Chapter 5 / Chicken Pox Video

After reading the chapter it was hard to understand all of the prospective ideas in the area of teaching ELL students.  The video seemed to put everything into perspective.  The transitions that the instructor made, along with the fact that I could not understand what he was saying while teaching; yet, I was able to follow along in his classroom.  This had the biggest impact on me to see how students who do not speak the language, while young, will still be able to follow along in the classroom. It was interesting how the kids after only 9 weeks were able to speak some French and understand a lot more French than I even thought.  They were able to answer the questions, and know what the teacher was asking, even though they did not speak French.  All of his techniques cleared up questions that I have wondered about with teaching an ELL student.  The flow of a classroom using visual aids as well as a lot of repetition seemed to be a huge factor in helping the children to follow his teaching strategies.   I also realized the younger the children are the easier it is for them to follow another language, especially if it is in a song.  The rhythm seems to get stuck in your head and it gives the child a point of reference by using the hand gestures as well.