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¶ … McKeon (2007) debunk the myths regarding literacy and offer the actualities relative to them. One of the realities is that of teaching English language learners (ELLS) not only English literacy, but also content area knowledge. I am in agreement with this perspective as ELLS make up the fastest increasing populace in schools within the United States. Therefore, it makes sense that a lack of doing so will only hamper their academic development. In the contemporary, teachers are constantly facing an educational context that is largely challenging. For this reason, ESL and bilingual teachers as well as supervisors are often tentative whether they are applying a program that satisfies all necessary standards. A good instance is the myth that ELLS necessitate a firm grasp in L1 in order for them to be advanced to L2. However, as pointed out by Samway and McKeon (2007), this is not always the case as an English-medium literacy instruction that is properly designed and effectively executed can result in high levels of literacy in English. These are understanding and actualities that are necessitated by teachers and educators to assist ELLs to be successful in their academics. Especially in this realm that follows...
The first one is the holistic view in which a person's linguistic gamut is considered as being incorporated and interrelated in its entirety. The other view is the fractional view of bilingualism where every language is considered and treated as a separate system. Personally, I am inclined to go with the latter as I consider a bilingual to be a person with the ability to have inherent control of two or more languages. Another aspect properly and rightfully so pointed out by the author is that of language dominance (DeJong, 2011). It makes sense to test a bilingual child in the language that he or she is dominant, for instance, the native language such as Portuguese over English. In addition, this assessment is one that is fairer compared to tests in the weaker language. The higher the scores in the respective language indicate dominance in that particular language (DeJong, 2011). In addition, I am in complete agreement with DeJong (2011) in the sense that for multilingualism to be given proper backing, it is imperative for educators…
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The Lord will lead one to safety always. One can simply believe in something higher to get the meaning of this; it doesn't have to be Jesus. Psalm 127, contrarily is confusing because it states that unless the Lord builds the house, it is built in vain. This seems to be more literal, but I do get the idea. Unless the people building the house are doing it with
Foundations Book) And Chapter 3 (Myths Book) Of the Two Books Below: Samway, K and McKeon D. (2007). Myths and Realities: Best Practices for Language Minority Students. Heinemann. ISBN 13: 9780325009896 DeJong, E. (2011). Foundations for Multilingualism in Education: from Principle to Practices. Caslon Publishing ISBN: 978-1-9340000-06-9 According to the latest research, dual language (DL) instructions are more expensive than transitional bilingual education program. By comparing the DL instruction with transitional bilingual
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