Key Terms
These students are learning English but may speak another language at home.
What are English Learners (EL students)?
Different levels of this among EL students may create barriers with traditional students.
What is linguistic level / language ability?
EL students may feel this negative feeling because of language differences.
What are feelings of deficiency?
ESL teachers must build this type of classroom community.
What is a multicultural community?
This abbreviation refers to students with limited ability to speak or understand English.
What is LEP (Limited English Proficiency)?
If parents do not speak English, these may be less than optimal for students.
What are home circumstances?
Language differences may create these between EL students and traditional students.
What are barriers?
Teachers should make sure each learner feels this emotionally in the classroom.
What is safe?
This language is often the language of “real life” for EL students.
What is L1 (the first language)?
These circumstances may limit access to technology or extracurricular activities.
What are socioeconomic circumstances?
EL students may have trouble doing this in the classroom community.
What is blending in?
Teachers should ensure that each learner feels this about their abilities.
What is confident?
This language is typically used in the classroom instruction described in the reading.
What is English?
Large differences in this may make it hard for EL students to blend into the classroom community.
What are cultural differences?
Students with LEP and special education designations may have multiple of these identifying traits.
What are markers of distinctiveness?
Teachers should make sure each learner feels this by others.
What is accepted?
This type of classroom contains both English speakers and language learners.
What is a mainstream class?
Low levels of these may reduce students’ background knowledge on school subjects.
What are past educational experiences?
Students with limited background knowledge may struggle in these subjects.
What are content-area topics?
Teachers must create a classroom where students are respected and this.
What is valued?