Teachers need to look at their ELL students as individuals with background knowledge, a culture, and prior knowledge. The goal of bilingualism is to teach the student English while appreciating their native culture including their ability to speak, read and write in their home language. Students, who continue to develop their native language while acquiring the English language, learn the second language faster. Due to this fact it is very important to get the student's parents involved in the education of their child, and to create a working relationship with their
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
Does explicit instruction make a difference? Children acquire first language or languages very easily at the early age without studying it. As long as they are surrounded by people who speak that language, the process of learning to speak it is not complicated. It is unbelievable how easily a child can acquire one or more languages at the same time if only well exposed to them at early age and when verbal communication is happening. Unfortunately, when trying to learn foreign language much later than our first language, the process seems to be more complex and takes a longer time.
Federico Fellini once said “A different language is a different vision of life”. He is talking about that when you speak a different language a whole new different part of life opens up to you and you see from others’ points of view on life. Learning a second language is school is a very important thing to do because it will help you improve your life style and the way you think too. It will help you throughout life by getting better working opportunities, improve your brain ability to stay focused and also to help increase your multicultural awareness skills. Most employers prefer that the person applying for the job is bilingual or even trilingual.
A Better Education for children in care 2003 The government’s long term policy objective is to ensure that every child in care is able to fulfil his or her potential. In order to do this children need: *Greater stability *Help with schoolwork *More help from home to support schoolwork *Improved health and wellbeing.-with teachers, social care staff, health workers and carers all working together in the interests of the child. Leaving Care Act 2000 The Children Leaving Care Act 2000 introduced new requirements on local authorities to plan for looked after children so that they have the support they need as they make the transition from care to adulthood. The main purpose of the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 is to improve the life chances of young people living in and leaving local authority care. Its main aims are: to delay young people’s discharge from care until they are prepared and ready to leave, to improve the assessment, preparation and planning for leaving care, to provide better personal support for young people
The effects of bilingualism on language development in children are examined. Theories suggest that bilingual children are able to learn a second language after the first is mastered. One of the reasons behind this is that the child has already developed the nonverbal concept of the word (because the child is already using it in the primary language), so only the verbal concept must be constructed. It has been shown that balanced bilinguals are more cognitively and linguistically flexible. However, unbalanced bilinguals generally show mixed results.
For such multidisciplinary teams to work effectively with commonly shared philosophy, values and ethos must be firmly established (Pugh 2006:147). The EYFS framework makes it clear that multi-agency working is imperative to daily practice. Working alongside professionals allows a deeper understanding of children providing them with better learning and care opportunities; this is particularly important for children with special educational needs. It is only through functioning together those working with children can provide a coherent service that generally meets the child’s and family needs (Effective practice: Multi-agency Working 2007). However for services to interlink with each other good relationships are key to success which generally takes time and resources to set up.
Appropriate timing is also a factor for when bilinguals use a language. A bilingual could use one language when at home to speak with family, but use the other language when he/she goes to school and speaks with friends. Psychologists have always tried to solve the question on whether bilinguals have cognitive development benefits that advance from childhood to adulthood more than monolinguals. In fact, being bilingual may give children an advantage at school. Bilingual preschoolers have been found to be better able than their monolingual peers at focusing on a task while tuning out distractions.
Author: Patricia Velasco Statement 1: “Dual language bilingual education tends to separate the languages quickly, arguing that language separation gives more opportunities to fully develop two “languages”, both the majority as well as minority language” Page: 177 Students benefit from the opportunity to develop and learn through their native language as well as English, and English speakers achieve well academically in an immersion environment. The bilingual environment supports development of both languages and enhances students' self-esteem and cross-cultural understanding. When separating both languages students tend to learn quickly because they are not overwhelm with a lot of information at once. Author: Ofelia Garcia Statement:
(Thomas & Collier, 1997) and ( Lindholm-Leary, 2000) • Two-Way or Dual Language Immersion Bilingual Education. These programs are designed to help native and non-native English speakers become bilingual and bi-literate. Dual Language programs are less common in US schools, although research indicates they are extremely effective in helping students learn English well and aiding the long-term performance of English learners in school. Native English speakers benefit by learning a second language. English language learners (ELLs) are not segregated from their peers.