Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: ESL "Pull Out" Program Mrs. Green's fourth graders are experiencing an interesting year. These particular nine and ten year olds have grown up together in the community and have been classmates throughout previous school years. However, this year a new student has joined their class. Lee, is a friendly young man who is learning English as his second language. Mrs. Green has referred Lee to the school's ESL (English as a Second Language) program director. The new system involves a "pull out" program that removes the ESL student from the regular classroom for individual tutoring. Mrs. Green has been careful to follow all of the guidelines set by the ESL director. Mrs. Green agrees that Lee needs individual attention as he acquires the English language. However, she is experiencing problems with Lee prior to his appointed tutoring time and when he returns from his individual instruction. He continues to display disruptive behavior when he is in Mrs. Green's classroom. She considers Lee's behavior to be distracting to the other students in her class. When she is presenting content area lesson material to the students, Lee's outbursts and comments result in off task behavior by the other students. Mrs. Green's frustration with Lee's behavior has made her question the good intentions of the ESL "pull out" program. Questions: 1. Is an ESL "pull out" program appropriate for second language learners? 2. How should Mrs. Green deal with Lee's classroom behavior? 3. Should Mrs. Green academically accommodate Lee while he is in her classroom? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) 1. I think the ESL pull out system can be an effective method for students in need of serious help. However, I still think that having an entirely ELL class with a bilingual teacher is more effective. As students are ready to reduce their amount of outside help, they should be able to. The pull out system requires the students to miss too much classroom instruction time, and missing class like that would have a negative impact on any student you would have. 2. Yes, but reactive discipline is not always the answer. I feel that giving the students reponsibilty opportunities can work wonders on behavior problems. If they are getting access to a job that is usually competitive, like line leader or taking a note to the office, then the incentive to behave and maintain the position if increased. Also, simple methods like having the student assist you by holding something or basic proximity control can be extremely useful when dealing with behavior issues. The majority of the time they are only acting out to get your attention anyway, so give them all the positive attention you can! 3. She should definitely accommodate Lee. Accommodations can be small, like simply giving more time or extra instruction to the student. They also can be larger: adapting assignments, changing requirements, adding assistance of group members, etc. All that matters is that the teacher takes time to consider what is best for the child and does her best job to make meaningful changes to make the student's learning experiences as supportive and positive as possible.                 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 think a whole ELL class is good in some respects, but it might create a further division between ELL students and students who only speak English. I think a better solution might be to have a bilingual teacher in a mixed class. This way the ELL students can get the attention they need and it will promote the acceptance of all kinds of people whether they speak English well or not. Rated On: February 17, 2013 6:50 pm Rated By: Laura Goodwin                 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: Rated On: February 26, 2013 11:14 am Rated By:                 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: Rated On: March 3, 2013 7:56 pm Rated By: yTuGyd                 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 would agree with this solution. Rated On: October 21, 2014 1:18 am Rated By: qyryMa                 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 would use this in my classroom Rated On: October 17, 2022 3:21 am Rated By: NyXaze