Week 2

After reading the first chapter if Gibbons as well as the assigned articles it is clear that no two children are the same. 5 students who are all ESL may each require a different teaching strategy and support system. We read in the Gibbons book about a girl who had been in America for 6 years and appeared fluent in English to her teachers and others who she was familiar with, but still struggled with unfamiliar faces and felt very timid speaking the language. I think this is very intriguing and we as future teachers need to recognize these students so if they ever struggle we know how to go about assisting them. 

Teaching to ELL learners in a mainstream classroom can be beneficial to everyone. It is important to be able to teach language and content at the same time which I think is a great challenge for teachers. As an Elementary teacher there will still be students in my classroom who have English as their primary language but still struggle speaking or writing correctly. Therefore, integrating language in with content or vice versa can only improve the speech and writing for everyone in the classroom.