Description of a child
Belle is a 13 years old African girl from Senegal, Dakar. She migrated to the United State to pursue her education and to live with her father; something she did not have the opportunity when she was growing up. While migrating to the United States of America in New York City she was accompanied by her mother and 3 younger siblings. She is the eldest of them all. Belle does not speak any English and her primary language spoken at home is French. Her parents cannot assist her much because they too are still unfamiliar with the language.
Belle only lives in East Bronx, New York and her first school year she attended Ps. 22. She was held a grade back based on the different school systems. Back in Dakar she would have started high school. The school she attended did not have many resourced in assist her with the language barrier. Belle was added in a general education 8th grade classroom and for 1 period per day she was taken from regular instruction to learn the basic of the English language along with other peers in her...
