Module 2: Culminating Project, Individual
Maggie Holmes
Student M
Background Information
- 3rd grade
- Born in Peru
- Bilingual learner
- Moved to United States at age 5
- Home language is Spanish
- Youngest of two children
Language Capabilities
Language Capabilities
- Bilingual learner
- Based on teacher's accounts student initially
- Started Kindergartenat Level 1 Language Proficiency
- Primarily observed interactions
- Rarely spoke with classmates and teachers
- Currently
- Reading above grade level
- Supports other students in classroom activities by explaining directions and giving guidance
Examples of Language Used by Student M
- While helping seat partner with an activity, "Here, I can show you what I did"
- While at playing with friends recess
- "Guys let's go on the grass!"
- "Can we play ponies?"
- "How did you do that?"
- Asking a teacher a question
- "What do I do when I'm done?"
- "Should I turn this in?"
Examples of Language Used
Instructional Strategies
Instructional Strategies
- Include the student's culture more deliberately in the classroom to validate
- Provide the student opportunities to interact in small groups to gain confidence speakaing in a larger group
- Connecting vocabulry to real- life experiences and contexts