I dont teach second gradeI teach children'

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I dont teach second gradeI teach children.

• Thoughts and techniques to help teachers work
  with ESL students.

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Lets see how it feels.

• How did you feel?
• What were your frustrations?
• What would have made it easier?

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Lets think about it.

• You have just finished teaching your students
  about families. You ask them to draw a picture
  of their family and label each family member.

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Did you

• Think about single-parent families?
• Step parents and siblings?
• Children in foster families?
• Unaccompanied minors?
• Children in group homes?

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Best intentions.

• You are trying to talk to a young Asian student
  because you see that he needs help. He keeps
  lowering his head and looking at his feet,
  anywhere but at you. You know he is just not
  paying attention to you because he does know some
  English. Finally, you get frustrated and tell
  him to look you in the eye, that you are talking
  to him. He still refuses.

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Lets see what ESL is all about
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What can we do to help the students in our
classes?
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Other resources

• Your ESL teacher
• The ESL specialist
• The Office of Refugee and Immigration Services
• Texts
• Institute

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Keep in mind

• He prayed it wasnt my religion
• He ate it wasnt what I ate
• He spoke it wasnt my language
• He dressed it wasnt what I wore
• He took my hand it wasnt the color of mine
• But when he laughed it was how I laughed,
• And when he cried it was how I cried
• Amy Maddox age 16
• Teaching Tolerance
• Project of the Southern Poverty Law Center