Connecting ELL students to high-interest texts and authentic writing tasks
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Leanna Donato (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: As a teacher with a Spanish concentration, my students that are ELL students are close to my heart. I have a strong desire to help them succeed in the classroom because of their language barrier. I have noticed the lack of skill and production of quality work since I have been in the classroom. If I work one-on-one with a student, I can see how much potential that they have. I want to help these students connect to reading and writing. I chose this project because I wanted to discover if allowing them to read texts of interest would improve their work. I worked with three students in my classroom. One student does not usually complete her work on time if at all and has little support at home. Another student seems to comprehend more in class, but is not focused or motivated to complete his work. The final student has actually passed out of the ELL program at school, but still noticeably struggles with the quality of his work. I wanted to compare these students' work ethics and products with each other, as well as with other members of the class who are performing on grade level. In this paper, I want to discuss the following aspects of my project: the process that I used to complete this project, the strategies that I used, each student's individual work, and my findings and conclusions.
Connecting ELL students to high-interest texts and authentic writing tasks
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Dissertation
- Language: English
- Date: 2015
- Keywords
- education, teaching, reading, writing, ELL students, elementary education