Adapting the Learning Environment for English language learner's needs.My CT speaks Spanish, not fluently, but enough to translate and direct the ELL's in our classroom. During small group reading instruction, my CT will communicate important words to the 2 language learners in the low-level group. Although I am working on acquiring conversational Spanish, I found a decorative way to accommodate our learning environment to meet the young learner's needs. Every educator should expect to have students from other cultures whose families speak a different language at home. It is important to be mindful of these students and to accomodate your instructional practice and shared environment to meet their unique learning needs. Incorporating new languages, color coordination and visual representations in the classroom will meet various learning styles and needs. By labeling the morning and afternoon mailboxes in both English and Spanish, students are able to make connections between the languages. The exposure will benefit English speaking natives and English language learners. Also, the accompanying mailbox provides a visual clue for students. By labeling the student's desk teams with the Spanish match to their color designation, learners are given visual and text-based clues for translation. Including a translation for the rules and procedures promotes ELL's comfort, as well as a feeling of community support and ownership in the classroom. In my future classroom, I hope to offer students a vibrant environment that promotes literacy and language acquisition. I will accomplish this through the inclusion of lots of real life photographs, interactive word walls and student-created anchor charts and work displays. We will display books we've read and enjoyed. I would like to have students make the labels themselves, in a language of their choosing.
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