Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Reasonable Expectations For my Methods for English Language Learners (ELL) course at the university, I was assigned to interview two upper-elementary students who were recent immigrants. I picked one Asian and one Hispanic student for the interview, both of whom had good English proficiency. Before talking to the students, I talked to the classroom teacher, Mrs. Morgan. As an experienced teacher, Mrs. Morgan really impressed me with her knowledge about how to teach English Language Learners. She said the most important thing in teaching ELLs was setting reasonable expectations for their performance. When I interviewed the students the next day, I learned a lot about ELLs' experiences. The Asian student said he was confused most of the time. The teacher gave him difficult tasks without detailed directions. He had to rely on his classmates to figure out what to do. The Hispanic student felt like the teacher did not think much of him. He said that especially in math the problems the teacher gave him were too simple for him. He also mentioned that the teacher never called on him. Mrs. Morgan asked me to share my interview findings with her. What should I tell her? What do you think is problematic about Mrs. Morgan's beliefs and practices? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) In dealing with all types of people, it is important to include positives with negatives. I would ask the students what does occur in the classroom that is positive or helps them in their learning process. I would tell Mrs. Morgan how the students feel, because it is always important to have the children's best interest in mind (that is of course, if you feel Mrs. Morgan will not retaliate again the children-hopefully most teachers would not!). It is important for Mrs. Morgan to know that while setting reasonable expectations for ELL students, it is important to follow up with their progress. By you telling Mrs. Morgan the problems her children are having in her class, could possibly prevent other students from struggling in years to come.                 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 with this solution. Rated On: February 25, 2015 7:50 pm Rated By: aNaQev                 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: This is good advice as it takes into consideration the feelings of the students. Rated On: October 31, 2021 8:28 am Rated By: aPeQyG