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Welcome to the World of ESOL

Welcome to the World of ESOL. Pat Previdi ESOL Teacher Patapsco Middle School. Many ESOL students have struggles we can’t possibly imagine---. In their own words:

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Welcome to the World of ESOL

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  1. Welcome to the World of ESOL Pat Previdi ESOL Teacher Patapsco Middle School

  2. Many ESOL students have struggles we can’t possibly imagine--- In their own words: In my country, I was the best in math class. Here, I can find the answer before the other kids, but I can’t tell the answer or how I got it.

  3. In my language, every letter has a sound. You write what it sounds like. When I do that in English and nothing is right .

  4. “Look at me! Look at me!” my teacher says. But if I look at her I won’t show her respect

  5. I would like to do something to show my teachers that I am smart and I can learn. I studied many of the same things in my country but I don’t have the words to answer questions.

  6. When my teacher asks: Do you understand? I always nod yes. Doesn’t he know that if I say: “I don’t understand!” It means he is a bad teacher

  7. My parents wanted to come here but I didn’t. I miss my home, my grandparents, my dog, my friends, my school team and all the things I love. There is no one here I can count on. English makes my head hurt.

  8. Who Are Our ESOL Students?

  9. Then there’s that wild and crazy English! After carefully studying science, ESOL students know that a frog is a green amphibian, but then they hear someone say “ I have a frog in my throat”

  10. They learn about the plant cycle and food groups and then hear a person referred to as a couch potato

  11. They study body systems and then hear a wonderful gardener described as a person with a green thumb.

  12. And only in Englishlanddo we-- • park in a driveway • drive on a parkway • have freezer burn • feet that smell • noses that run

  13. How can we welcome ESOL students to the world of our school? • Value their culture. • Praise effort and progress. • Be aware of the silent period. • Ask them direct questions. • Include their parents. • Share your culture with them.

  14. Top Ten List Enunciate Clearly Use Visuals Gestures Body Language To Present the Lesson

  15. Demonstrate. Act Out. Check for Understanding. Use Simple Language. To Present the Lesson

  16. Simplify Directions. Use Scaffolding. Write Key Points on Board. Use Hands-On Activities. To Present the Lesson

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