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Subject: [NIFL-ESL:3868] brainstorm
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Dear Collegues,
As a grateful subscriber to this list-serv, I would like to wish
Fran much luck in her new endeavors, and look forward to her input, as
always.
I've mentioned to some before that I am currently a teacher of
ESL on the Secondary level in an urban high school.I have had the
opportunity to teach a few students in Special Education who were placed
in my classes due to the "Inclusion" law which exists in our school
system. Since I began interraction with Sped teachers, I realized that
there were some similarities between the materials we use, and some of
our teaching methodologies.Through a rather unique series of
circumstances, I was able to have an English speaking Sped student
participate in my ESL Language Arts Lab class, for a short period of
time. This boy was flunking his mainstream English class, and felt quite
comfortable in the ESL class where we were beginning to read "Rainman".
It occured to me that this might be something to pursue, since the Sped
teachers have begun borrowing my books, and have shared the mutual
interests we share in our respective arenas. I broached the question of
whether I might begin a pilot program for next year for a class of high
functioning Sped students and Intermediate-low advanced ESL students. The
department head of Special Ed has voiced her interest in possibly joining
me in this endeavor. I would like to ask if there are any of my collegues
who can give me some knowledgable feedback on this idea, whether it is
viable, and what your opinions truly are.In addition, is there anyone who
can give me any advice about curriculum,etc
Looking forward to any and all comments.
Fe Sharp
FeSharp@juno.com
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