Language Difficulties

Spanish differentiates from English because Spanish uses the Latin alphabet. Spanish students may make mistakes with the English vowels a,e,i. The consonants h,j,r,y may also cause trouble, since they have significantly different names in Spanish. The phonological system of Spanish is significantly different from that of English, particularly in the aspects of vowel sounds and sentence stress. This often makes English pronunciation harder on Spanish speakers. As a mainstream teacher, this isn't something I took into consideration before reading. The link below provides resources for teachers, administrators and parents of ELL students. It is especially useful for teachers because it also shows other challenges faced that teachers may not consider.http://esl.fis.edu/index.htm