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Designing A Curriculum To Engage Heritage Speakers In A Spanish Classroom., Fabiola Milla Kimble
Designing A Curriculum To Engage Heritage Speakers In A Spanish Classroom., Fabiola Milla Kimble
Masters Theses/Capstone Projects
The number of Heritage language learners (HLL's) is growing steadily in the United States. These students are not challenged by the foreign language curriculum. These students provide unique challenges that a Spanish foreign language (FL) classroom is not prepared for. The aim of this research is to provide tools to teachers who will have to teach HLL's to help develop a curriculum specifically designed to meet these unique needs.
A Curriculum Design For Emergent English Language Learners In Middle School Science, Allison Simpson
A Curriculum Design For Emergent English Language Learners In Middle School Science, Allison Simpson
Masters Theses/Capstone Projects
The purpose of this Capstone project is to design a curriculum for emergent English Language Learners (ELLs). This subgroup of students typically comes from a different educational background and speaks a different native language than native English-speaking students. This presents a challenge for educators to include modifications to their current curriculum. While most curricula include modifications for educators to use, they are usually not at the level Emergent ELLs need to be successful in the classroom. This curriculum focuses on emergent level students in the middle school science classroom. The research question is How do we meet emergent ELL students …