ESL Kindergarten Students with Learning Difficulties by michael bartolo murillo iii

1. Observe and Document

michaelbartolomurilloiii — 2025-08-08 05:11:14 UTC

Notice difficulties in ESL, including speaking, listening, writing and phonics. Record observations and collect samples.

https://www.colorincolorado.org/article/language-acquisition-overview

2. Communicate with other teachers and rule out other causes

michaelbartolomurilloiii — 2025-08-08 05:22:25 UTC

Check with local teachers about L1 skills. Consider hearing, vision and environmental issues.

https://www.weliahealth.org/2025/05/child-struggling-check-their-vision-and-hearing/

3. Differentiated ESL support

michaelbartolomurilloiii — 2025-08-08 05:38:44 UTC

Create differentiated lessons based on how ready the student is for the information, the interest the student has in the material and the optimal learning styles of the student (eg. visual, auditory, etc.)

https://www.colorincolorado.org/article/differentiated-instruction-english-language-learners

https://youtu.be/h7-D3gi2lL8?si=-jVDsUBhI8yeCqaP

4. Language need vs. learning disability

michaelbartolomurilloiii — 2025-08-08 05:45:35 UTC

Language need: strong L1, struggles mainly in English, improves with support

Learning disability: struggles in both languages, poor progress even with support

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/how-to-identify-and-serve-english-learners-with-disabilities/2023/09

5. Collaborate with local teachers and parents

michaelbartolomurilloiii — 2025-08-08 05:53:08 UTC

Share examples. Parents should monitor progress of student at home in L1.

https://www.understood.org/en/articles/english-language-learners-in-special-education-partnering-with-families

Monitor and refer, if necessary

michaelbartolomurilloiii — 2025-08-08 05:55:42 UTC

Keep adapting ESL instruction and tracking progress. Suggest external testing, if needed.

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/screening.html