Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: SPEAK ENGLISH! I am a Kindergarden teacher that has a big group of hispanic students in the classroom. Many of them do not know how to speak English and thus makes it very complicated and frustrating to communicate. What is even worse, is that these students tend to speak Spanish when they are amongst themselves. Clearly, as a teacher I want them to be able to Participate, however, I am not sure whether or not I should separate them and forcé them to leave their native tongue at home. Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I recommend mixing the students up by grouping students that speak Spanish and English together. When doing group assignments the students will be forced to communicate without the teacher forcing them to talk. They will learn to communicate because they are involved in the learning process together. Students can find ways to adapt and learn depending on their needs. Since the students will need to communicate to work together, they will learn words from their classmates and use strategies to understand each other. The teacher will guide the students through lessons, while providing opportunities for the two languages to blend in the classroom. Things in the classroom could be labeled in Spanish and English. The teacher can also learn words in Spanish and use eye contact and other nonverbal communication of attention and responsiveness (forward lean, positive head nodding) in interaction (Good, T. & Brophy, J.) with all students. The teacher will not expect anything less from the Spanish-speaking students and he/she will motivate all students to participate during the lesson. Studies show that teachers' expectations are often an accurate assessment of student ability. (Good, T. & Brophy, J.) (Good, T. & Brophy, J. (2008). Looking in classrooms (8th ed.). New York: Longman)                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: You cant really force your students to speak only english. thats not right Rated On: October 14, 2014 2:12 am Rated By: ybaHyp                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I like this idea of mixing the students up by grouping both English and Spanish speakers together. Rated On: October 20, 2019 11:11 pm Rated By: ygyXeT