Blog 16

Bilingual Education has been around for many years and not only in the United States but in many countries also. Mainly in the United States we expect Bilingual Education to specific because of the demographic growth and that is not the case because there are different approaches in the classrooms.The purpose of my study is about how Bilingual Education works in different ways and it is important that the Latino community to be informed on how much it impacts their children depending the model that the school is using.

 I have a particular interest especially with how bilingual education works and their methods. I want to understand their struggle and their opinions about the schools and forms of teaching. Bilingual Education works in different ways, because numerous program models are used. Many don’t know where to start with a new language but with my interview I learned that repetition and scaffolding is a key to the students.
 I’m going to rely and a lot on NABE website and try to relate it with the interview. I already highlight the article know what I want to use. It also speaks about different methods and how does it work. http://www.nabe.org/BilingualEducation

Blog 17

I believe these quotes that I picked out of the interview would help me write my paper because she clearly points out the importance of bilingual education. Repetition and scaffolding. I also want to write about the behaviors of those who don't receive the same program.

1. one person on the table come and get a basket and then they can read silently is a variety of genres and you know different kind of books levels so this is just to expose the kids to the text so they can get use to the word

2. it helps visually with the reading um then after that we unpack I check their homework they wrote the um homework  in the agenda I we take a book every night home so we switch books one table get one set of books they give it to the other one

3. routine I do language art in the morning languages arts and then um we start reviewing what we learn what remember from the day before what are we studying all the “amazing “words all the concepts (4:20) if were talking about um sequence um how do you how do you relate this to the story about last week and things like that and then I introduce the new day the new day whatever is going to be on that day. (à Scaffolding  ß)

4. I see the lowest group every single day there is no way I skip them

5. Yes I have good communication, we communicate through the (5:30) planner the kids have planners so anytime that they want to send me something since I check every morning for the planner the parents sign it. -They feel comfortable because I speak Spanish. (Repetition with parents also because they need to sign the agenda everyday)

6. It is easy homework that they can understand and usually I use the smart board and I say this is going to be your homework this is what you need to do (Repetition)

7. I teach with them reading at their level 1 like the cat has a bowl you know like repetition all this like the cat the cat all the pages have the cat so they are learning the other words so that’s how transfer starts. Second grade is the same thing the teacher starts with the group that is leaving here with the work she continues during centers doing with them English and the whole group Spanish and then in third we are thinking that they are ready exiting the program going into mainstream. (Important information because she explains how the program works but also explains how repetition is a key for the students without actually pointing it out)

Behaviors

1. We can still see distance in the um middle in the um upper grades fourth, fifth, sixth because they don’t have self-contained bilinguals

2. They don’t have that they have the bilingual in class support (10:50) the teacher comes in the class and help them with but only with language arts and math but they are left out by themselves in science the child doesn’t speak much English so he’ll fell like don’t want to talk or always wants to complain then misbehave because they are bored they don’t know what is going on in the classroom

3. Teacher has to have a lot of complaints they don’t behave or they do whatever they want they keep talking because of course they don’t understand what the teacher is saying and they don’t have anyone that is helping them.

Blog 14

Repetition and scaffolding is an importance in bilingual education. My interviewee talks about that in many different ways without actually pointing that out. Her methods or activities she uses like having the students get a book after they are done with breakfast to expose the kids to text and they can get use too the words. By that she wants the students to get use to words and be able to read them without a problem because they repeat the same books every day. She also talks about how she checks on their agenda the homework they wrote after they are done unpacking. I think that is a great method she wants to see what student was paying attention because they use their agendas every single day. Now for scaffolding she does a routine in language arts in the morning they review what they learned and remember from the previous day. She gave an example of how she would ask them to relate a story from last week and then she would introduce the new material of the day. She makes sure the students are remembering and understand the assignment before they move on to something different. For centers to has three groups and she has a guided reading center which is done four days in a week which she sees, they are the lowest group and she never skips them. Not only does she have repetition with the students but she also involves the parents in the repetition because the need to check their child’s agenda and sign it every night. I think that is a great method because it creates a type of communication with the parents and teachers and the parents are comfortable because they can write notes to her because the teacher knows Spanish. The students may have trouble doing homework at home and she knows that can be a possibility so she uses a smart board and explains to them what they need to do. She also again explains to me that she uses a projector which she didn’t have in the classroom and takes out a worksheet that they are using and explains to them what they need to do.