tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-581753778479685806.post3431522113739511496..comments2015-12-07T01:34:03.915-08:00Comments on DFL: "Tongue Tied" Chapters - ReviewAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14011430672223133332noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-581753778479685806.post-37603745680233897312015-11-05T11:29:19.976-08:002015-11-05T11:29:19.976-08:00Yea to agree with the people above, not being able...Yea to agree with the people above, not being able to speak Spanish to your students is crazy. I believe that to the students that need English practice, they should be coaxed to practice English. But they should not be left behind in math class where it is very conceptual due to the fact they can't understand the English. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-581753778479685806.post-9331290512645750622015-11-04T12:19:42.897-08:002015-11-04T12:19:42.897-08:00Your comment about being reprimanded also caught m...Your comment about being reprimanded also caught my attention. I looked back at my notes and thought the research supported that "literacy skills swiftly transfer to second language settings." If literacy skills transfer, then wouldn't other skills that we are teaching transfer. I also thought of the concept of safe space. If students are all day trying to speak and understand teachers in a second language, what a nice opportunity it would be to speak, even only in passing, to a teacher in their primary language. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04964795987749857918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-581753778479685806.post-18307180716756678112015-11-04T12:09:32.688-08:002015-11-04T12:09:32.688-08:00What I took from the readings is that if students ...What I took from the readings is that if students understand the concept in their native language, then they are far more likely to understand in English. I would think that if a student was struggling to understand a concept in my Geometry class, then I would love to have the tools to explain in another language if appropriate. I'm very interested to see where we go with this in class.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670866205792705147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-581753778479685806.post-86029177915956738952015-11-03T18:57:32.439-08:002015-11-03T18:57:32.439-08:00Your comments about not being allowed to speak Por...Your comments about not being allowed to speak Portuguese or Spanish to your students got my attention because I had the same difficulty when teaching English to Spanish speaking students. As an immersion program, students were not allowed to speak Spanish at all, nor were teachers allowed to give any assistance when a student was struggling to understand a word or concept. I always felt that helping them to understand the concept by giving them the translation made more sense because rather than become frustrated and give up, the students would feel more confident because they understood what they were doing. I'm not really sure which is the better way and look forward to this week's class for a different perspective.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00924687583199891569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-581753778479685806.post-52349990485783723842015-11-03T18:57:26.343-08:002015-11-03T18:57:26.343-08:00Your comments about not being allowed to speak Por...Your comments about not being allowed to speak Portuguese or Spanish to your students got my attention because I had the same difficulty when teaching English to Spanish speaking students. As an immersion program, students were not allowed to speak Spanish at all, nor were teachers allowed to give any assistance when a student was struggling to understand a word or concept. I always felt that helping them to understand the concept by giving them the translation made more sense because rather than become frustrated and give up, the students would feel more confident because they understood what they were doing. I'm not really sure which is the better way and look forward to this week's class for a different perspective.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00924687583199891569noreply@blogger.com