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Help! Student -no Eng, Teacher- no Span

by w_bjork

Jan 6, 2011

Looking for practical advice. I have taught first grade in SoCal for 3 yrs. I was "forced" by my district to move to middle school (language arts) last year -6 different classes in 5 different rooms. It was a nightmare! To top it off, I was laid off (RIF) but thankfully rehired last Nov. to teach 7th and 8th core language arts.

I feel like I'm just getting organized since I now have ONE room and I'm able to improve upon how horribly I taught last year when I barely stayed a week ahead of the students! But today I was thrown a curve. I just got two, unrelated, boys fresh from Mexico. They both had some schooling in Mexico but neither can read, write or speak English. One understands a little, the other does not.

I speak VERY little Spanish. I know nouns and verbs but can't make sentences. Naturally, there are several bilingual students in class who can translate. At first I thought I could try to utilize some of the flash cards and picture cards from my first grade d...See More

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