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Part 1: Research and Questions
Part 2: Purpose and Methods
Part 3: Evidence from the Classroom
Part 4: Results and Conclusions
So, what does all of this mean for my future classrooms, and what can I do next?
We all know that the best way to figure out if something works is to TRY IT! Throughout my time here in the UAE working solely with ELL students, I have tested out a lot of theories and tried a lot of new things. As educators, we are always learning, so there is no need for me to stop! A next step for me will be taking what I have learned in this isolated setting and figuring out what it means for ELL students in Canada. I think there is a big difference between ELL students that only interact with other ELL students and ELL students immersed in a classroom full of native English speakers. There are different challenges to both, but there are also many things from this experience and this inquiry that I can take back with me.
The first thing that I will take back with me is the acknowledgement of how hard it must be to be an ELL student; especially when your first language is written from right to left with a completely different alphabet and sounds! Patience is our best friend, even more so with ELL students.
The next steps for me include:
- finding other ways to effectively teach vocabulary to ELL students including cloze reading passages, repeated readings and frequent shared reading
- looking more closely at reading achievement in fiction texts compared to non-fiction texts for ELL students
- continue to find ways to motivate students to read on a regular basis, remembering that I did not form a love of reading until university!
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