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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!) Questions: 1. Is an ESL "pull out" program appropriate for second language learners? I believe that in certain situations this is appropriate for second language learners. Every child is different and will handle the transition differently. I believe that these children do need this individual one on one time to catch up on their langauge skills. They do not work at the same pace as the other students because of the language barrier. So, I do believe that in this case this program is useful. 2. How should Mrs. Green deal with Lee's classroom behavior? IN the program, during the one on one time, this behavior might be acceptable. Lee needs to understand that their are rules in class that MUST be followed. I do not believe he should be taken out of the program. But, he will need his own behavior management plan that is different from the other students. Lee's education is different from the other children and he needs clear defined boundaries of behavior. 3. Should Mrs. Green academically accommodate Lee while he is in her classroom? Yes, I do feel like Lee needs the educational accommodation. He is a different learner and tasks and assessments should be differentiated for him. This will help him with language skills and eventually catch up with his peers. However, his behavior should not change from these accommodations, he should have the same expectations as the other students. |
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