school year of 2012,

2013, 9.2% of the students enrolled in

public schools across the country were identified as English Language Learners.

That is just over 4.3 million students.

California recorded the highest ELL population with 22.8% of its

students identified as English Language Learners.

While some places, such as California, are home to high populations of ELLs,

these students can be found in every state in both large urban cities and

small rural towns.

The state and quality of ELL programs vary from city to city,

district to district, and even school to school.

This discrepancy is the result of a lacking national standard and

improper or inadequate training.

Of course, we know that you are committed to making sure your ELLs are cared for

and educated at your school.

Our ELLs represent countries and languages from all around the world.

According to the US Census Bureau's 2013 American Community Survey,

and the US Department of Education,

Spanish is the most commonly spoken home language of ELLs, making up 71%.

The second-most commonly spoken home language of ELLs is Chinese

at 4%, followed by Vietnamese and Haitian/Creole.

Other home languages include Arabic, Hmong, Tagalog, Portuguese, and

Nepali to list a few.

ELL students find themselves in our classrooms for

a wide variety of reasons and from a bounty of rich experiences.

It is essential for you to get to know each and

every student that enters your class and make yourself knowledgeable

as much as possible to their cultures, background, and personal story.

Be aware that some stories are difficult to share, and

be open to any amount or lack of, that students and families want to share.

ELL students can be refugees, internationally adopted children,

unaccompanied children coming into the United States without an adult, or

Students with Interrupted Formal Education, also known as SIFE.

Students with Interrupted Formal Education typically come from countries

where education is not mandated or is of very low quality

due to the availability of trained teachers, high cost of schools, and even

frequent weather events that keep students from coming to school on a regular basis.

This can affect students' literacy in their first language, and

can contribute to the lack of general common knowledge.

Students with Interrupted Formal Education may come from migrant families

that move regularly in order to find work.

Therefore, students either change schools frequently or

have long absences from the classroom.

Each of these scenarios contributes to a unique background and student story.

Remember that sometimes ELLs may come to our classrooms with trauma in

their history.

Due to war, natural disasters, or dramatic poverty.

When a child experiences some kind of trauma, his or her learning and social and

emotional development can be affected greatly.

According to the Department of Education, about 70% of

all ELLs in the United States live well below the poverty level.

Like native English-speaking students in the same situation,

poverty can add another layer of complexity to learning.

It means that teachers have to deliver lessons rich in knowledge, information and

draw from student's resources when planning and delivering lessons.

With this rich diversity and increasing variety of student stories,

educators and administrators must actively work to make ELL students and

their families successful members of our communities.

This course engaging ELL's and their families in the school and

community highlight success stories in different schools across the country.

The course will look at how they engage ELLs in the classroom and at school.

In addition we will see how they engage parent of ELLs in the school and

in the community.

It is our hope that you will be able to implement many of these ideas and

engagement strategies in your school.

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