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ELL Instructor Interview Report
The setting of the ELL instructor interview was inside Mrs. Trimble’s kindergarten classroom after her class had been dismissed. This was a one-on-one interview. Mrs. Trimble was very helpful, informative, and answered questions to the best of her ability. “Narrowing the achievement gap between students who are native English speakers and those learning English as a second language is one of the biggest challenges facing U.S. educators” (Pardini, P., 2006, p. 20). In this essay the discussion will cover abilities an ELL teacher should have, the role parents and teachers have within the classroom, and changes and benefits of SIOP protocol for native ELL students.
Mrs. Trimble stated that, “assessments, comprehension of information, participating,

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