Language Learners

Language acquisition is an important and unique process for everyone. As teachers, we need to understand this in order to provide the best opportunities and support for our students throughout this process. Getting to know and understanding what our students know is an important job for teachers. We can then investigate further and discover the interests and preferences of our students. This information will provide us with what we need to individualize the opportunities and support for all of our students. Teachers also need to understand what it is like for children who are in the early stages of language development. It can be frustrating and discouraging to be in a classroom that does not account for your level of language ability. We need to be sure that we are not making students feel this way by providing appropriate activities and supports so that they can actively participate and engage. When we, as teachers, take all of these things into consideration, it equips us to be effective teachers who can contribute to our students' language development.