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!) This is a challenging situation and one I have experienced. I would not force them to separate, this could back fire. I would group them together for support. They will require a different level of instruction. They will need more teacher time and support structures. clear procedures will also need to be established first, as they will tend to speak out of turn or speak amongst themselves when you need them to pay attention, because they just don;t understand what you are saying. For every lesson a substantial amount of time will be required to build background knowledge or establish clear procedures if it is a more interactive lesson. They will move at a slower pace, but that is why you should keep them grouped together, it will be easier to differentiate instruction. Separating them and forcing them to work with their English speaking peers will make them feel isolated and they will act out or shut down.