Help and Garcia

Garcia told us to ask for help when needed. It might be harder to find or take more time, but if you really care about the learning of a child you will find a way to support them. Using our text Affirming Diversity is a good resource for techniques on helping ELL students. Not one book or technique will be enough for all students. You can not use something that was not designed for the students. Most teachers have a theory for your students and their learning. Your approach to learning will affect your teaching Garcia stated. If you go in thinking everyone is a blank slate and they all can learn then your students will succeed. If you label them as student's who must learn English first or conform to your theory will fail. They will not succeed at the level needed. Teachers must find ways to make their environment a language rich environment. The days of sitting there and listening and then taking a test are over. The students need to experiment with their language on a daily basis.