Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: SPEAK ENGLISH! I am a Kindergarden teacher that has a big group of hispanic students in the classroom. Many of them do not know how to speak English and thus makes it very complicated and frustrating to communicate. What is even worse, is that these students tend to speak Spanish when they are amongst themselves. Clearly, as a teacher I want them to be able to Participate, however, I am not sure whether or not I should separate them and forcé them to leave their native tongue at home. Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I do not feel you should separate these students. Keep in mind,they are very young and in a new environment. It seems they have made connections with one another and separating them may cause them to regress in their adjustments to a new culture. However, it may be helpful if you place the students in small groups with English speakers to encourage them to speak more English. Forbidding them to speak Spanish in the classroom may give them the impression you do not like them or their native tongue. In order to encourage them to speak English more often, you could designate certain times (or during certain activities)throughout the day in which they must speak English. You can also designate times in which they may speak their native tongue. Once the students get more comfortable, you can also ask them to translate what they are saying in Spanish so the English speakers can be included in their conversations. By creating the small groups and translating what they are saying not only builds their English speaking skills, it promotes socialization among the young students.                 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 agree that you should not separate the students. Creating small groups is a reasonable solution to the problem. Rated On: October 14, 2014 7:51 pm Rated By: sugeLu                 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: Agreed, the students should be able to speak their native language and learn English at the same time. Rated On: October 20, 2019 11:20 pm Rated By: ygyXeT