SCHOOL:
Booker Middle
CLASS:
ESOL Language Arts & ESOL Reading
SCHOOL PHONE:
359-5824
My love for langauge learning inspired me to study Spanish throughout high
school and college. After graduating from Riverview High, I began my
university studies at MCC. I soon transferred to the University of the
Americas in Cholula, Mexico where I studied for one year. I finished my
undergraduate studies at the University of Florida where I received a BA in
Psychology. I later received a Masters in Applied Linguistics specializing in
TESL (teaching English as a second language) from the University of South
Florida. I have taught ESOL at the adult and middle school levels, and
Spanish in high school, middle school, and elementary school in both private
and public schools over the past 25 years.
Being a second language learner myself has helped me better appreciate the
needs and challenges of my ESOL students. My goal is to provide them with a
non-threatening learning environment where all students feel comfortable
using their new language. We will focus on listening, speaking, reading, and
writing skills in English including studies and topics in the content areas
of math, science, and social studies. Our ESOL classroom provides a wonderful
opportunity for students from different countries to share their diverse
cultures while sharing successes in learning a new language and culture.
Because, learning a language requires time and hard work, class
expectations in all levels of ESOL involve homework on a daily basis.
Students need to do as much reading outside of school as possible and should
watch TV and movies in ENGLISH to improve their listening skills and cultural
knowledge.
