Students with language barriers
Approximately half of my class is ELL. While I feel that the lecture portion is somewhat absorbed, I lose them when it's time to take a test. There is very poor comprehension when reading the test, and it follows that the failure rate is high. I do not know how to fix this gap.
Hi Kathy!
As we become an even more culturally diverse society, classroom learning will become more difficult and requires different sets of knowledge of teachers/instructors. teachers/instructors who have been in the classroom for a while, may have to go back to school to address these special classroom needs or perhaps our employing school should provide in-service training addressing these challenges. I found the following article that might be of interest.
http://www.netc.org/focus/challenges/ell.php
Keep up the good work!
Jane Davis
ED106 Facilitator
