Assignment: English Learner (EL) Case Study.
Accompanies Module: Anchor Assignment
Points Possible: 60
Instructions:
This assignment prepares the future classroom teacher with the knowledge, skills, and
dispositions to work with future EL students. In addition, this assignment allows for
practical application of the Freeman and Freeman article, “Who are our English
Language Learners, and what factors influence their academic performance? (2001). A
part of working with any student or groups of students is to fully understand the
educational background students bring to the learning experience. In regards to English
Learners, this educational background may include home language, educational
experiences, parent education, and immigration history if applicable. This background
information provides a complete picture of your students and supports you as a
classroom teacher in developing your ELs language proficiency.
Drawing upon information you have learned from your course readings and
assignments in this class, you are to create s complete profile of an EL student in your
classroom that will help inform instructional practice. You will gather data from a variety
of sources (i.e. the EL student, former classroom teachers of the EL student, parent
liaison, student files, parents, etc.) However, it is not mandatory to interview the parent
in order to describe the EL student. These are examples of possible questions that you
would consider as a classroom teacher, it is not expected that you respond to each of
these questions. It is expected that you develop as complete a profile as possible, given
your current placement.
A. What is the students’ educational background?
Student current grade levels
- L1 language proficiency (if available)
- CELDT English Language Proficiency score
- Years of schooling in country of origin
- Years of schooling in the U.S. schools
- Numbers of years at present school
- Modifications made from previous teacher
- Most recent standardized scores
- Special services received or receiving
- Parents’ schooling “practices/beliefs
B. What is the immigration history of the EL student?
- Where are they from?
- Why did they emigrate from their homeland?
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Why did they immigrate to the U. S.?
When did they first arrive in the U.S.?
Where did the family first settle? How did they arrive?
How did they get to current location?
C. What is the home language background?
- Language(s) spoken by the EL students
- Language(s) spoken by adults in the home
- Language(s) spoken by siblings
D. What is the family background of the selected EL students?
- Brothers & sisters
- One-parent/two-parent home
- Parents' occupation
- Educational background of the family