Bilingualism and Home Language Use

1. BILINGUALISM AND HOME
LANGUAGE USE
BY: TARYN WOOD
SEI 301
NOVEMBER 30, 2015
LISA KEMPTON

2. SOCIOCULTURAL ASPECTS FOR ELL AND BILINGUAL
STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM
• VALUES/BELIEFS
• RELIGION
• SUPPORT IN THE CLASSROOM
• ECONOMIC STATUS
• PAST EXPERIENCE IN THE CLASSROOM SETTING
• NATIVE LANGUAGE

3. CULTURAL IMPACT OF BILINGUALISM AND HOME
LANGUAGE USE FOR ELLS
• STUDENTS SPEAK ENGLISH AT SCHOOL AND THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE AT HOME.
• IDENTITY CONFUSION
• STUDENTS CAN LEARN ABOUT A NEW CULTURE FROM LEARNING TO SPEAK ENGLISH AND CAN
RELATE NOW TO 2 GROUPS OF PEOPLE.

4. STRATEGIES AND RESOURCES FOR CULTIVATING
HOME & SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS
• THE SCHOOL CAN INFORM THE PARENTS ON A CONSTANT BASIS ABOUT EDUCATIONAL GOALS, EVENTS,
AND HOW THEIR CHILD IS DOING.
• THE SCHOOL CAN SEEK THE PARENTS’ ADVICE ON HOW TO IMPROVE THE SCHOOL ACADEMICALLY AND
SOCIALLY.
• THE SCHOOL CAN USE TRANSLATORS WHEN NECESSARY.
• SPECIAL PROGRAMS CAN BE ORGANIZED TO HELP MEET FAMILIES’ LANGUAGE AND CULTURE NEEDS.
• SCHOOL CAN HOST A BILINGUAL FAMILY NIGHT.
• WWW.COLORINCOLORADO.ORG IS A GREAT RESOURCE FOR ELL STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND
TEACHERS!

5. STRATEGIES FOR EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS
OF THE HOME AND SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS
• KEEP A LOG OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT (I.E. WHAT PARENTS CONTRIBUTED WHEN)
• MAKE CONTACT WITH THE PARENTS BEFORE AND AFTER PARTICIPATION OCCURS.
• KEEP FILES OF PAST PARENTS THOUGHTS ABOUT THEIR INVOLVEMENT AND WHAT COULD BE DONE
TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS.

6. THE ROLE OF LEADERSHIP IN CULTIVATING A
POSITIVE HOME AND SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP FOR
ELL STUDENTS
• LEADERS MUST BE ROLE MODELS FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS.
• LEADERS MUST LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENT CULTURES OF ELL STUDENTS AND DISTRIBUTE THE
INFORMATION THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL.
• LEADERS MUST MAKE POSITIVE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN STAFF AND PARENTS TO ESTABLISH GOOD
RELATIONSHIPS.
• LEADERS MUST PROVIDE RESOURCES TO ELL FAMILIES.

7. RESOURCES
• RICHARD-AMATO, P. (2010). MAKING IT HAPPEN: FROM INTERACTION TO PARTICIPATORY
LANGUAGE TEACHING: EVOLVING THEORY AND PRACTICE (4TH ED.). WHITE PLAINS, NY:
PEARSON.