My action plan will discuss how to connect the early education environment to the home of children who are English Language Learners (ELL). It will also discuss how to help keep the parents connected with their children's educational environment. Finally, I will discuss how as educators in the early education field it is vital that we find ways through diverse curriculums and materials which will help children who are from multi-cultural and multi-ethnic stay connected, so that they will not fall behind in their education.
As I spoke with the professionals about this particular subject, they were both in agreement that although things are getting better in this area; there is still much work that needs to be done. We need more financial resources available and more assistants in the classrooms to help us to be able to spend quality time with the ELL students, without taking away from the other children in the class. We also need to help parents who struggle themselves with the English language to become more connected so that they are able to assist their children with their education. There are so many times that we have found that the language barriers in the home prohibits the assistant of help with homework for the students. We need to bridge that gap between the homes and the school environment so that we create and build a community for our students.
When I inquired which of the two topics were of greater concern (the children or the parents staying connected), I was told that they both of equal concern, and that you can't fixed one without fixing the other. We need to make sure that the students are able to learn the materials, but also have a strong parental involvement for the assistance needed at home with homework. So they are both vital to the success of the children and the families we serve.
I believe that after reviewing my notes from my interviews, that I have learned quite a bit from the teachers I interviewed and will seek their advice in the future as I prepare to work on my research paper.
