http://www.ed-leadership.com/2009/10/eleven-skills-of-leadership-11-managing.html Thu, 22 Apr 2010 11:50:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.ed-leadership.com/2009/10/eleven-skills-of-leadership-11-managing.html/comment-page-1#comment-9 Praxis test Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:42:55 +0000 http://www.ed-leadership.com/2009/10/eleven-skills-of-leadership-11-managing-of-learning.html#comment-9 English language learners face many obstacles when reading literature in English. Most literature is culture bound. We expect students to have prior knowledge of literary genres such as fairy tales, myths, legends, and tall tales. If the teacher has not activated prior knowledge or built background information, knowing the vocabulary will not solve the problem. ELLs may be able to read the words but it doesn't mean they will understand the text. They are not aware of information that the author left unsaid; the information that "everyone knows." English language learners face many obstacles when reading literature in English. Most literature is culture bound. We expect students to have prior knowledge of literary genres such as fairy tales, myths, legends, and tall tales. If the teacher has not activated prior knowledge or built background information, knowing the vocabulary will not solve the problem. ELLs may be able to read the words but it doesn't mean they will understand the text. They are not aware of information that the author left unsaid; the information that "everyone knows."

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