Without an appropriate background, teachers can inadvertently isolate or alienate LEP students who need to feel like they are “part of the instructional setting” so a positive self-image is preserved (Carrasquillo & Rodriguez, 2001). Often, LEP students need special language programs which will supplement their learning needs fairly. Because of the rise of “immigrants and high fertility rates among linguistically and culturally diverse groups in the United States,” (Carrasquillo & Rodriguez, 2001) the number of students in need of special resources such as language development programs and better trained teachers is significant. Educators need to adapt teaching styles to fit the needs of these students because they are important of our country’s diverse
Bilingual Education for Migrant Students and Assistive Technology Celes D. Mickle Liberty University Abstract Assistive technology is a prominent concept in education used by teachers in the classroom at large. It may be a key concept in understanding the link between education and teachers. Because there are many students in the classroom that has special needs, there is a need for assistive technology. The Hispanic population in America has achieved status as the largest minority group in the United States surpassing African- Americans. According to A. Bishop, there is a great way to incorporate assistive technologies to help better educate migrant students.
While most complain about the bilingual programs being put into school, we have to think about the benefit of this as well. Most professors agree that this is a beneficial investment; children that are schooled over in Europe often times learn multiple languages, it would help the children to educate them with a foreign language (Martinez 3). While yes, immigrants in our country may sometimes cost a little bit extra money to us through taxes or to the government, for the most part it all evens out and we gain it back in some other
It also can make it easier than in the past for a student who switches schools, because now schools broadly have to follow a similar curriculum. The national curriculum was introduced to enable assessment, which also helped to compile league tables. League tables (1988 education act) are another change that has helped the education system. League tables are used to compare the academic achievements of different institutions and parents can use them to decide which school they want their child(ren) to go to. Using league tables is a good thing as if you want your child to go to a good school, you can chose the one most suitable with good education and exam results.
But at the same time it’s really not fair to compare their performance with your English speaking students. So there is a must need for standard based instruction that pertains to the needs of just ELLs. If we try to hold them to the standards of native English speaking students this could actually hurt their self esteem since they probably would never reach the same goals on the same level. Also it could lead to an ELL being missed diagnosed with a learning disability (LD). This is why there have been some efforts to develop English Language Development (ELD) standards.
The Issue There seems to be many advantages to learning a second language, however these advantages are normally mentioned in situations where children grow up, immersed in bilingual households from an early age. (Marcos, 1997, para 1; Pre School English Learners, 2005, para. 3). So what about older children. A Victorian based Department of Education and Training Video, (Finch, Vacirca, & Wright.
The introduction of contraception has led to couples having smaller families, therefore meaning that children now tend to receive more attention from their parents. Similarly, parents are also able to care for their children better due to the introduction of the welfare state and child benefits. Climbie’s case and ‘Every Child Matters’ has led to the improvement of social services and child protection, meaning childhood is much safer now than it was 50 years ago. Children are also in better health due to the NHS, meaning more children survive childhood now than ever before. All children can now receive state education up until the age of 18, meaning they are better educated and can achieve much higher in adulthood, whilst experiencing a longer period of youth.
Year-Round Schooling Year-round schooling helps students to improve their grades and life. It can help students by giving them more time to get better homework, quiz, and test grades during the school year. If some students only speak Spanish, then Year-round schooling would be an easier way to help them to learn how to speak English fluently. It may also help students learn foreign languages better than in an average school year. Year-round schooling gives students more opportunities to succeed in their academics and helps them get into a better college.
A.1.a. Pre-K Strengths Because of the ever changing demographics in our system this can be very beneficial and has some great advantages with our program. With more non-English speaking children coming into our system this is encouraging our teachers to learn another language. In return it is helping with the language barrier we are facing in our current days. Our system could also look into hiring more teachers with the added benefit of speaking multiple languages and creating more jobs in our area.
Bilingual classes bring the students closer together to better both groups, the students are able to work together to help each other understand things that they might not understand. So not only do both groups learn and work with two languages they meet new people they wouldn't have met or had class if it was not for those bilingual classes. Studies have been made to show the effects of bilingual education and how students would benefit from being in a bilingual class, “ELLs who had gotten waivers to remain in small bilingual programs were equally proficient in English and did just as well on state tests when compared with ELLs in English-only programs” (Sanchez). So bilingual education can improve the communication between ELL students