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Journal Entry 1

· What is the difference between facilitating learning and teaching information​?

Journal Entry 2

· Imagine that the parents in your class are not pleased with the authentic measures for assessment being used. They want to know if their children are doing as well as others. Based on standardized test scores, they want to know if their child is above, below, or at grade level. You are convinced that authentic assessment is the right way to evaluate children. What can you do to help parents understand and accept the authentic assessment strategies?

Journal Entry 3

·  How has diversity affected your teaching – either this year or in the past?

·  What accommodations/modifications have you made?

Journal Entry 4

· How can you encourage receptive and expressive language development opportunities in the classroom?

Journal Entry 5

· “The meaning comes from what they know about language and from their experiences,” was cited in the text. 

· How does this statement and what we have learned about the 3 cueing systems impact how our students understand the English language?

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· If this statement is in fact true, how does it impact our ENLs, students from poverty or our special needs population?

Journal Entry 6

·  Looking at “Characteristics of Able Readers and Writers”, which 2 do you think your students need the most help with, and what can you do to help them?

Journal Entry 7

· In your experience, what content subject areas pose the most difficulty for your students (either in reading or writing)?

· Why do you think this is the case?

· How can you help overcome this area of difficulty?

Journal Entry 8

· How does family literacy affect your teaching?