Mr. O’Malley’s primary concern is with this written words. To help Mikhail with his writing he will be given a vocabulary assignment. He will be given a list of level appropriate words and their definition. His assignment is use those words in a paragraph, using the definition as reference for the context in which he should be using it. This assignment will help him properly use words in his writing and get a better grasp on what these English words mean. The comprehensible input theory is being used for this assignment as well. He is being encouraged to look into the meanings of the words and apply them to his writing. This will give him a better comprehension of these …show more content…
O’Malley should look into getting tutored on how to work best with children who have limited English. By learning new techniques and acquiring strategies on how to best assist these children he will have a greater chance of getting them to where they need to be academically. Looking into the different levels of English competency there are for English learners and the different program options that can be referenced will help give him an idea of how to set something similar up in his classroom. Mr. O’Malley should look into the different programs such as bilingual immersion and structured immersion and figure out what best suits the needs of his students. (Linquanti, 2009,