For those of you who are wondering why we even need to touch on ESL students in our classrooms, this link shows you what the laws and requirements are for the state of Kentucky and what you should be doing in your classroom. Although it seems like a lot to do, once you have some tools to work with, teaching and working with ESL students becomes a joy in the classroom!
http://www.colorincolorado.org/web_resources/by_state/kentucky/
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Friday, February 8, 2013
Using Apostrophes!
http://www.grammar-monster.com/lessons/apostrophes_using_apostrophes.htm
Use this quick introductions to Apostrophes with your students!
Use this quick introductions to Apostrophes with your students!
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Friday, February 1, 2013
Cuba
I am doing a project for my ESL grad school, and I needed to do some research for the country Cuba. I thought I would post a little information on here in case people wanted to comment about their own culture or add to this!
Cuba culture: Demographics- recent population estimates from 11.06 million to 11.17 million
- Mixed population from African and European decent
Linguistic Affiliation: Nearly all Cubans speak Spanish exclusively, similar to other Hispanic Caribbean islands, rhythmic speaking and hand gestures are distinctly Cuban.
Symbolism: three really important symbols in culture; National Anthem, National flag, the flag of the 26th July movement.
Our school offers a website for each teacher in the district, I could place this information about this culture and other cultures on my web page for teachers and others in our community to read. I can also offer up links to web pages that have information about different cultures (for example I used www.everythingculture.com to find out about Cuba). I think a fun way to present this to staff would be to have the students create a project on different cultures and have them present the different information each the teachers, they can even open it up to the community. Then we can discuss way to make sure that each student is being taught to their best ability.
Cuba culture: Demographics- recent population estimates from 11.06 million to 11.17 million
- Mixed population from African and European decent
Linguistic Affiliation: Nearly all Cubans speak Spanish exclusively, similar to other Hispanic Caribbean islands, rhythmic speaking and hand gestures are distinctly Cuban.
Symbolism: three really important symbols in culture; National Anthem, National flag, the flag of the 26th July movement.
Our school offers a website for each teacher in the district, I could place this information about this culture and other cultures on my web page for teachers and others in our community to read. I can also offer up links to web pages that have information about different cultures (for example I used www.everythingculture.com to find out about Cuba). I think a fun way to present this to staff would be to have the students create a project on different cultures and have them present the different information each the teachers, they can even open it up to the community. Then we can discuss way to make sure that each student is being taught to their best ability.
Monday, January 28, 2013
And I'm Back
I have been off for here for a bit, I have becme a new mom and trying to get a grip on my classroom. I have a new student that has joined my class, and she speaks no English. I will be posting more ideas on ESL and other techniques for the classroom soon!
Thanks!
Thanks!
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