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I don't speak Spanish.  The teacher did not seem to think that should be a barrier to my engagement.

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I don't speak Spanish.  The teacher did not seem to think that should be a barrier to my engagement.

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I swam along with the first slide - the quote was in English, and I found it inspiring.  From that point on, I was lost.

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I swam along with the first slide - the quote was in English, and I found it inspiring.  From that point on, I was lost.

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I sunk because I haven't had Spanish in 15 years!!! 

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I sunk because I haven't had Spanish in 15 years!!! 

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I feel frustrated because I can't understand anything.

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I don't like feeling incompetent, so I quit trying.

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I don't like feeling incompetent, so I quit trying.

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I sunk because I was unfamiliar with most of the Spanish terms in the biography. 

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I sunk because I was unfamiliar with most of the Spanish terms in the biography. 

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I sunk because don't speak enough Spanish especially the academic language to be able to complete the assignment.

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I sunk because don't speak enough Spanish especially the academic language to be able to complete the assignment.

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I sunk...had no clue and definitely couldn't keep up with the pace of the discussion and questions that were being asked and answered.

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I sunk...had no clue and definitely couldn't keep up with the pace of the discussion and questions that were being asked and answered.

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I feel sad because other people knew the answers and I had no idea what we were doing.

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I feel sad because other people knew the answers and I had no idea what we were doing.

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I know a little Spanish and could have more success with less to 'translate' myself and being able to use my native language and peers.

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I felt like I was barely above water because I understood a few words and was watching what others were doing. 

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I felt like I was barely above water because I understood a few words and was watching what others were doing. 

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I sad because I know we have students who live that everyday.

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I sad because I know we have students who live that everyday.

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I felt so frustrated because I couldn't figure out what anything was without Google Translate and the teachers would only allow Spanish to be spoken! 

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I felt so frustrated because I couldn't figure out what anything was without Google Translate and the teachers would only allow Spanish to be spoken! 

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frustrated because maybe I could have done SOMETHING if there were ANY supports offered.

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frustrated because maybe I could have done SOMETHING if there were ANY supports offered.

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I sank because I do not speak Spanish and was offered not help with understanding the article.

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I sank because I do not speak Spanish and was offered not help with understanding the article.

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Because I understood about 10 words total from the lesson.

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Because I understood about 10 words total from the lesson.

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I sunk because I could not keep up with the assignment expectations. The video was long and the speaker was going too fast, so I just skipped it and tried to read the article and answer the questions knowing I could do that more at my own pace. 

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I sunk because I could not keep up with the assignment expectations. The video was long and the speaker was going too fast, so I just skipped it and tried to read the article and answer the questions knowing I could do that more at my own pace. 

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I sunk because I couldn't read and I was spending most of my time trying to figure out what parts of the text meant with very little success.

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I sunk because I couldn't read and I was spending most of my time trying to figure out what parts of the text meant with very little success.

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I felt frustrated because I knew enough Spanish to get the gist, but not enough Spanish to be as proficient with the work as I needed to be.

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I felt frustrated because I knew enough Spanish to get the gist, but not enough Spanish to be as proficient with the work as I needed to be.

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I sunk because although I could understand and read some isolated words there was a lack of comprehension and understanding of what I was reading and the task at hand.

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I sunk because although I could understand and read some isolated words there was a lack of comprehension and understanding of what I was reading and the task at hand.

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I kept my head above water enough to get corrected in front of everyone.  

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I kept my head above water enough to get corrected in front of everyone.  

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because I had a technology glitch and I could not understand technical terms in Spanish

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because I had a technology glitch and I could not understand technical terms in Spanish

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I was able to swim for the time being because I could read enough words to pick up bits and pieces. However, I would have sunk once I had to answer the questions.

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I sunk because I wasn't able to read through the information and translate to answer the questions.

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I sunk because I wasn't able to read through the information and translate to answer the questions.

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I sunk because the barrier of not knowing the language hindered my understanding of the assignment, even thought it was a topic I thought I knew a lot about.

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I could only pick out a few words per sentence from the reading and teacher talk just confused me more.

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I sunk because I could only understand a few words from the article. 

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I sunk because I could only understand a few words from the article. 

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why so many of our ELLs even come to school

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I feel like checking out b/c the distance between where I am and where she expects me to be is too great.

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realizing that teachers are actually doing this in their classrooms! 

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realizing that teachers are actually doing this in their classrooms! 

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Teachers need to know and provide which supports their students need to engage in learning.

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Teachers need to know and provide which supports their students need to engage in learning.

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How important non-verbal communication becomes when you don't speak the language

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How important non-verbal communication becomes when you don't speak the language

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I was stressed that I didn't have enough processing time to listen to what the teacher was saying and try to process any of the words in the text

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I was stressed that I didn't have enough processing time to listen to what the teacher was saying and try to process any of the words in the text

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I feel confused because I did not understand the direction and came to understand only some of the information from the text. 

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I feel confused because I did not understand the direction and came to understand only some of the information from the text. 

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I feel less than because I couldn't participate.

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I sunk because the stress and pressure caused me to shut down

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I sunk because the stress and pressure caused me to shut down

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I felt nervous/scared because the teacher was circulating around the room checking our progress.  I was trying to "pretend" to read and do my work so the teacher would not check on me.

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I felt nervous/scared because the teacher was circulating around the room checking our progress.  I was trying to "pretend" to read and do my work so the teacher would not check on me.

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I felt frustrated and my heart was pounding.

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I felt frustrated and my heart was pounding.

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I felt like giving up because I couldn't understand anything and didn't have any resources to help. 

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I felt like giving up because I couldn't understand anything and didn't have any resources to help. 

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I "swam" only because I could decipher some of the cognates and figure out the gist of the sentence

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I "swam" only because I could decipher some of the cognates and figure out the gist of the sentence

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I can become a sneaky/rule-breaking student quickly. When she told me I couldn't use Google translate, I went underground.

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I felt stressed because I was working hard to figure out what to do.

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How to help bridge Spanish to English, especially at secondary, to help students stay in school, be/feel successful and graduate.

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I feel inferior because I couldn't communicate the way others could.

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I feel inferior because I couldn't communicate the way others could.

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Many Ts try to focus on just providing support to Spanish speaking ESL Ss because they are the majority, but at some of our campuses there are 38 different home languages... I wonder how we purposely build this capacity in our Ts to help them overcome this perceived barrier?

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I felt frustrated with the length of the text and not having any visuals. The teacher did not provide any scaffolds

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I felt frustrated with the length of the text and not having any visuals. The teacher did not provide any scaffolds

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How much attention is paid to this issue within GCISD?

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How much attention is paid to this issue within GCISD?

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I don't speak Spanish.  The teacher did not seem to think that should be a barrier to my engagement.

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Importance of planting either academic or content specific vocabulary to help students be successful.

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ELL students do not receive adequate support in GCISD.  How can this be changed?

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ELL students do not receive adequate support in GCISD.  How can this be changed?

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frustrated. there was no bridge -  no anticipation that I might have trouble

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frustrated. there was no bridge -  no anticipation that I might have trouble

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Why ELLS even come to school!!

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I had prior knowledge of topic so I had context for the words I was able to read.

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How do we bridge????

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How are teachers grading ELLs? New students can be very discouraged about learning.