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Luz Ortega Class: EDBL 603 Professor: Dr. Zahra Saleh-Johnson Poems about # 13 lives of multilingual children in public #12 school. Week 12 Reflection The story The Girl Who Would Sing by Kit Yuen Quan explained how difficult her life was as a Chinese immigrant. She was misunderstood not only for being an immigrant, but for being a woman as well. Many immigrants are able to relate to Kit Yuen Quan’s story for many reasons. One being that although many know the English language, they tend to underestimate themselves because they don’t feel confident enough to express themselves freely. There is a fear of being judged incorrectly, being assumed that since they look different (not American) then they must not be able to comprehend English. People have different methods of learning and how to express themselves, but that doesn’t mean that they feel courageous enough to say what they feel so they suppress their true emotions. The fear of making mistakes, being misundersto...

Alexa’s Case Study Report & Instructional Next Steps Luz Ortega Class: EDBL 603 Prof: Dr. Zahra Saleh-Jonson Case Study:     Alexa is kindergarten student at a title I school in Crown Heights Brooklyn. She is five years old, and was born in Brooklyn, New York. Both of Alexa’s parents are     Hispanic from Mexico, however her home language is Spanish.     In an interview with Alexa’s mother, I learned that came to the United State when she was in her early twenties. Unfortunately, she explained that she could not go to school to learn English because she needed to get a job to support herself. She also told me that “she has learned to speak English through time, but she cannot write, read and speak fluently. Alexa’s mother met her husband right after she came to this country and has three children by him, one boy and two girls and Alexa is the youngest. Alexa’s parents h...