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my name is Martin can I speak in English

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student can look like you and and me 

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you know they they don't have to look any different we have

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a lot of students who were born in the United States and

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speak very good English and

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so teachers a lot of times are surprised to learn

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learned that they are in

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fact in English learner and then of course we

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have students of different cultures from

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different parts of the world you

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may detect an accent and some may

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speak in perfect English but if another

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language is present in the home that also

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qualifies the student to be screened and

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possibly placed in the program the EL

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population in Isle of Wight

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County are tremendous overcomers

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but their days are not easy

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they are often very humble

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students they are often overlooked

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but they are a very gracious

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and capable population it's

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very common to see quiet behaviors

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and students shut down or have a

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difficult time responding imagine

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being in their shoes in a setting that's

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very different than what they are used to immersed

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in a language that is not their primary language

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these students often go through

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culture shock they are grieving

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that they are in a new country and have left

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extended family behind all new

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smells all new sights foreign

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language people that look different than them 

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many are quite scared and

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at a minimal greatly intimidated

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it takes anywhere from 4

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to 7 years to master the academic language

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so just because our El students

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do well communicating with us and their

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peers it does not mean they're not struggling

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in their content classes so

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not only do we as the English language teachers

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teach English we collaborate

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with the classroom teacher to add

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support to help the student through modifications

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and accommodations I assist

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them with their assignments I support their teachers

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and my favorite part is being their biggest Advocate

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I love working with their families for

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whatever it is they may need from filling

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out documents to answering questions about the

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community so although

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English Learners are different they have a different

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nationality they often look different and they sound

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different they have more in common with

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English-speaking students than

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their differences these students want

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to excel they want to learn they want

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to be a part of their peer groups at lunch

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and at recess and it's really cool to

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see the other students come alongside

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them teach them vocabulary that's

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used at recess to play sports

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teach them the names of the foods they're

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eating in the cafeteria and it

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has been a great delight to watch our English-speaking

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students accept and

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encourage our English learners

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I think it's wonderful that we have more and more of

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these students because students who were born in the United

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States are exposed to other cultures

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the traditions the customs especially

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if our el students are willing to

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share and teachers promote and

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really appreciate the different cultures

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as an asset then it really can

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enrich everybody's experiences and

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view of the world I think it's

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important to remember that these students have amazing

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capabilities and will be excellent

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contributors to our society and

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that probability increases with each

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person around them that supports

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and believes in their success let's all

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try to be those people