In New York City, 142,000 children are learning English in school. “You can’t take everything you do in an in-person context and move it online,” said Christopher Wagner, a member of the Citywide Council on English Language Learners. “And there are so many people in class, I get nervous about making a mistake.”Educators who work with English language learners are having their own difficult times. English language learners who need additional support for learning disabilities have been particularly hard hit by the pandemic. “I feel that he’s slowly going backward, ever since he started online learning,” Green said in Spanish.

Source: bd News24 January 02, 2021 13:41 UTC