Fires in the Bathroom Chapter 8

This Chapter in Fires was really helpful I think because it went over one of the hardest aspects of being a teacher and that's making sure everyone in your class is understanding the material, specifically those students who don't have English as their first language. The first tip they gave was to get to know them and they really emphasized this as well, they could have a lot to add to the class if given a chance. Letting them help each other and learn with each other was stated as being very helpful, designating interpreters in the class is useful as well. The 1-2-4-share process described on page 160 was new to me but I thought it was a great tool to use for sharing material with the class and getting students to work in groups and constructively revise their ideas. Finally simply having patience was something they said would help a lot. Don't concentrate on the spelling and grammatical mistakes they make, check to make sure they understand the concept then refine their writing skills.