Chapter nine discusses integrated language skills. I was very interested in the integrated skills approach. In this approach teachers teach Language for a meaningful purpose. “Speaking, listening, reading, and writing are not separate subjects, taught as though they were an end in themselves. Instead, they are tools to be used in service of something greater” (Diaz-Rico, Pg.244). I think that language can be part of all academic areas. If a teacher is teaching a science lesson they can combine language skills: vocabulary, writing, reading, and language. As teachers we are always teaching and modeling for our students. We need to take every opportunity during our day to be teaching.
I liked how they discuss how home and schools are integrated. It’s very important that students can take what they learn in school home with them. Learning is constant and it’s important that they continue learning at home. In my SH classroom when I am working on a specific skill with a student I make sure that the parents have been informed what we are working toward accomplishing. It’s so important that schools and home integrate for our students.
Diaz-Rico, Lynne T. Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners, 2nd Edition, C. Pearson Education Inc: Boston 2008. Page 244
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