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Communicating to parents on a regular basis. One effective way being through email

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Holding parent teacher conferences

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1. Keep in regular contact with them regarding their child's progress - this helps engage parents by staying connected on a regular basis
2. Use basic English when communicating with them
3. Use technology resources if needed to effectively communicate with them (ex: Google Translate)
4. Send parents emails regarding activities/assignments that their child need to complete
5. Hold parent conferences frequently
6. Be aware and ready to listen to any student related concerns that a parent may have - listen and learn technique
8. Ask questions

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1. Earn a degree in TESOL while completing a teacher prep program

2. Complete the Texas testing requirements

3. Apply for teaching license and TESOL certification

4. Maintain ESL teaching certification

5. Teach :)

- TESOL: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

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Length of Instruction regarding ESL programs vary greatly between each student. Overall, English oral proficiency can take about 3-5 years to develop, whereas academic English proficiency can take about 4-7 years.

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- ESL Pull-out Model: Students are placed in regular classroom settings but are pulled out for a portion of each day to receive instruction in ESL.
- ESL Class Period: Students receive ESL during a regular class period
- ESL Resource Center: Similar to the pull-out model, students are combined together from several different classrooms/schools to a central location to focus on ESL materials.
- ESL Self-Contained: Students spend a large portion of their day with an ESL teacher.
- ESL Team Teaching: When one or more certified teachers teach each other assigned different content areas
- Structured English Immersion: Classrooms containing only English learners, class is taught in English with a few clarification using a students native language when needed (by ESL certified teachers).

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The purpose of having ESL programs is to help expand academic vocabulary, Develop confidence in students speaking, listening, reading and writing, skills. Another purpose is for students to learn how to monitor and self-correct their linguistic output and to develop fluency in the English language

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In ESL classes in elementary school, non English speaking students are generally taken out of their regular classroom for a period of time to learn English. In middle and high school, students take an ESL class in place of an elective. All teaching is done in English. Students sometimes feel singled out and awkward when pulled out of regular classes to go to their ESL class.

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Have students verbally communicate their ideas to their classmates to help them with their fluency

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Encourage repetition of words

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Encouraging student group work

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- Allow students to work in groups. By doing so, students can compare their thoughts and ideas with their classmates and see if they are on the right track with their language/vocabulary structure choices.
- Have students translate some English words into their native language to help them grasp a better understanding of that given word.
- Have students repeat sentences
- Have students write out their answers, thoughts, ideas, findings, etc. onto paper. This helps build their sentence structure fluency
- Have students present their assignments to the class to have the class identify and give constructive criticism in areas that need it

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- Have students read aloud with the assistance of a teacher. When students make an error or get stuck, teacher can redirect them by correcting them on to the right track
- When assigning a student to a reading, help guide them along each word using a pointer or finger
- Have students repeat words correctly if they happen to mispronounce them

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Guiding students with words

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Students in ESL related programs focus on their development of grammar, vocabulary, reading, speaking, and writing in English.

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English as a second or foreign language is the use of English by speakers with different native languages

In an ESL classroom, students who teach many different languages are all taught by the same teacher. The teacher only speaks English and is not required to speak the native language of any members of the class.

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The goal of a student being put into an ESL program is get students proficient in the English language.
Unlike other programs, ESL students come from all different backgrounds as the teacher ONLY speaks English.