V BLOG #1
Hello, my name is Ashley Kowalewski, and I am working towards my bachelors in elementary education EC-6. I am currently student teaching in a 5th grade math and science classroom. Personally, I do not have much experience with ELLs, but now that I am working with students, I am gaining experience everyday. The only formal experience I have had with learning a language was in 8th-10th grade. I took Spanish 1-3, and although I did learn a lot during this time about the language I am no where near fluent. So, I do not consider myself bilingual. Now, I have had informal experiences learning Spanish in the past couple of years due to my husband. He works in construction and his crew is Spanish speaking, so he has had to learn and pick up the language. I have been able to learn a small amount from him due to him practicing the language at home to help him with work. Personally, my teaching philosophy is ...