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  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.
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In order to help your kindergarten students interact more fully with the rest of their classmates, I would suggest that all students in your classroom are given an ample opportunity to intermingle with their peers. For instance, when students are participating in learning centers, you can assign groups during those activities. These groups should consist of both English and Spanish speaking students. I do not suggest that you force the students to leave their native language at home. In order to help the students understand English more fully, you can focus on helping to build their vocabularies so that they will be able to communicate in English more fluently. This can be incorporated within your lessons by using the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP), which incorporates reading, writing, speaking, and listening into the lesson plan and addresses learning the content and English vocabulary concurrently.
 
     
     
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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: The lessons are also based on students that only speak English.
Rated On: October 20, 2019 11:31 pm
Rated By: ygyXeT
 
     
     
  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: If I were in this situation, I would exactly do this.
Rated On: April 3, 2023 3:44 am
Rated By: uPanaS