Episode 106 - 6 Most Common SEL Challenges ELs Face in the Classroom

Mar 19 2024 • 21 mins

We talk a lot about instruction of English learners, how we can accommodate our lessons, how we can scaffold, and what to teach them in general. But today, I wanted to bring to light another aspect of working with English learners that is just as important for all teachers to know as the instructional strategies. It is the social emotional aspect that is involved in moving to another country, learning a new language, making a new life, or for those students who have lived here all their life, it's the feeling like you are a part of two worlds that you're trying to navigate and to bridge. These non instructional challenges that our ELs come with into the classroom do affect their engagement and performance. So in this episode, I will share 6 challenges and how they can be addressed. Of course, there are many more, and each student's situation might have even more nuances, but let's begin with six.

What you will hear about in this episode:

Importance of addressing social emotional aspects of learning for English learners
Impact of non-instructional challenges on ELs' engagement and performance
Link between social emotional challenges and language learning progress
Challenges faced by ELs in the social emotional domain

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