H.+Classroom+Factors


 * Classroom Factors to Consider **

 There are several learning environment and learner background factors that can impact second language learning. Below I have posted a handout for regular classroom teachers that presents the classroom factors present here at HHS for students from other cultures. I have also included several web resources regarding learning styles and other contextual factors affecting ELLs.

** Classroom Factors Handout **

**Resources for Classroom Teachers:** Resources Regarding Cultural Differences and ELL [|Teaching Tolerance-How to Approach Cultural Diversity With Acceptance, Not Prejudice] [|The ESL Teacher as a Cultural Broker] [|How Culture Shock Affects Newcomers]

Learning Styles Resources [|VARK Learning Style Inventory] [|Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences]

Tips for Differentiating Instruction [|Differentiating Instruction for English Language Learners] [|Scaffolding and Differentiating Instruction in ESL] [|Differentiation in the ESL Classroom]

 Jessica de Araujo Jorge Graduate Student [|Middle Tennessee State University] jlm2w@mtmail.mtsu.edu Foreign Language Department Chair [|Hendersonville High School] jessica.dearaujojorge@sumnerschools.org