Study the diagram below.
Read page 42 in your study guide. This reading describes the features of a school's curriculum and environment that have the greatest influence on ESOL students' success.
In any program model, teachers and schools should concentrate on providing active, cognitively complex learning with attention to the needs of ESOL students and a positive school climate for all students regardless of language and cultural background.
Thomas and Collier's research identifies instruction in the
student's native language as one key predictor of academic success
for ESOL students. However, it is not always feasible for school
systems to provide bilingual programs for ESOL students. Teachers and
schools can also look for ways to obtain some of the advantages of
using a student's first language even in sheltered or inclusion
classes.
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