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 **Supporting Language Acquisition for ESL Students ** __**Purpose of our Wiki **__ The purpose of our Wiki is to support Language Acquisition for ESL students and support educators in working with ESL students by: The information, ideas and activities provided are meant to assist teachers in developing a greater understanding of the cultural diversity of the students they are working with, enrich their teaching of ESL students, and to offer ideas for teachers to promote a higher level of cultural awareness and acceptance of cultural diversity in all students by establishing an intercultural environment in their classrooms.
 * Providing ideas and activities for teachers to develop Intercultural Orientation in the classroom.
 * Provide information and activities to promote a better understanding of cultural differences and how this can influence reading comprehension.
 * Provide activities teachers can use for English Learners.

__**How to Navigate our Wiki** __

Click on the left sidebar to view:
 * **Brooke's page** on __Developing Intercultural Orientation in the Classroom__
 * **Karin's page** for information about __Understanding Cultural Differences and the Influence on Reading Comprehension__
 * **Melissa's page** for __Activities for English Learners__

__**Introductions** __

== Hello! My name is Melissa. I am the married and the mother of four amazing kids. I teach at Fremont High located in Plain City, Utah and I love my profession. I graduated from Weber State University with a Family Studies degree and earned my teaching certificate from Utah State University. I am currently working on my Master of Education degree at Southern Utah University.==

==Hello! My name is Karin and I grew up in the Netherlands, in Europe. I am a licensed Elementary teacher and am substitute teaching. I enjoy working with students in different Grade levels and have collected a lot of cool ideas and activities from teachers I have worked for. I am currently working on an ESL endorsement and have only a few classes left to earn a Master of Education degree. I am the mother of a wonderful teenage daughter.==

==My name is Brooke. I was born, raised and currently reside in the beautiful city of Orem, Utah. I'm a first grade teacher at Cascade Elementary and I love what I do. I look forward to completing my Master's Degree in Education as well as a Reading Endorsement.==