Transcript Draw a picture of Acheta domesticus include details

Draw a picture of
Acheta domesticus
include details
(don’t forget the wings)
The Experience of being ELL
• Teachers assume the ease/difficulty of a task
• Teachers misinterpret behavior
– talking in class
– looking at others’ papers
– non-participation
• Teachers misdiagnose the need
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reading problem
learning disability
motivation issue
home support (or non-support)
• Teachers send subtle cues for a silent contract
– “Sit in your seat and stay quiet, don’t be a distraction, and I
won’t hassle you.”
The Experience of being ELL
• Like all learners, a motivated ELL student
will use whatever tools are available as
she/he strives to make sense of the world.
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prior schema
peer modeling (a.k.a. scouting, looking on)
active peer support (e.g., translation)
adult support
The Experience of being ELL
• Motivation can be damaged by:
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Perception of low likelihood for success
Embarrassment
Confrontation
Extrinsic reward and/or punishment
Draw a picture of
Acheta domesticus
include details
귀뚜라미
grillo
cricket
Draw a picture of
Acheta domesticus
include details
Head
Thorax
Abdomen
Draw a picture of
Acheta domesticus
include details
Antenna
Head
Wing
Thorax
Eye
Abdomen
Leg
Insect
Insects
True “Bugs”
Attributes of Insects
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Multi-cellular
Heterotrophic
Arthropod
Exoskeleton of scleretized
cuticle
• Metamorphosing
• Ectotherm
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Big enough to see
Eat other living things
Jointed legs
Hard outside covering they shed
to grow
• Go through stages
• Does not produce much internal
heat
•Hard outer covering
•Six legs, antenae, wings (sometimes)
•Three body parts
•Change during life cycle
•Don’t warm their own bodies
Which set of
attributes
is most
appropriate?
Cognitively Undemanding Language
Social conversation
(with gestures)
Storytelling with props
Social phone call
Note left on the refrigerator
Basic Interpersonal
Communication Skills
Context-embedded language
Context-reduced language
Manipulative math lesson
Geography map lesson
Social studies lecture
Multiple choice test
Cognitive Academic
Language Proficiency
Cognitively Demanding Language
Turning Over A New LEAF
• Language--direct instruction in vocabulary and
language patterns (vocabulary may not be the
same as for other learners.)
• Enhanced comprehension and contextualization-several strategies
• Affect--keep it positive, acknowledge culture,
activate and build on prior knowledge
• Four modalities Listening, Speaking, Reading,
Writing--do not all develop at the same rate
Techniques for
Contextualization
•Modeling
•Hands-on manipulatives
•Realia
•Third party pictures/photos (Internet)
•Teacher-made pictures
•Document camera/Overhead
•Translate Key Terms
Translations
• Translate key terms
• Usually instruction is meant to be in English—
translation is an assist
• Check translations carefully (e.g., back translate)
• Support both content AND general routines
Two sites:
http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_txt
http://www.worldlingo.com/en/products_services/worldlingo_translator.html
Arachnids
Leg
Abdomen
Cephalothorax
Using the LEAF model, and techniques for
contextualization, design a lesson in which
students compare the attributes of Insects
with the attributes of Arachnids.
Arachnids
Leg
Abdomen
Cephalothorax
Enhance
Affect
Comprehension
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Language
Instruction
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Four
Modalities
Language Instruction
Plan activities for directly teaching
vocabulary and language structures
•Label classroom
•Ask and answer yes/no questions
•Parroting
•Illustrating vocabulary
•Word walls
•Word games
•Rhymes, chants, songs
•Build background knowledge
Enhance Comprehension
Connect learning to real life
language and experiences
•ABC (Activity Before Content)
•Diagrams / pictures / visuals
•Connect to background knowledge
•Manipulatives / realia
•Vocabulary games (memory, bingo, scavenger hunt)
•Model and demonstrate
•Repeat, rephrase, paraphrase
•Gestures, facial expressions, body language
•Speak slowly and clearly
Affect
Keep the learning fun!
•Build in routines
•Total physical response (TPR)
•Increase motivation, self esteem
•Lower anxiety
•Actively involve each student
•Activate background knowledge
•Play culturally diverse music
•Play games
•Buddy helper
•Parental involvement / guest speakers and readers
Four Modalities
Integrate listening, speaking, reading,
and writing into content area lessons
•Cooperative learning
•Graphic organizers
•Partner reading
•Choral / Echo reading
•Model speaking and writing
•Learning centers
•Language Experience Approach (LEA)
•Reader’s theater / role play
•Author’s chair (sharing time)
When planning for ELLs, consider
these questions:
L How can the lesson include some language
instruction?
E How can the lesson content enhance
comprehension?
A How can the lesson maintain a positive
affect?
F How can the lesson include the four
modalities?