Re: Really need advice
Posted by t on 9/05/08
Some kids who are designated ESL have very high oral
language skills, but low reading comprehension. Others can
be just the opposite. The ones repeating K are probably in
the first category.
Please do not take away recess to do ESL with the kids. It
is an excellent opportunity for them to hear and practice
their English with other children.
With the repeaters, you probably need more work with
phonemic awareness. Are they primarily Spanish speakers? If
so, concentrate on vowel sounds, since those prove to be
rather difficult for these students. Work on sight words
and reading comprehension. Ask a lot of questions and
provide A LOT of background information when reading
stories. For example, with my crew of K/1 ESL, a read aloud
might take twice as long with me as it would in a mainstream
class.
On 9/04/08, Mary-Ann wrote:
> Hello! I visit the Kindergarten chatboard a lot as I
> teach Kindergarten but this is the first time on the ESL
> board. I am hoping someone can give me some guidance.
> This year in K I have 3 esl children that are repeating
> Kindergarten, plus 2 brand new esl children. I have an
> aide available every day from recess to lunch. I'm a
> little at a loss as to what to do. I have very limited
> experience working with esl children. Should I have the
> aide pull out the three that are repeating? What kinds of
> activities would you recommend she do with them???? Any
> advice would help! Thanks in advance!
Posts on this thread, including this one
- Really need advice, 9/04/08, by Mary-Ann.
- Re: Really need advice, 9/04/08, by LbP.
- Re: Really need advice, 9/05/08, by t.
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