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Blog Entry #4

Before this class I wasn't aware of the difference between the English Language Learners and the ESL students. After taking several quizzes and doing many blog entries within this class, I have gained a better understanding about the ELL students. Such as with the ELL students it can get very complicated to assist them on while doing certain lesson within a whole group. However, in order to overcome that problem it helps to work with them one on one sometimes to deliver the right understanding about a certain content. Also when the teacher is modeling and showing pictures about the certain task to the students it can be beneficial for them since it is giving them a visual understanding about the criteria. Also there are many techniques that can be used to help ELL students become successful in an educational manner. One of the technique that has became successful with students within my student teaching class is cooperative learning skill. Sometimes working one on one with the stud...
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Blog Entry #3

ESL Teacher Interview Reflection: By interviewing Ms. Momin allowed me to learn how she manages an ESL classroom and understand the differences between a regular classroom that doesn't hold ESL students. I am currently student teaching at Sienna Crossing Elementary school within a 1st grade classroom. However, the classroom I am in has five students that are ESL, so my teacher is able to help them out one on one and different ways as well since she is ESL certified. Since my classroom teacher was busy and had personal things happening I was unable to interview her. However, I found another teacher who is similar to her and is ESL certified as well. I am glad I interview Ms. Momin because she helped me comprehend many ups and downs with ESL students as well as how the best way to assist them is. Ms. Momin's teaching style is very different than how it is in my classroom and other ESL classrooms I have seen before. She uses her classroom as an open space to help the stud...
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Blog Entry #2

Most often times people that speak a second language are taken under consideration since they are unable to understand certain things. In a classroom you walk into today students are all working together and playing together not worrying about how their partner speaks a second language and may be struggling with english. That is because many researchers and teachers have changed the mindset of children and parents about how they may be thinking about others who speak a second language. It is very important to have experts do certain research on second language and how to improve certain aspects. Because most often times students need additional help with their classwork since they may not be comprehending certain material. So sometimes the ESL teachers take action and try working with the certain student one on one to help better their understanding. By working one on one with a second language student has left many remarkable improvements because the students are getting the space of...
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Hello, My name is Seemin Maredia and I am a senior at University of Houston. I am Majoring in Early Childhood Education and hope to teach Kindergarten through second grade students after graduating with a teaching and learning degree. I currently live in Sugar Land, Tx and am student teaching in FBISD. BLOG ENTRY #1
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