The Case Study On Ms. Belvie Mabika - 1625 Words

After looking over the case study on Ms. Belvie Mabika, I have located a number of strengths and weaknesses that Belvie has. As far as Belvie’s linguistic strengths, I believe that she s learning quickly. Looking at the progress from grade to grade, her teacher reviews praise her for how quickly she was picking up on things. Looking at her writing sample and looking at what the book says is â€Å"Generalized patterns of ESOL development stages† I would put Belvie at about a stage 4 to stage 5. One good example of why I would put her at a stage 3 to 4 is where she writes, â€Å"...no poor medical facilities compared to A there is are programs trying to help the less fortunate.† We think that her background with the education in French could been helping her with her writing. Looking at her speaking piece, she is a little bit behind her writing piece as far as in what developmental stage she is in. Reading over what she said and how she went about saying things, I would put her in stage 2 or stage 3. A good example of why I would put her in one of these stages is when she said, â€Å"Why would the favorite book be the Wrinkle in Time?† Looking at her OELPA scores, these would directly reflect with her Speak and Writing piece as well as she scored a high 2 for speaking and a high 3 on the writing. Looking at her test scores, I would say that her weakness is her is her academic language. It was said a few times by teachers in their notes on her, but it was confirmed within the writing and