TCH 320 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Literal And Figurative Language, Problem Solving, Scientific Method
2 Jun 2020
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Challenges for ells in content area learning by judie haynes. Begin by understanding the challenges ells face in their content area learning. Here some of the challenges ells face in content areas. These come from participants in various workshops that i have conducted around the u. s. English language learners face many obstacles when reading literature in english. We expect students to have prior knowledge of literary genres such as fairy tales, myths, legends, and tall tales. If the teacher has not activated prior knowledge or built background information, knowing the vocabulary will not solve the problem. Ells may be able to read the words but it doesn"t mean they will understand the text. They are not aware of information that the author left unsaid; the information that "everyone knows. " Here are some specific challenges that ells face when learning to read material in. There are considerable challenges for english language learners in math.
