Team Teaching: Labels and Translanguaging

Which is an example why an immigrant might leave their native country? (Choose all that apply)

• To reunite with family

• For economic reasons

• To pursue education

• Financial concerns

What is an immigrant?

• Person who leaves their country of residence to live in another country

• A person moving for any reason

• A person that never leaves their country of origin

• Person who leaves for another country to see the sights

Labels are only a _____ part of a person's identity.

Translanguaging is...

• When a language combines principles and words from multiple languages

• A way to teach multiple languages in a compassionate manner

• A way of thinking of language that restricts multilingual students in the classroom

• When an individual can switch between one or more languages

True or false: All refugees are dangerous

• True

• False

True or false: Refugees contribute billions of dollars to the US economy

• True

• False

ELL stands for...

• English Language Learner

• English Language Lemur

• Exceptional Linguistics Lesson

• Emigration Language Law

“To reject a child’s language in the school is to ______”

-Jim Cummins

Labels...

• Can be restrictive

• Can tell us about a person

• Are only bad

• Aren't important

A consequence of discrimination and racism is...

• ELL students tend to have lower scores, are underrepresented in gifted programs, and dropout of high school more frequently

• Nothing, discrimination and racism aren't real

• It has created a system that is inescapable and there is nothing we can do to fix it

• ELL families are able to find affordable housing, healthcare, legal services, and sustainable employment