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Luz Ortega Class: EDBL603 Professor: Zahra Saleh-Johnson October 26, 2018                                     Culturally Responsive Teaching    Culturally Responsive Teaching is a pedagogy that recognizes the importance of students' cultural identity as a source of information to improve all aspects of learning for all students, especially English Language Learners (ELLs) (Ladson-Billings, 1994). The pedagogues who acknowledge students cultures, will be more successful because they teach the students in a way that the scholar embraces learning as they see themselves reflected in content they can relate to. For far too long have children grown up with books that have only white children with blond hair. Students have to feel like there is a point to the learning, with a reflection of themselves in the material that allows them to make connections and see that it involves th...

Luz Ortega Class: EDBL603 Professor: Zahra Saleh-Johnson October 18, 2018                                Study Activities #5 (chapter 6)     In twenty years in the future, I think that more people will speak a second language because the immigration population is growing and the community composition is making it more important that employees be bilingual individual in order to meet the needs of the community and keep their business growing.   Trade and profit are important and require the communication among different cultures as well. For example, when I go to the corner store and the employer greets me on my language it makes feel comfortable.        The classroom will be equipped round chairs so the instructor will be able to face each the students. No charts paper display in the classroom. Ea...

Luz Ortega Class: EDBL603 Professor Zahra Saleh-Johnson October 15, 2018                   Bilingualism: Definition and Distinctions                 The measurement of Bilingualism (Chapter 1 and 2 Reflection)         Chapter one discussed about bilingualism. Bilingualism is when an individual can speak two languages.   Although the individual may not be as proficient in one language due to the limited practice and language preferences. Multilingualism is when an individual is able speak more than two languages. due to the multiple languages spoken in their home and community   (Baker, 2011).The way an individual speaks can vary from one community group or country to another. Individuals may use a different language based on their audience, having different needs and ...

Definition of bilingualism: • Bilingualism is the ability to communicate  in two languages (Madrid and Hughes,2011) • How bilinguals first lingual (L1) and second language(L2) are part of a  bilinguals   cognition  (Madrid and Hughes,2011) • Iceberg theory-it’s important to be sure to validate the test content. •

  How to determine whether a content assessment is   valid for English language learners? Luz Ortega Class: EDBL 603 Professor: Dr. Zarah Saleh-Johnson

How to determine whether a content assessment is valid for English language learners? Luz Ortega Class: EDBL 603 Fall 2018 Professor: Dr. Zahra Saleh-Johnson                    Bilingualism is the ability to communicate in two languages (Madrid and Hughes, 2011). There are many theories on bilingualism and how bilinguals learn. Cummins’ common underlying proficiency theory, also known as the Iceberg Theory, explains how bilinguals first language (L1) and second language (L2) are both parts of a bilinguals overall cognition (Madrid and Hughes, 2011). This theory further explains how a bilinguals academic performance can be limited not by their understanding but by their ability to demonstrate their understanding when limited to using L1 or L2. Therefore, even if a student is proficient in the content area, they can not demonstrate their proficiency fully when tested using L1 or L2 as their abili...

Luz Ortega Class: EDBL603 Professor: Dr. Zahra Saleh-Johnson October 10, 2018 Early Development of Bilingualism     chapter 5 Reflection)          Chapter five discussed the different ways children and adults can become bilingual. While some children grow up bilingual being spoken to in two languages at home, others have a home language and are taught a different language at school. When adults choose to learn how to speak a new language they often enroll in school. Children whose parents speak more than one language sometimes have a preference for one, where they become noticeably stronger in the particular language. This preference can be influenced by many factors, especially in the child’s environment. For example, family and friends can influence in a child’s language preference, if a special person or more people that the child feels more affection toward or look up to speak a particular language they would prefer to speak ...