Blog # 10

I feel very inadequate as a teacher working with ELD students. Amiss the hustle and bustle of my classroom I often loose my ELD students. My challenges come from the fact that I don't give them as much attention as they need. With common core's emphasis on explanation and world application problems I have been having a really hard time having my curriculum be accessible for them. I recently gained TA for one of my classes and she has been helpful in translating some of the curriculum for me. I had students doing it but I found that it started to hurt their grades and created some distractions. I think the main things I need to do is give them more attention and make sure they feel welcome in the class. I currently don't include them as much as I should in classroom conversation. I think what will help me the most is increasing my overall management skills so I can give my ELD students that extra one-on-one time.