Thursday, March 28, 2013
Response to Krashen Article
I am struck by the idea that the comprehensible input must be of interest for the child in order for the acquisition to occur in L2. I got the impression that if students want to learn the content/subject and their affective filter is low and the are positive/comfortable with the learning, better results are obtained. This makes me want to look at what I am asking the children to learn and find out how interested they are in the subject. It also makes me think of the chapter on science instruction and how inquiry is key to ELLS success in learning science. It makes me think of the importance of using science as a springboard to meaningful language learning for the ELLS and for all students. All students have questions they want answered, and science lends itself naturally to that.
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Cynthia,
ReplyDeleteI agree that science is a great way to teach all students. Children are naturally curious about certain topics. For example, the third grade students I serve for special ed. have a really hard time learning. For the past few weeks, they learned about magnets. They really learned quite a bit of material because they like magnets.