Entry 2: ELL Interview
I interviewed with Mrs. Chennathara (Faz), she is a third grade math teacher at Glen York Elementary. She grew up in Virginia in a small community where she was one of the few minority students. In her school she was one of three students who were not caucasian. This posed a great obstacle for her because the school did not have the resources to help her in the way that she needed. Because of this she did not learn how to read until she was in the third grade. Being one of the only minority students in her class meant that she was often times bullied and she told me how she did not have a good experience in elementary school. This made me aware to look out for the ELL students in my class to make sure that no students are singling them out for anything. I have seen at times kids laughing when my ELL students stumble in their reading and have learned to quickly talk to them and stop it so that it does not turn into bullying. She discusses how she was pulled out for extra help...