Comment on Dennis Secara's post:  

Dennis, this is an unusual use of portfolios. In grad school, I began a portfolio and continued to add to it as I grew and learned. I am grateful for the process but would hate to see it as an evaluation method.

I really enjoyed this section. I never thought that much about how allowing an ESL student to access his or her mother language could aid in learning English. When I have studied Spanish (very little), I was always connecting the base of Spanish words with the base of English words. Both often had Latin parallels. Even as I communicate with my brother and his friends whose mother language is American Sign Language (ASL), it is obvious how logically ASL aligns with English.

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Support for these individuals is very important for their success and as instructors we need to be always aware of each individuals needs.

IEP can be a useful tool for a student with disability.

The differences are quite important.

This is certainly an important topic to understand so we may help these individuals.

This section brings to the forefront, concepts that many take for granted but in fact, need to embrace as a core value.

A practical expose' that reinforces the need to get to know your students and meet their needs .

Definitely puts things into perspective.  

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