My teacher observation began with my teacher requesting that I translate a letter that she had written in English to the parents of the E.L.L. students. I was a little rusty with my Spanish skills and that made me nervous but in the end it all turned out fine and I am so thankful that I have some language background in Spanish!
I then read a book with one of the students. I was happy that he was actually reading and not so distracted as he had been in the previous class time.
After that I gave a few spelling tests to the students and helped them study the sound 'ch' as in church.
I realized something today with the help of the teacher. Many of the students, although they come from a Spanish speaking background, are not bi-lingual. They cannot write or read in Spanish and many of them know select words in Spanish. I think that means that their first language is English but are still E.L.L. students. I know they have had a lot of exposure to Spanish but I think many of their parents are going through the same transition from Spanish to English or they sometimes use both. My teacher said many of the parents use a combination of Spanish and English. These facts can present some new difficulties but I have faith in all of them because they are so smart and bright!
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