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For your first few years as an ESOL instructor, you were provided with a bilingual assistant. You took her for granted, and now that she has moved on, you realize that you need help! The children that she used to communicate with and instruct in their native language are now asking you for help, and need assistance in their native language. What can you do to help this situation?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
A helpful accommodation to provide to these ESOL students is to provide them with directions written in their native language. Another helpful accommodation is to learn key phrases in the students native language to help further direct students. It is also beneficial to use gestures and visuals associated with directions or instruction. Key visuals to use during instruction include graphs and pictures to demonstrate the concepts being taught to ESOL 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: Visual guides are helpful.
Rated On: October 15, 2015 2:20 am
Rated By: uVeWar
 
     
     
  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 like this solution because it solves the issue. Key visuals will always help any student and other accommodations would only be beneficial to those ESOL students.
Rated On: October 19, 2015 3:25 am
Rated By: JatePa
 
     
     
  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 No
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No
The suggested solution is original No
Comments: I do not think that the suggestions in this solution are necessarily bad but could be improved to make sure that the teacher is not taking away from the child learning the English as well. Some things should still be naturally challenging for the child as they are still learning and we do not want to baby them by giving them everything in their native language.
Rated On: October 11, 2016 6:45 pm
Rated By: RehaGa
 
     
     
  Rating
The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No
The suggested solution is relevant to the case No
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No
The suggested solution is original No
Comments: If you do not know how to speak the language, I woul not try to for fear that you may say something wrong and make the situation worse.
Rated On: March 3, 2017 5:52 pm
Rated By: juduje
 
     
     
  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 think that all of these strategies will be helpful to ESOL teachers.
Rated On: October 15, 2017 9:10 pm
Rated By: GaVyme
 
     
     
  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: To help, I would utilize techniques useful in matching patterns of speech to the needs of students experiencing difficulty with oral communication and/or a language barrier. Help by using simple sentence structure;Speak slowly, naturally and clearly, with repetition, and synonyms. You can use drawing or pictures as a visual aid as well. Be patient with students; ELP has no bearing on intelligence or ability.

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Rated On: October 16, 2017 4:30 am
Rated By: Ramos
 
     
     
  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: These are great ideas.
Rated On: October 15, 2020 6:29 pm
Rated By: yzeDuh
 
     
     
  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: Instruction I their language will be helpful....
Rated On: November 20, 2022 9:29 pm
Rated By: segeRa