Student+Interviews

=Student Interviews=

Student A: (On our way to Spanish class) T: Do you like Spanish class? S: Yes T: Do you speak Spanish at home? S: No, I speak another language T: What language? S: It's a language that no one knows T: What language is is? S: No one knows it only we speak it at home no one knows what that is

(On our way back to class from ELD) T: Did you have fun? S: Yes T: Do you like ELD? S: Yes T: What do you like about it? S: We get to learn stuff

(Talking about the writing assignment, their last birthday party) S: I don't know what to write T: What did you do on your last birthday? S: Nothing, we never get to do nothing because we don't got no money T: Maybe you can imagine what you would do if you could do anything you wanted S: No, because it won't come true T: It could, and it could be fun to prentend S: No because we don't got any money

(Talking to student about why they didn't come to ELD today) T: Where were you in ELD today? S: I didn't know where to go, cause no came and got me T: Oh, so you were in Ms. (another teach)'s classroom S: Yes, because no one came and got me T: Did Ms.(other teacher) know you were there? S: Yes T: Ok, did you have fun? S: Yes

(Talking about going home) T: What will you do when you go home today? S: Play with my sister T: Do you only have one sister? S: Yes T: Is she older or younger? S: She is younger T: What do you play? S: Play with her

(Talking abour wearing a crown that she 'bought' with class tickets for the day) T: Why aren't you wearing your crown? S: Because I'm too shy T: It's ok, you bought it so you should wear it S: No, I'm too shy T: So your just going to leave it on your desk? S: Yea T: Maybe you can leave it there for now and put it on later? S: Yea, I'll put it on after lunch In preparation for parent teacher conferences, the students filled out a self-assessment: Student A self-assessment

Student B: (Going to ELD class) T: We get to go to another room for ELD, do you like ELD? S: Yea T: What do you like about ELD? S: Because you get to learn how to read and write T: Do you like to read? S: Yea, I read at home

(Going to Spanish class) T: Are you happy to be going to Spanish class S: No T: No? You don't like Spanish class? S: No T: Why not? S: Because we don't get to do anything fun just sit there T: But you get to draw pictures S: No we don't T: Then why do you bring your colored pencils when you go? S: I don't know, we don't use them T: Oh, do you speak Spanish at home? S: Yes T: So you understand Spanish class very well then? S: Yes T: Is it easy for you? S: Yes

(Getting ready to go home) T: Are you excited to go home? S: Yes T: What will you do at home? S: Homework T: What homework do you do? S: Read and write my homework T: Do you get to have fun at home? S: No I have to do a lot of homework

In preparation for parent teacher conferences, the students filled out a self-assessment: Student B self-assessment

Student C: (Sitting in ELD class) T: Do you like this class? S: //Shakes head 'yes'// T: What is you favorite class? S: Ms. (ELD teacher's name) T: Ms. (ELD teacher's name)? S: Ms. (Gen. Ed. teacher's name) T: Is Ms. (Gen. Ed. teacher's name) your teacher? S: Yes T: What class do you like in (Gen. Ed. teacher)'s room? S: Ms. (ELD teacher's name) T: We are in Ms.(ELD teacher)'s room now, but what classes do you like in Ms. (gen.ed)'s room? What's your favorite? Reading? Writing? Math? S: Ms. (gen.ed teacher's name) T: Do you go to other classes? Art? PE? Spanish? S: Yes, Ms. (Art teacher's name) T: Who is that? S: Art T: Who is your PE teacher? What's his name? S: Mr. (PE teacher's name)...is my favorite T: PE is your favorite class? S: Yes (smiling) T: What do you do in PE? S: Play soccer T: You like to play soccer? S: Yes T: Do you play soccer at home? In your house? S: Yes! T: Who do you play with? S: Brother T: Oh you have a brother? How many brothers do you have? Just one? S: No, two T: Are they older or younger (gesture bigger and smaller with hands) S: Older T: Are they in this school? S: One, yes T: What grade? four or five? S: Five T: and the other one? not in this school? S: No T: What grade? 6? 7? 8? S: Yes 8! T: Does he play with you too? S: //Shakes her head yes//