"Bridging the Gap between English and Spanish"

Answer the following questions according to your personal and professional experience.
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  1. What subject do you teach? If more than one, please, check all that apply to you.
    E.S.L. for ELLs
    Spanish
    English Arts


  1. Do you think teaching grammar is important for ELL students?


  1. Do you think there is any connection between teaching grammar and learning a language? Please explain.


  1. How do you assess students' writing when they make grammatical errors?


  1. Do you place more emphasis on structure or on the meaning of what students are writing? Elaborate on your answers.


  1. What is the significance of error regarding students?


  1. What is your attitude toward "error"?


  1. What do you hope to discover from learners' errors?


  1. How do you, as a literacy leader, deal with error?


  1. How do you effectively manage and teach matters of convention (punctuation, mechanics, style, clarity, etc)?


  1. Comments/Concerns





Mrs. Cordero
Spanish teacher
Lucille M. Brown Middle School
Richmond, VA