Learning Strategies for ELL Students | Origin: ED202
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The students from foreign countries should not be treated as children.
Just because they can't speak fluentcy does not mean they do not understand the meaning of what is been said in class.
incorporating their participation by asking specific questions on the matter will help them incorporate in the class.
Stragities for Ell learners.
We need to provide a safe learning environment so they can feel comfortable to ask questions and admit that they may not know something.
Use metacognitive and social/affective strategies to help teach ELLs.
I learned that you should not look down on ELL students. Just because they come from another country or do not speak english, does not mean they do not understand what you are saying.
I have learned that there are many different strategies to aid handling emotions. I could see using journaling as a technique.
Having several strategies on hand .ie: Cognitive and Metacognitive is vital to helping ELL students in the classroom.
We need to make ELL students feel comfortable so they can ask questions when they don't know something.
Using the cognitive and metacognitive learning strategies to help ELL are important. Do not be afraid to have ELL use higer order thinking skills when they are working on assignments. This helps them become more comfortable in what they are trying to complete.
It is important to model thought provoking questions.
WE SHOULD IDENTIFY A LEARNING STYLE THAT IS FLEXIBLE AND MATURE IN NATURE AND INSURES A SAFE AMBIENCE.
The strategies mentioned are not only good for ELL learners, but for all learners.
You need to make the ELL student feel comfortable and by doing this they will feel more engaged throughout the course. Never make them feel like you are speaking to them as a child, they are not children. They are learning another language!
These tips seem intended for high school ELL students. I wonder if these strategies would work with adult ELL students.
These are excellent strategies depending upon the course of study. For example, nursing students have a rigorous undergraduate process to prepare them to meet the demands of the nursing curriculum. This has been accomplishing through English courses that have writing assignments, public speaking which allows the student to practice their speaking, etc.
Nursing is a rigorous program and students are gradually moved toward the ability to analyze data and produce an outcome. There is an additional skill that goes beyond critical thinking which is clinical reasoning skills in acute and long-term settings. With respect to skills acquisition, our skills laboratory is methodological with the procedures of all nursing skills which must be accomplished within a certain time frame.
I would like to see evidence-base strategies on how to accommodate this population. If one is too anxious other support services may be needed beyond that in the classroom.
Having students in your class that are learning english can be challenging for the instructor as well! The idea is to make them comfortable but not do the thinking/work for them, but to provide thought-provoking questions during class that will assist their learning.
Between the cognitive, metacognitive, making sure that the students are comfotable and using respectful strategies to higher order thinking It all comes down to asking the right questions. By doing so the students are drawn into the topics and learning objectives and it gives the instructor insight on whether they are grasping the material.
Do not think of ELL students as children. They still learn at a high level. Make students feel comfortable and encourage them to participate.
Students should be made to feel comfortable when taking risk to learn English
