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Students often have oral language abilities in two languages or more

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Students are compassionate with other students that struggle because they know how hard it is.

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Bilingual learners with SEN can help other students (or even teachers!) who may not be as proficient in one of the two languages.

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Our students continue to strive towards learning and knowledge. They do not give up when the going gets tough

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Students often make personal connections between their experiences and skills/concepts learned in class as a way to share their understanding and participate while making sense of their own world

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Students can learn a lot when they have a positive and confident learning attitude

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Students participate and engage in lessons with enthusiasm
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Funds of knowledge - Home language and home practices are accessible resources

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Funds of knowledge - Home language and home practices are accessible resources

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I want students to learn and practice asking questions --queries to learn, but also asking for help and guidance.  They need to develop some self-advocating skills.

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Communication, culture,
language, and interests.

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they learn to adapt to their challenges

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Survival- our students can adapt, grow and thrive in new environments and languages.

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Survival- our students can adapt, grow and thrive in new environments and languages.

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These students tend to be resourceful by observing their surroundings and adapting

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I want my students to see themselves as strong, confident mathematicians.They can apply their learning from their home country to new applications. All background knowledge is validated.

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Given the tools, they can do anything . SCAFFOLD. SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLD

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Allow students to lead in areas that are strengths.  For example,  a student who knows divisibility rules could help lead a group in factoring.

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Culture + language = Global citizen

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Our students know how to navigate school in multiple contexts

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Students share interests and skills (athletics, pop culture, technology) with other adolescents across differences of culture, language, and exceptionalities.

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Students share interests and skills (athletics, pop culture, technology) with other adolescents across differences of culture, language, and exceptionalities.

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Students are practically born with technology in their hands and willing to try new things. Find and utilize supports that students can use in the classroom.

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find a picture they identify with to gain their focus

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.....help make the student feel great about what they are learning.

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It is important for me to teach my students to have the love of learning.  If they are successful in school they will be life long learner:) 

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It is important for me to teach my students to have the love of learning.  If they are successful in school they will be life long learner:) 

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ELs successfully navigate different cultures, teachers, languages, expectations, and on and on.

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Observing others, emulating others, developing receptive language

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make it work for them!!!!!!

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...occur when a child has success (starting from a point of strength), no matter how small that success may be

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Their brains have to keep translating to make sense of the world

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Children with disabilities learn better by starting with what they already know and building on that first. That way they increase their confidence and become open to learning new things.

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Language learners are constantly looking for models to follow. They are eager to learn.

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I have always wondered why we don't talk more about starting where a child is at or with where their strengths are. Rigor and high academic standards are necessary but impossible to reach if you don't start from where they are currently to build a bridge to where you want them to go or to reach their highest potential.

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In college, when we were getting our ESOL endorsement every lesson plan that we wrote started with this idea of funds of knowledge and how their culture or language could serve as a bridge to whatever concept we were learning. When you start a lesson with that in mind you are ALWAYS starting with student strength.

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Language learners with special educational needs are resilient and put forth great effort when encouraged and supported