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Teachers Supporting New Immigrant Esl Learners, Stephanie Nash-Pearce
Teachers Supporting New Immigrant Esl Learners, Stephanie Nash-Pearce
The Dissertation in Practice at Western University
Abstract
This Organizational Improvement Plan (OIP) examines how a teacher leader with influence can support classroom teachers in establishing a more inclusive and culturally competent learning environment. It is framed around a Problem of Practice (PoP) that emerged from a significant increase of new immigrant, English Second Language (ESL) learners enrolling at Rankin Elementary. Formal and informal school assessments revealed that ESL learners were achieving lower than their English speaking peers. This OIP serves to address how classroom teachers can effectively support new immigrant, ESL learners as they work to improve their English Language Proficiency. This OIP is viewed from …