Hello everyone, my name is Mayra Cindy De la Torre and this is my 5th year of teaching. I am married and have 3 children, my oldest daughter is 14 years old, my middle daughter is 5 years old, and my son is only a year and a half 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 kindergarten 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 because I was self conscious of my spelling; and I was terrified of reading in front of class because of what my accent sounded like while reading. 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. This inquiry was done last fall and spring in my 3rd grade Spanish dual immersion program. 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 in. 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. When I heard that two of my colleagues were signing up for an online Masters program I was interested. Once they told me it would be in innovative learning I was sold. I know how technology engages students and wanted to learn different ways to be able to help my students succeed with reading comprehension using some new technique. Being so close to the end of my masters program I feel as if I made the best choice for my students. I have learned so much and my students have better retained information and their comprehension has increased.
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