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Case: Silent Period Grigor is in my 4th grade classroom. He came to the US last year with his family from Bulgaria. He was in 4th grade at our school last year as well. He was retained in 4th grade because he did not develop his English language skills. I learned about a "silent period" that children go through when they learn a new language. My guess is that Grigor is in the silent period. But it does not make sense to me that he would be in the silent period for almost two years. He does not say anything in class. He does not socialize with his classmates either. He can read and write in simple English though. His parents tell me that he acts completely normal at home and he is able to communicate with English speaking people at home when they have guests. This is really puzzling. I have to find a way to communicate with Grigor and discover what is holding him back from communicating with people at school. I need some help. Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I feel that Grigor is uncomfortable with the school setting as it was an adjustment to him coming from another country. I feel that you should work to find out more about Grigor such as his interest and more about his life here and what his life/school was like in Bulgaria. I feel that if you can pair him with someone with similar interest and get him talking with a peer that would be wonderful. Eventually move him to small groups to have discussions and later whole group. We need to make him feel welcomed and comfortable in the school setting as much as possible, I'm worried that the year he was retained may have caused him to even feel as since of failure. It will, take time and effort but I feel he will come around when the timing is right. |
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