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Essay / Literature Survey for Diverse Students - 956
How can I, as an educator, help Spanish-speaking and English-speaking learners become more comfortable with the English language, academically and socially? Providing students with plenty of high-quality books that they can relate to is a key step in answering this question. The books chosen to answer the survey topic would be useful to a wide range of grade levels, from kindergarten to fifth grade. I chose these books to show that high-quality books can be implemented throughout the school years to help all students, regardless of grade level. Bilingual books are particularly important. By providing text in a student's native language and a new language, students feel more comfortable trying to learn new words while enjoying the comfort of words they already know. Colors! ¡Colors! by Juan Luján and Piet Grobler tells a story about colors in English and Spanish. This bilingual book depicts various people in the drawings and features beautiful, eye-catching illustrations to attract a young reader. The text is simple in both languages and offers the young reader the opportunity to read the book independently, then with the help of an adult for the English part. The Three Little Pigs/Los Tres Creditos, adapted by Mercé Escadó I Bas and illustrated by Pere Joan, offers the young reader the opportunity to read a story that has probably already been told to them. This is a great way to get children to feel more comfortable learning a new language; By introducing students to books about topics or stories they already know, they can feel more comfortable learning unfamiliar words when they can associate an event or story with the text. These two books could be integrated into a class of young readers. When teaching a unit......middle of sheet......gual books help students by providing content they already know in their native language and the language they hope to learn . Books that talk about race can help a student feel more connected to their home country; they also provide the student with an understanding of diversity. There are few books that male readers can relate to, so making sure the classroom is equipped with books focused on male characters or written by male authors provides a way for male students to connect with reading. High-quality books with a social justice focus also give ELL students the opportunity to learn about events that happened in their home country and learn about what their ancestors experienced. This can help a student feel connected to their home country while immersing them. or her in a story that can help them learn the English language.