Identifying At-Risk Students Before Its Too Late Essay -- Student Wit

One of the most difficult times for a child is when he or she moves from one inculcate to another. They mustiness become accustomed to a crude group of peers, teachers and school community. There is a feeling of isolation and loneliness that these children must deal with. In most cases, it is a matter of a few short weeks before the student is at ease. However, for an immigrant, this process and the challenges faced be ofttimes more uttermost(prenominal) and difficult to overcome. When an English style Learner (ELL) enters the new school system, they are exposed to a cultural slurry of their new land (Gunderson, 2000). This includes new foods, customs, language, ethnicities, hobbies, religions and eitherthing else that makes Canada a gallant and diverse nation. Ideally, children should experience a balanced educational environment where they learn English, while their first language and culture are maintain and reinforced. Unfortunately, this is rarely the ca se. A high number of ELL students are immersed in the conflict of loss (Gunderson, 2000). As a result, they feel everything that makes them who they are is slipping away and be replaced by an stranger culture. They yearn for faces they recognize, foods they know and the sounds of home. The Case Study chosen shows signs of the aforementioned conflict but also signs of a learning disability. This paper allow include a Response to Intervention (RTI) approach and further help to assist Amala succeed in her education and new life in Canada. RTI is a multi-tiered service obstetrical delivery model that is used to identify at-risk learners early and to provide instruction in general education first, followed by targeted intervention as need (Echevarria, 2013). Amala, a 15 year old Indian girl,... ...aps she does not approve of this marriage or perhaps her biological Father remains in India? These are questions that must be asked when looking at Amalas case. They could all aff ect her attitude in school and be very large obstacles in her learning. It is important to go down every avenue, to be sure Amala is being supported the correct way.Works CitedBibiography1. British Columbia Ministry of Education, English as a Second Language Learners A adopt for Classroom Teachers (1999), ESL Students with Special Needs, pp. 22-23, http//www.bced.gov.bc.ca/esl/2. Echevarria, Jana, MaryEllen Vogt, and Deborah Short. Making content comprehensible for English learners the SIOP model. 3rd ed. Boston Pearson/Allyn and Bacon, 2013. Print.3. Gunderson, L. (2000). Voices of the Teenage Diasporas. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 43(8), 692-706. Identifying At-Risk Students ahead Its Too Late Essay -- Student Wit One of the most difficult times for a child is when he or she moves from one school to another. They must become accustomed to a new group of peers, teachers and school community. There is a feeling of isolation and loneliness tha t these children must deal with. In most cases, it is a matter of a few short weeks before the student is at ease. However, for an immigrant, this process and the challenges faced are much more extreme and difficult to overcome. When an English Language Learner (ELL) enters the new school system, they are exposed to a cultural slurry of their new land (Gunderson, 2000). This includes new foods, customs, language, ethnicities, hobbies, religions and everything else that makes Canada a proud and diverse nation. Ideally, children should experience a balanced educational environment where they learn English, while their first language and culture are maintained and reinforced. Unfortunately, this is rarely the case. A high number of ELL students are immersed in the conflict of loss (Gunderson, 2000). As a result, they feel everything that makes them who they are is slipping away and being replaced by an alien culture. They yearn for faces they recognize, foods they know and the sounds of home. The Case Study chosen shows signs of the aforementioned conflict but also signs of a learning disability. This paper will include a Response to Intervention (RTI) approach and further help to assist Amala succeed in her education and new life in Canada. RTI is a multi-tiered service delivery model that is used to identify at-risk learners early and to provide instruction in general education first, followed by targeted intervention as needed (Echevarria, 2013). Amala, a 15 year old Indian girl,... ...aps she does not approve of this marriage or perhaps her biological Father remains in India? These are questions that must be asked when looking at Amalas case. They could all affect her attitude in school and be very large obstacles in her learning. It is important to go down every avenue, to be sure Amala is being supported the correct way.Works CitedBibiography1. British Columbia Ministry of Education, English as a Second Language Learners A Guide for Classroom Teachers (1999), ESL Students with Special Needs, pp. 22-23, http//www.bced.gov.bc.ca/esl/2. Echevarria, Jana, MaryEllen Vogt, and Deborah Short. Making content comprehensible for English learners the SIOP model. 3rd ed. Boston Pearson/Allyn and Bacon, 2013. Print.3. Gunderson, L. (2000). Voices of the Teenage Diasporas. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 43(8), 692-706.