Sel Melvin

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[Sel Melvin @SelMelvin]

@robin42242464 @HeatherCato9 They can begin by taking this course. It gave me a new name "EB," a new outlook, & a deeper passion, compassion, & appreciation for my ESL students. #chantesol654

[Sel Melvin @SelMelvin]

@wilder_kathryne @HeatherCato9 Yes, like performance-based assessments and other instruments where their language can be used & brilliance can be measured. #chantesol654

[Sel Melvin @SelMelvin]

@lamasterkcb @HeatherCato9 It is so unfair to EBs and other minoritized students and it has been for years. Too may children miss out. I have a personal journey as well. 😢#chantesol654

[Sel Melvin @SelMelvin]

@HeatherCato9 A3 Part 1 Data suggest that EBs are often excluded from GT & advanced courses because their performance on invalid standardized tests often judge them to be unfit for these courses. #chantesol654

[Sel Melvin @SelMelvin]

@HeatherCato9 A2 EBs don’t often have developmentally appropriate materials to learn English, don’t often have appropriate content materials in their home languages, & in some cases have textbooks and instructional materials that are poor compared to English proficient students. #chantesol654

[Sel Melvin @SelMelvin]

@HeatherCato9 A1 A curriculum where EBs’ language and cognitive abilities are engaged in the learning process and their identities are affirmed, where instructional conversations are embedded, cooperative learning is established, and performance-based assessments are honored. #chantesol654

[Sel Melvin @SelMelvin]

@Brittan23736868 @HeatherCato9 Brittany, I've allowed my students to do their writings in their native language in my "English only" ESL class first, then we translated. I didn't want them to lose their passion or the importance of the message. A more positive & powerful impact. #chantesol654

[Sel Melvin @SelMelvin]

@wilder_kathryne @HeatherCato9 Kathryne, I agree with you here. It is important to get to know your student and his/her needs to do our best to meet his/her needs even at the adult ed. level. #chantesol654

[Sel Melvin @SelMelvin]

@HeatherCato9 A7 Please select materials that are culturally relevant and intellectually stimulating to emergent bilingual learners which will make them eager to learn. #chantesol654

[Sel Melvin @SelMelvin]

@HeatherCato9 A6 It promotes critical thinking; it strengthens students’ identity; it enhances socialization, and it makes the class more relevant and engaging to students. #chantesol654

[Sel Melvin @SelMelvin]

@HeatherCato9 A5 Adult ed. ESL has 8 thematic units per year that I could use to open up writer’s workshops that will allow my emergent bilinguals to create writing portfolios filled with their creative work to be shared during our end of the year celebration. #chantesol654

[Sel Melvin @SelMelvin]

@HeatherCato9 A4 Teachers need to consider emergent bilinguals’ cultural, historical, and linguistic backgrounds when selecting texts for them. #chantesol654

[Sel Melvin @SelMelvin]

@HeatherCato9 A2 Some assessments that are useful when assessing EBs are observe closely emergent bilinguals’ process of learning & not just the product they produce to fully recognize their strength & capabilities, portfolio assessments, & use different modalities to assess #chantesol654

[Sel Melvin @SelMelvin]

@HeatherCato9 A1 They are not designed with the cultural or language practices that emergent bilinguals or any other minoritized students are used to. #chantesol654

[Sel Melvin @SelMelvin]

@HeatherCato9 #chantesol654

[Sel Melvin @SelMelvin]

@lamasterkcb @HeatherCato9 It was interesting you said early childhood because the parents I taught were often conflicted. Some taught their children to abandon their language, others the opposite. 'Something to think about. #chantesol654

[Sel Melvin @SelMelvin]

@JudithS34442641 @HeatherCato9 I agree, Judith, in a perfect world and with two teachers per classroom.🙂#chantesol654