ELL

This is the first year that we have had a dedicated ELL teacher on our campus.  I have had the opportunity to work with her students a couple of times on a pull out basis.  My job, when I have worked with the kids, is to reinforce vocabulary that has been introduced in class.  I do not speak Spanish, and all the kids in her class are Spanish speakers, so it has been challenging.  When working with the kids, I have stated the vocab words and drawn (rudimentary) pictures or pulled pictures from the internet, then I have had the kids draw their own picture or "act out" the words.

strengths, weaknesses and hopes for the future

This has been quite a journey.  I have given up and thrown in the towel, only to realize that neither of these options were realistic or acceptable.  Luckily, the many amazing people that I have met at RIO set me straight.  I am doing exactly what I want to do.  I love my job, even on the bad days.  Eventually, I would like to get my masters, I just don't think right now is the time, I have too much on my plate.  I have come to realize that my strengths are building relationships and my classroom management.  My weakness is time management.  I hope that as time goes by I will become more adept at capitalizing on my strengths and remedying my shortfalls.