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Case: Mixing Words
Mao is a first grade student from Laos. He arrived here a year ago with his sister and two cousins. He is in the same class as one of his cousins. When they arrived, he and his cousin were at a low level of English Language Acquisition, and a low reading level. His cousin has advanced quickly, and is now on grade level, and speaks fluently. However, Mao is not. He has trouble reading, but his difficult is puzzling. He will often look at a word and swap it for a synonym. For example, when reading the book "Tall, Small, Tall", Mao looked at the title and read it, "Tall, Little, Tall." It is obvious that he knows the meaning of the word, but he consistently reads them differently than what the word says. The ESOL teacher and the classroom teacher have discussed his situation, and they both feel that he needs to be tested for placement into ESE services. However, administration does not want to do this because he is receiving language services. What should they do?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
I do not think Mao should be tested based on the example given alone. If there were multiple other indications, then perhaps. Based on the example, he is understanding the ideas and getting there with his words. The adults must remember, the child is in a state of interlanguage, and everybody develops at a different pace. To label him as ESE would be premature in my opinion. |
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| Comments: yes, not everybody advance in language acquisition at the same time, the problem in here is that they are comparing one kid to the other. How about if both were reading as Mao is. would there be a problem? |
| Rated On: October 12, 2019 4:55 pm |
| Rated By: tabape |
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| Comments: I liked that you said interlanguage , because it is an important part of language acquisition. |
| Rated On: March 7, 2021 10:49 pm |
| Rated By: zeZedu |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
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| Comments: I agree with your solution and would use it |
| Rated On: March 10, 2021 7:37 pm |
| Rated By: utyDaW |
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