1 / 16

Math & Science TAKS Bootcamp Strategies

Math & Science TAKS Bootcamp Strategies. For English Language Learners. Ice Breaker…. What is the biggest obstacle ELLs face in passing the Math & Science TAKS tests?. More Ice Breaking…. Yellow Blue Green Purple Orange Yellow Black Brown Green Orange Red Purple

Ava
Download Presentation

Math & Science TAKS Bootcamp Strategies

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Math & Science TAKS Bootcamp Strategies For English Language Learners

  2. Ice Breaker…. • What is the biggest obstacle ELLs face in passing the Math & Science TAKS tests?

  3. More Ice Breaking… • Yellow BlueGreen • Purple OrangeYellow • Black Brown Green • OrangeRed Purple • Blue Green Yellow

  4. What is Bootcamp? • A series of 5 tutorial sessions. • Strategies focusing on the needs of ELLs. • Language Scaffolding • Critical Thinking • Content Review

  5. Objectives • Build Testing Confidence • Teach Concrete Strategies • Language Scaffolding Techniques • Reinforce Strategic Test Taking Skills

  6. Math & Science Bootcamp • 5 Sessions • 50 minutes each • 4 elements per session • Read Aloud • Vocabulary • Question T-Chart • Answer Match • Solve & Present

  7. Materials • Classroom Questions & Answers • Student question manipulatives • Student answer manipulatives • Paper for vocabulary activity • Paper for T-chart activity

  8. Classroom Questions & Answers • Large Copies of the 5 Questions and 5 Answer groups for each session • Students will have small copies of the same

  9. Element 1: Question Read Aloud • 5 Questions • Students read the questions aloud noting the vocabulary marked in each question.

  10. Element 2: Vocabulary • 5-8 words pre-chosen per session • Words taken from TAKS context • Students create personal dictionaries for EACH word

  11. Vocabulary Word or Phrase Visual Representation Definition in my own words Word in TAKS Context

  12. Element 3: T-Chart • Language Breakdown • Slow-down & Think

  13. What is the question really asking me? In my own words what is it looking for? • Data • Facts • Numbers • Information

  14. Element 4: Answer Match • Students match their answer manipulatives to the question manipulatives

  15. Element 5: Answer Present • Students solve all 5 questions using their vocabulary and T-charts • Each question is presented to the class • All 5 Questions remain on the wall until the next Bootcamp session.

  16. Patti_Martinez@tamu-commerce.edu

More Related