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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 think a lot of repetition and sight words would help. Asking the cousin what did he do differently that allowed him to catch on faster, or involving the parents to see what did they do to help the cousin catch up faster if they helped at all. Since they are related and came here together, I'm sure they won't have a problem with the children working together at home. |
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Rating
| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
No
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
No
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
No
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
No
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| The suggested solution is original |
No
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| Comments: I do not recommend competition between family members. This could isolate the student. |
| Rated On: March 3, 2021 3:04 pm |
| Rated By: Olivia Crumpacker |
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Rating
| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
No
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
No
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
No
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
No
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| The suggested solution is original |
No
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| Comments: This could hurt Moa's feelings and that he is being compared to his cousins. |
| Rated On: March 7, 2021 10:50 pm |
| Rated By: zeZedu |
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