K Murphy Unit 2 Essay Ted 602
K Murphy Unit 2 Essay Ted 602
K Murphy Unit 2 Essay Ted 602
Kelli Murphy
TED 602: Foundations of Education
Unit 2 Essay Assignment
Professor Bernard Gallegos
December 7, 2014
ensure that students, no matter what race, language, or sex, are grasping
concepts in reading, writing, math, science, etc., but that cultural ideas can
be learned through society and in households. Personally I like the ideas of
the English Language Acquisition Acts nine major purposes. In fact, the first
stated purpose of the legislation reads: (1) to help ensure that children who
are limited English proficient, including immigrant children and youth, attain
English proficiency, develop high levels of academic attainment in English,
and meet the same challenging State academic content and student
academic achievement standards as all children are expected to meet
(Spring, 2013, p. 180). I feel fortunate to have had language requirements in
both high school and college, so I understand what it is like to try to learn a
second language, which I think will benefit me in the classroom. My
philosophy as a teacher will be to implement as many aids and resources to
students of all races, sexes, and languages so that they are learning my
curriculum. If I have a student who doesnt speak much English in my
classroom then I will label everything in the classroom such as the door, a
window, a chalk board, a desk, etc. with the name of the object to help them
around the classroom. My goal is to end up in teaching a second grade
classroom, so if one of my students has no English background and would
benefit from kindergarten level teaching, then I will need to incorporate that
for them. In this situation I might have them working on special learning
programs on the computer in class to help them get stronger at developing
basic English which will help them with learning the curriculum.
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English proficiency, then I will have to adjust to the differences and find a
way to help them grasp the curriculum. I might need to use more visual aids
or the help of a physical aid to help my students, but I will use all resources
available to give the highest quality education to all students in my
classroom.
References
Spring, J. (2013). American Education. New York: McGraw Hill