Individual Learning Plan for a student from a NESB/ESL Background
Individual Learning Plan for a student from a NESB/ESL Background Background For the purpose of this paper we will call our student “Jimmy”. Jimmy is a Year-9 student from a refugee family from Sudan. His first language is Dinka. Jimmy has two siblings. His brother was taken by the army one night, and the family still grieves for his loss. Needs In developing an Individual Learning Plan (ILP) for Jimmy (who has English as a second language or ESL), it is crucial to assess his needs first. Jimmy is a refugee coming from Sudan to Australia. This has implications for him as our cultures are very different and how we are taught to think is also different. Listening skills may also vary between cultures, therefore it is important to weave listening and negotiation skills into lesson plans for him. Recently Sudanese refugees have been fleeing because of violence from civil war in Southern Sudan. Counseling should be offered to Jimmy to provide him with emotional support. Ca...
