Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id f28IEA922081; Thu, 8 Mar 2001 13:14:10 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 13:14:10 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <3AA7CAAA.9804D179@adelphia.net> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: A <annhector@adelphia.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:5654] Re: literacy activities in multi-level class X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.76 [en] (Win98; U) Status: O Content-Length: 926 Lines: 18 I think it's important to note that the term "multi-level" does not necessarily refer to literacy level. Age, lenth of time in the US, and socioeconomic background are just a few important factors to consider also. These factors are usually common to ESL classrooms and do impact on our students' ability to learn English. A severely mismatched/multilevel group could pose potential dangers to some students, and maybe it would benefit most students if the teacher organizes the class into small groups. Somehow, ESL teachers need to learn how to manage such diversity, and doing so is a tough task. [And] funding constraints, and statutory disinterest in ESL and immigrant issues, (consider New York cases) just make our jobs so much tougher. Forums like this one are important. It gives us a place to express our feelings and to join our minds together to make important societal changes that will benefit everyone. -An
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