Introduction
Click here for my introductory video Hello y’all, my name is Franklin Hoang Anh Nguyen. I am a senior at the University of Houston currently in student teaching 2. This will be my last semester at UH, and I will be graduating with a bachelors of science in teaching in learning with a certification in mathematics for 4th through 8th grade. While I was born and raised in Houston, my family immigrated from Vietnam with little understanding to English. Growing up in this family allowed me the opportunity to better relate to ELLs. I grew up learning Vietnamese and English simultaneously. My English is fluent and much better than my Vietnamese, but I still fumble sometimes switching between languages and cultures. I can imagine how hard it would be for ELLs to struggle in a foreign classroom having to learn core subjects while learning English. As noted by Wright (2015), “Educators who work with ELLs must be aware of the linguistic diversity in their schools and surrounding communities...