is in 1st grade, and every night he brings home a book that he is tested on the next day. My parents have to read him the book, read the book with him, and then he has to read it alone. It seams simple for two adults to read with their child to help his schooling, but for Alama and Alejandro Sr. they just couldn't do even though they would have loved to. In turn, thislimited Alejandro's chances to catch back up with his class.3. Describe Alejandro's situation without using deficit language, but instead using the language of "responsive schooling". What strengths does Alejandro bring to his own learning? How can educators use these strengths to teach him more effectively? Alejandro for all his learning faults also had many strengths, one of which was his family, because what they lacked in educational background and guidance, they made up for in love and encouragement, which is very important to anybody in school. I'm on my own and have my own family, but still my parents support is very important to my education. Some of Alejandro's other strengths were perseverance, the fact that he was a very respectful young man, and he always gave his studies a 100% effort, even if his grades didn't reflect it.(class discussion)"I got a C in reading in summer school, and a 2"(21) This is a excerpt of a conversation between Carger, Alma, and Alejandro who had just received a C after getting nothing but F's. He was genuinely excited and proud of himself, something that would be hard for a lot of children struggling the way Alejandro was at school. Educators could take advantage of Alejandro's strengths by giving him some extra assignments that could help his learning. Because Alejandro always tried his best most of his teachers tried their best to give him the extra little bit of help thsy he so desperately needed, the only problem was he needed even more than that, a lot more. I also believe that considering how determined Alejandr...
