What has been your experience with English Language Learners – perhaps you yourself are an ELL or maybe you are currently working in a classroom/school that has ELL students?

As a brand new teacher, you most likely will start out at a school (if you teach in the San Joaquin Valley) that has a high percentage of English Language Learners. Having a class rich in diversity and different languages is a great learning environment. However, it does present challenges for meeting the needs of all students. Read the articles A Quick-Start Guide for Teaching English-Language Learners, and Teaching ELLs and respond to the following questions: What was an “aha” for you from these articles? What are some takeaways for you as you contemplate your future students? What has been your experience with English Language Learners – perhaps you yourself are an ELL or maybe you are currently working in a classroom/school that has ELL students? If you have personal experience, what are some things that have worked well and is there anything you would change about the experience?