Journal # 2-Reading 101 for English Language Learners - 8 views

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  #1 Michelle Repokis on 06 Feb 12

   

  http://www.readingrockets.org/article/33830/
  
  This article caught my eye because my school has a great population of ELL students. The first paragraph compared reading to riding a bike, it is a complicated process. There are many things happening at once for this to occur. This process is even more complex for English Language Learners.
  
  The article explains why ELL students have a harder time learning how to read. The focus is on phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. A definition for each of these categories is given as well as an explanation of why it is an important part of reading. This article not only discusses the challenges in the five categories, but gives strategies to use to help overcome these challenges. One point I found very interesting is that some ELL students have difficulties because they do not have the same sounds in their home language as English, so they are unable to make the sound. I also learned about cognates, which are words in English and other languages that have similar meaning, sounds, and spelling. Using cognates can help with comprehension.
  
  This article reminded me of some strategies that I learned in my undergrad courses that I need to use with my ELL students, such as sound boxes to help with phonics. The strategies in this article would help teachers of ELL students as well as struggling readers. It is important to understand why these students face certain reading obstacles and what can be done to rise above them.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner"><a href="http://www.readingrockets.org/article/33830/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.readingrockets.org/article/33830/</a> <br /> <br /> This article caught my eye because my school has a great population of ELL students. The first paragraph compared reading to riding a bike, it is a complicated process. There are many things happening at once for this to occur. This process is even more complex for English Language Learners. <br /> <br /> The article explains why ELL students have a harder time learning how to read. The focus is on phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. A definition for each of these categories is given as well as an explanation of why it is an important part of reading. This article not only discusses the challenges in the five categories, but gives strategies to use to help overcome these challenges. One point I found very interesting is that some ELL students have difficulties because they do not have the same sounds in their home language as English, so they are unable to make the sound. I also learned about cognates, which are words in English and other languages that have similar meaning, sounds, and spelling. Using cognates can help with comprehension. <br /> <br /> This article reminded me of some strategies that I learned in my undergrad courses that I need to use with my ELL students, such as sound boxes to help with phonics. The strategies in this article would help teachers of ELL students as well as struggling readers. It is important to understand why these students face certain reading obstacles and what can be done to rise above them.</div>

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  #2 Linda Clinton on 10 Feb 12

   

  The idea of students not being able to hear/produce sounds not in their first language was a real a-ha for me.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The idea of students not being able to hear/produce sounds not in their first language was a real a-ha for me.</div>

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  #3 msterri24 on 10 Feb 12

   

  At the school I work at, we have many ELL students and the parents will always say why is this so hard for them? Why are they not getting the sounds? It is always hard to explain to parents, that our language is a hard language to learn and there are so many rules. I will defintely check this article out.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">At the school I work at, we have many ELL students and the parents will always say why is this so hard for them? Why are they not getting the sounds? It is always hard to explain to parents, that our language is a hard language to learn and there are so many rules. I will defintely check this article out.</div>

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  #4 Michelle Repokis on 12 Feb 12

   

  Professor Clinton- It also makes me realize that teaching these students the position of their mouth/tongue/etc when producing these sounds is extremely important. When speaking to a Title I Aide that spoke the same language (Arabic) as my students, I learned that it is very difficult for them to learn rhyming words because they do not have rhyming words in their language. That was a real a-ha moment for me!

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Professor Clinton- It also makes me realize that teaching these students the position of their mouth/tongue/etc when producing these sounds is extremely important. When speaking to a Title I Aide that spoke the same language (Arabic) as my students, I learned that it is very difficult for them to learn rhyming words because they do not have rhyming words in their language. That was a real a-ha moment for me!</div>

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