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Re: Supply Teaching
Posted by Truly on 4/16/08

Hi Laura Beth,

I have not taken my qualifications for ESL, but I do recall hearing
that it takes a number of years to acquire a second language...maybe
something like 4 or 7 (think it's the later). Have you tried one of
the other chat boards? You probably could get some ideas there.

Other than that, I hope that your supply teaching is working out.
It's quite difficult to get a permanent job here in southwestern
Ontario. I too, am supply teaching. It can be challenging some days,
but the upside is that there is no lesson planning!

I have contemplated tutoring, but at the moment, I'm taking my primary
qualifications online and that is keeping me rather busy.

Cheers,
Truly ;-)

On 4/15/08, laura beth wrote:
> Hi Truly,
> what I meant was that her mom only talks to her in their native
> language. And I see nothing wrong with that at all! I just suggested
> to her to speak to her in English as well since she knows it. That
> is what i meant when I wrote that message. I did state that her mom
> still talks to her in her native language but I should of wrote that
> she does not talk to her in English even though she knows how to
> speak it. You are right I don't think I expressed my self in the
> right way. Thank you for understanding. I'm sorry if I sounded like
> I was getting offensive (really didn't mean to) but I just really
> wanted some advice on what to do. Thanks for the response.
>
> Laura Beth
> On 4/10/08, Truly wrote:
>> Hi Laura Beth,
>>
>> If you read my message, I only stated that I was "wondering" and I
>> had not intended it as a criticism.
>>
>> Your message states:
>>
>> "I tried to tell her mom that she needs to speak to her in English
>> as much as possible to help her (the student even told me she gets
>> confused when her mom talks to her). But her mom still talks to
>> her in the native toungue."
>>
>> Your use of "But" and "still" indicates that you think she should
>> not be speaking in her native tongue. "But her mom still talks to
>> her in her native toungue."
>>
>> If you had intended the mother to use both English and her native
>> language, then why are you lamenting that her mother is STILL
>> talking in her native toungue?
>>
>> Perhaps you didn't express yourself in the manner in which you
>> meant.
>>
>> I do hear your frustration, however, and I hope that you can find
>> a way to work around your problem.l
>>
>> All the best,
>> Truly
>>
>>
>> On 4/09/08, laura beth wrote:
>>> Truly,
>>> If you had read my response I wrote to Sonia I said that I
>>> suggested to the Mom that she talks to her in BOTH. I personally
>>> know the mother, I waitress at the restaurant that she runs. She
>>> knows how to speak English and I just suggested that she speak
>>> to her in it as well. I never said that she HAD to. Why can't
>>> people on here give some helpful advice instead of making
>>> comments.....?
>>>
>>> On 4/05/08, Truly wrote:
>>>> I'm also wondering this. I know that in Ontario, where we
>>>> have a diverse population, it is not advised for parents to
>>>> stop conversing in their native language.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 3/30/08, Sonia wrote:
>>>>> Why on earth would you ever tell a parent that he or she
>>>>> couldn't speak to their own child in their native language?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 3/26/08, laura beth wrote:
>>>>>> I just finished student teaching in November and have been
>>>>>> working as a substitute teacher. I have been tutoring a
>>>>>> student that is in first grade. I have seem real
>>>>>> improvement with her. However, I showed her kindergarten
>>>>>> sight words and she had no idea.Instead of sounding them
>>>>>> out she will guess a word that is way off from what the
>>>>>> word is. Also her parents are from a different country and
>>>>>> speak to her in their native tongue. I tried to tell her
>>>>>> mom that she needs to speak to her in English as much as
>>>>>> possible to help her (the student even told me she gets
>>>>>> confused when her mom talks to her). But her mom still
>>>>>> talks to her in the native toungue. I know she's getting
>>>>>> confused with her own language as well as learning the
>>>>>> sounds of the English language. Also I don't understand
>>>>>> how she was able to pass kindergarten with the level she
>>>>>> is at when she does not know what she is expected to know
>>>>>> in kindergarten but will be going into the second grade
>>>>>> next year? help!

Posts on this thread, including this one

• tutoring , 3/26/08, by laura beth.
• Re: my opinion..., 3/30/08, by Sonia.
• Re: my opinion..., 4/05/08, by Truly.
• Re: my opinion..., 4/09/08, by laura beth .
• Re: my opinion..., 4/10/08, by Truly.
• Re: my opinion..., 4/15/08, by laura beth.
• Re: Supply Teaching, 4/16/08, by Truly.
• Re: Supply Teaching, 4/29/08, by t.
• Re: my opinion..., 5/01/08, by Michelle.
• Re: Assume nothing when, 8/28/08, by kathy/fl.