Hello everyone, my name is Mayra Cindy De la Torre, but I go by Cindy. I have been teaching for 4 years now. I am married and have 3 children, my oldest daughter is 13 years old, my middle daughter is 4 years old, and my son is only 8 months old. I received my teaching credential through Sac State while the BMED (Bilingual Multicultural Education) program was still there. I have done all of my student teaching in Spanish dual immersion classrooms, and I currently teach in a Spanish dual immersion 3rd grade classroom.
Working with English learners is a passion of mine. I love helping EL students achieve their goals. Growing up as an English learner myself I know how hard it can be for students. I was always afraid of writing, and reading in front of class because of how my accent might sound like while reading, or how I might not know how to correctly write a word. I have experienced first hand what English learners go through and I want to help students overcome these fears.
Working in a dual immersion classroom I have a variety of Language learners. During English weeks I scaffold for my English Learners, and during Spanish weeks I scaffold for my English only students. I find myself always looking for different and better strategies to use that will help my students comprehension skills in whatever language we are working with. So far the students that I have taught have had trouble retaining important information form our readings. I want to improve students comprehension skills, so that they can apply it not only during reading time, but also during writing, social studies, and science time.
Working with English learners is a passion of mine. I love helping EL students achieve their goals. Growing up as an English learner myself I know how hard it can be for students. I was always afraid of writing, and reading in front of class because of how my accent might sound like while reading, or how I might not know how to correctly write a word. I have experienced first hand what English learners go through and I want to help students overcome these fears.
Working in a dual immersion classroom I have a variety of Language learners. During English weeks I scaffold for my English Learners, and during Spanish weeks I scaffold for my English only students. I find myself always looking for different and better strategies to use that will help my students comprehension skills in whatever language we are working with. So far the students that I have taught have had trouble retaining important information form our readings. I want to improve students comprehension skills, so that they can apply it not only during reading time, but also during writing, social studies, and science time.