Social-Emotional Aspects
English Language Learners are facing numerous challenges when it comes to their education. While it is important to look at academic needs of students, there are other crucial areas as well. The social and emotional needs of students who are English Language Learners and/or Immigrants are often not having these needs met. As a result of this their academic success is jeapardized. The emotional and social health needs to be a priority of schools because the consequences are dire.
There has been work done to figure out how to create and maintain a school environment that nurtures students to be well rounded individuals who are emotionally and socially provided for. Recommendations call for a variety of reforms from the type of curriculum used to the kind of attitudes teachers must adopt and encourage in their classrooms.
Click on the sub pages to learn more about some of the challenges English Language Learners face and the reccomendations advised to effectively address these challenges.
There has been work done to figure out how to create and maintain a school environment that nurtures students to be well rounded individuals who are emotionally and socially provided for. Recommendations call for a variety of reforms from the type of curriculum used to the kind of attitudes teachers must adopt and encourage in their classrooms.
Click on the sub pages to learn more about some of the challenges English Language Learners face and the reccomendations advised to effectively address these challenges.