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Genie,
Thanks for your response. I also believe there is going to be a need for lots of hand gestures and repeating going on if I am to teach children the English Language. Especially if they don't know it or if I can't speak their language. Again, thanks for your response.

Hi, You will definately need many books for your kids age and grade levels. Basically like Blanca said, you will need items like in a regular classroom. Just remember books are going to be very important, and I would also believe lots of environmental print will be necessary also. I hope this inform...

Blanca,
I'll ask around for you. Keep the faith your school will find some good teachers for the program.

Jen
Thanks for your response. I do hope I am lucky enough to work in a district where the teachers help each other out for the sake of the children. Thanks for easing some of my worries.

Arlette, I took have the same worries you have about bilingual classrooms. I like Blanca got to do my 1st internship in a bilingual classroom and only witnessed Spanish being taught. I do not agree they should only be pulled out for 1 hour to learn English. The whole purpose of a bilingual program i...

Blanca, I think you are going to have to use spanish only when you start to teach these kids due to the fact they will be NES. You need to realize you will not be able to reach all your goals, so make the goals you do make for your kids attainable. Don't expect to get everything in that you would in...

My name is Itza Flores, and I am very intrested on anyone who works in the Lukin area or anywhere around this area to tell me how you would rate the bilingual programs in Lufkin ISD. What are your real thoughts on how Lukin ISD handles bilingual programs. Is there much school support, or do you not ...

My name is Itza Flores, and I am very intrested on anyone who works in the Lukin area or anywhere around this area to tell me how you would rate the bilingual programs in Lufkin ISD. What are your real thoughts on how Lukin ISD handles bilingual programs. Is there much school support, or do you not ...

Hello again! :D I just wanted to see if anyone would like to share some 1st year ESL classroom stories. What worked with your kids? What didn't? How did it go the first year? Etc. Since this I am going to be a first year teacher soon, I just wanted to hear from teachers to see what their first year ...

:lol: Hello! I'm currently a student at S.F.A. where I am currently studing to recieve my Bachelor's of Interdisciplinary Studies along with my certification for ESL. I will be graduating this December, and would like to know if any of you have information on how to implement ESL stragegies to lower...

I had the opposite problem when I was in school. My parents are both from Mexico, and when I was born they made sure I was born here in the U.S. They wanted me to have opportunities they didn't have. So they heavily enforced English to me since I was a baby. They discouraged me from using Spanish. ...