Entry #1 Introduction
My name is Jacqueline Escatell, and this is my senior year at the University of Houston. I am currently student teaching in a Kindergarten classroom. I do not have any ELL in my classroom at the time, but I am excited to meet my future ELL students. I was an ELL student myself and my classes until 2 nd grade consisted of mainly Spanish-speaking students. We felt very isolated from the rest of the school. We weren’t invited to participate in the school events, and we had our table in the cafeteria. I believe that it would have benefited me to interact with students that did speak English. I would’ve loved to feel more welcome in my school. My parents only speak Spanish, so I remember always having to translate their conversations with English-speaking individuals. I felt very insecure speaking English in elementary school because I thought my peers would bully me for having an accent. I remember my parents had to work long hours and were unable to help me complete my homework due...