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M 8 CAP Writing Assignment
When reading Ch.4 it is obvious how important teaching ELL students is to Igoa. As she
states, “I use a method called dialogic intervention which addresses the feelings of the child
through the development of a close relationship and continuous dialogue between the child and
teacher with this process I could respond to individual students cultural, academic and
psychological needs and concerns” (p 117). An example given in the text of dialogic intervention
is below
Igoa’s use of dialogic intervention led to the interdisciplinary three folded approach of
Ch.4, “The circle represents the whole child. When the child feels in balance with these, there
aspects of herself or himself, the child in school is fully alive.” By talking to the student and
encouraging him or her, the student can start to feel confident as if a little flame is starting to
grow inside them. Once the student starts to see things differently, he/she will feel that they can
achieve and be successful in school. Igoa said something I found very powerful which was
“When an entire class begins to be aware of the positive aspects of situations, then there is a lot
of good energy in the room because transformations begin to take place. It is not enough to say,
“don’t think that way”; instead, see, feel, and rethink.” After reading this quote from Igoa, it has
really made me see teaching in a whole new way. By using CAP as a tool in the classroom,
students can feel that no obstacle is too much for them to handle.
As an educator, I feel that I can use CAP as a tool with ELL students. I especially like the six
Why I feel that using CAP is useful for ELL students because it takes into consideration not
only the academic and psychological but also the cultural. The following practices given by lgoa
I would find helpful and necessary to use in the classroom : students developing a home library,
validating the child’s culture, developing a home school connection, parental involvement in
healing the cultural split, making a desk at home, creating classrooms that embrace
culture, homework notebook, encouraging peer bonding, creating study groups, developing a
buddy system.
The ELL students often feel frustrated since they are still trying to learn the English language.
Because of this, they are likely to feel like giving up at times and believing that they will never
become successful. Another quote that I thought was very meaningful from Ioga is “When you
first arrive, you get discouraged from your mistakes because kids compare, and you feel bad
inside. Many children do not express what they feel verbally and so they would be upset or be
real quiet and you can tell that something is bothering them. Try getting it out of them.” Why
this quote means a lot to me is that if I want to understand the ELL student’s problems, I’m
going to have to come up with some way for the ELL student to feel comfortable to open to me.
By using CAP, I can help the ELL student by letting them know that they do have what it takes