Who Are English Language Learners or English as a Second Language Students?
English Language Learners (ELL) or English as a Second Language (ESL) students are students who first learned to speak, read and/or write a language(s) other than English. ESL students may have recently (im)migrated to Canada or may have been born in Canada and live in homes in which the primary language is not English. It is important as an educator to understand that just because these students are classified as a general group does not mean that each student can be understood in the same way. Each ELL student will be different from the next and require different accommodations and cultural awareness. It is also important to understand that in addition to coming from a different language background, these students often come from a different cultural, social and political background. School and political systems, cultural norms and values about education differ from culture to culture and therefore it is important as a teacher to try to discover these backgrounds as best as possible
Related Questions
- How can English language learners participate in an assessment if the state or district does not allow students to take the test with all of the accommodations they need?
- Does NAEP offer accommodations for students with disabilities or English language learners?
- Who completes a NAEP students with disabilities or English language learners worksheet?
