It says
Know your learners (Tesol)
Engage and collaborate within a
community of practice (Tesol)
Design standard academic
content and make it more
accessible (Jun Li)
Students’ access to instructional
tasks requiring complex thinking
is enhanced when linguistic
complexity and instructional
support match their levels of
language proficiency (WIDA)
I say
I would say this applies to all of
my learners whether they are
ELL or not. I remember this
being said in teacher’s training.
Knowing your learners is
important to the building of
relationships. With ELL learners,
this is especially important
when finding ways to connect
with them to see ways to help
them learn.
I think this statement says that
educators in an ELL community
are stronger when they get
together to share stories and
what they have learned about
the world of ELL.
This means that all content that
is designed by myself needs to
have access to different things
like visuals, technology,
translations incorporated into
the material.
High quality material that has
different ways of accessing it
allows the learner to have the
same shot as regular English
learners.
This says that with curriculum,
you need to meet students on
their level while still meeting
the requirements of the
curriculum. It is also means
that the complex thinking skills
have to be taught at their levels
as well as well as the skills
found in the English Language.
And So
I am really big on relationships
with my students. The more
that I get to know them, the
more that they connect and
respond to me when they need
help. The element of trust is a
big thing with ELL learners when
they are just getting to know
people in a new setting.
I need to be more proactive in
getting together with teachers
who are working in the same
field. There is a wealth of
experience from educators
working in the field. The BC
standard “Educators contribute
to the profession” means that
educators mentor and provide
encouragement to other
teachers. When I have the
breadth of knowledge, I will
certainly share it with other
educators.
I have to get better at this. I am
not perfect at it. Now that I will
have more students that might
have special needs or not speak
English, they need to have
materials that reach them. They
need to have the same
opportunities as others.
I agree with the statement
because ELL students are just as
capable as regular students. The
instruction needs to to be as
high quality as possible allowing
for all of the mini lessons that
teach these skills. I am working
on this and hope to provide skill
based lessons that teach these

Students develop language
proficiency in listening,
speaking, reading and writing
independently but at different
rates and in different ways.
(WIDA)
Everything is interconnected
when it comes to learning a
second language. ELL learners
learn in their own way and their
own time. An emphasis on
practicing all skills is equally
important.
skills.
I sometimes am too fixated on
one of these activities and
forget to practice the others. To
get the full benefit of the
English Language, you have to
practice all of the aspects.