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Translating documents like report cards and school notices is helpful. Find someone in the school that can help you accomplish this. It willalso make parents more comfortable with you. Learning a few keys words of phrases about the subject matter that will be discussed can be helpful too. Parents wi...

ELL parents are the most active parents at my school. They have highest attendance for report cards and parent nights. It is up to the teacher to make parents welcome. Also if flyers are written in Spanish, if meetings have a translator. Also having a parent coordinator that is bilingual is very hel...

An effective Bilingual program wants to develop the students L1 and use that as stepping stone to make students proficient in English. A Spanish class is not a substitute for a Bilingual program. Spanish class is better than nothing but the goals of a Bilingual class vs that of a Spanish class are s...

Yes I would teach about "American" events like the Super Bowl. I would not glorify it but it is good to expand a students knowledge about their new home or a new concept. I have a student that has been in the country for 1 year and he is amazed at American football. He wants to know more about "Amer...

First of all both teachers must see each other as equals. Teachers should plan lessons and distrubute work equally. At no point should the teachers seem unorganized or at odds with each other. I feel it all beings with careful planning and mutual respect. Expectations must be made clear to the stude...

Federal and state governments have been involved in addressing the educational needsof Enlglish language learners through litigation, legislations, and programs. Despite efforts needs are not being met.How can we as educator better advocate for the needs of our students? Also how can we better educa...

Several studies have shown that the achievement gap between native English speakers and English language learners still exist and Prop 227 did not increase the rate of English learners' reclassification as fluent English Proficient. What factors can be attributed to the failure of Prop 227? Or do yo...

The United States has consistently sought to maintain the primacy of English in both educational and public life. Is this contradictory to the notion that the United States welcomes all? And does it infringe on the civil rights of immigrants?

States like California, Arizona, and Massachusetts have adopted policies that place restrictions on the language used to educate ELLs by severely limiting or eliminating the use of students' home language (L1). What suggestions or changes would you implement to better teach Ell Students without losi...