Washburn, G. N. (2008). Alone, Confused, and Frustrated: Developing Empathy and Strategies for Working with English Language Learners. The Clearing House, 81(6), 247–250. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org.ezproxy.library.ubc.ca/stable/30190007
Washburn, in his article, does a fantastic job of describing what it may feel like to be an ELL student in a classroom. He starts off by mentioning how certain education programs are not training pre-service teachers to teach ELL students. He argues that due to this many pre-service teachers feel lost when they are trying to help an ELL student. Through research studies, Washburn has come up with some wonderful and useful approaches that should be used when teaching ELL students. Not only will these be valuable for the students, but these techniques will also prepare future teachers to support and teach ELL students and help them evolve as students. This article is not only great for teacher candidates, but also for institutes that offer education programs.