Advisory Meeting #2

EQ:What is the best way for a first grade teacher  to maximize an E.L. (English Learner) student's score on their district's test?

Answer #2:

There are many ways for a first grade teacher to maximize a E.L. student's score on their district test, one of the best ways to do this is through social learning through oral language.

1. When kids talk to their peers on the playground in the english language. They are continuously trying to better understand and speak english through the playground interactions.

2. How english learners stick with students who know their native language. These english learners can better communicate and these students with whom they stick around with can better help them in translating their native language into english.

3. When these english learners are talking to their peers, they are learning how to better transition into english , with simple phrases on "how do you feel?", "how was your day?" and they can later start to answer more questions that require more detail from the student.

Research:

1. PBS. "Social and Emotional Growth." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 22 Aug. 2013

2.Kindermusik’s ABC Music & Me. "Schools." Early Childhood Curriculum. Kindermusik’s ABC Music & Me, n.d. Web. 04 Sept. 2013.

3. Hay, Ian, and Ruth Fielding-Barnsley. "Social Learning, Language And Literacy." Australasian Journal Of Early Childhood 37.1 (2012): 24-29. Academic Search Premier. Web. 20 Sept. 2013.

4. Alicja Rieger,, and Ewa McGrail,. "ON POINT Understanding English Language Learners’ Needs and the Language Acquisition Process: Two Teacher Educators’ Perspectives." Understanding E.L.L. Great Urban Schools, 2006. Web. 9 Jan. 2014.

5. Hill, Laura E. "California's English Learner Students." (PPIC Publication). N.p., Sept. 2012. Web. 09 Jan. 2014

Conclusion:
There are many different ways in which a first grade teacher can maximize a E.L. student's score on their district's test but there  are several best ways that prove  the most effective to get your students as a first grade teacher to reach their full potential.