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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. Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) In this situation it is very important to stay positive because students can sense negativity. Do not separate them or ban Spanish from the classroom. You don't want them to feel ashamed of the language they speak because it could lead them to not speak at all. Right now Spanish is the only language that they know how to communicate in so use it to your advantage. Try having a word of the day in both Spanish and English or allow them to teach a word to the class. (Of course to be fair you would have to extend this opportunity to the students who only speak English also). Incorporate more group work in which you place English dominant students and Spanish dominant Students together. Another idea would be to create a buddy system in which English dominant students are paired with Spanish dominant students. Lastly, try having a read aloud using a bilingual Spanish-English book in which the students are able to take turns reading aloud. You want to let all of your students know that all languages are valuable. Kindergarten students are like sponges, they feed off of the energy you put out. |
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