Blog #18: Third Answer

EQ:

    What is the best way for a 1st grade teacher to maximize an E.L.'s  (English Learner) student's score on their district's test?

Answer #3:

  There are many ways for a 1st grade teacher to maximize a E.L.'s student score on thier district's test. One of the most effective ways a 1st grade teacher can maximize a E.L.'s student's score on their district's test is by social learning through ELD programs in schools.


1.Students learn more though talking and interacting with one another and to interact with one another to help is the goal of the ELD programs

2.How students interacting with one another help each other through ELD programs such as the one-way or two-way programs.

3.How long the students take to learn the language while the implantation of the ELD programs such as the one-way or two-way.

Research:

1.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.
2.Gándara, Patricia, Maxwell-Jolly, Julie, and Driscoll, Anne. "University of California Linguistic Minority Research Institute." Listening to Teachers of English Language Learners: A Survey of California Teachers' Challenges, Experiences, and Professional Development Needs [eScholarship]. University of California Linguistic Minority Research Institute, 01 Jan. 2005. Web. 23 Jan. 2014.
3.Hakuta, Kenji. "University of California Linguistic Minority Research Institute." How Long Does It Take English Learners to Attain Proficiency [eScholarship]. N.p., 1 Jan. 2000. Web. 23 Jan. 2014.
4.Genesee, Fred, Kathyrn Lindoholm-Leary, Donna Christian, and William M. Saunders. "Educating English Language Learners: A Synthesis of Research Evidence." Google Books. N.p., 2006. Web. 23 Jan. 2014.


Conclusion:
 Since there are many different ways for a 1st grade teacher to help a E.L. student, one of the most effective ways for a 1st grade teacher to maximize an E.L. student's score on their district's test is by implementing social learning through ELD programs in schools.