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Using the DLLP with Dialogue Journals

Using the DLLP with Dialogue Journals. The Dialogue Journal - What is it?. It is any kind of bound notebook where students and teachers correspond with one another over a period of time.

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Using the DLLP with Dialogue Journals

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  1. Using the DLLP with Dialogue Journals

  2. The Dialogue Journal - What is it? • It is any kind of bound notebook where students and teachers correspond with one another over a period of time. • I write the first journal for the year, welcoming students and asking general questions about their interests and goals, their country or culture, or previous school experiences. • Students are free to write about any topic they choose, but some may need additional support to decide on topics about which to write.

  3. TASK • Locate the journal entry that corresponds to your letter. • Read the journal entry and • Decide which language feature needs attention • Identify a language feature that is used skillfully, if any • Using the rubric (see handout), identify the language status of the student for one of the language features you identified • Discuss findings as a group. DLLP Language Feature 1. Sophistication of Topic Vocabulary 2. Sophistication of Verb Forms 3. Expansion of Word Groups 4. Sophistication of Sentence Structure 5. Stamina 6. Coherence/Cohesion 7. Establishment of Advanced Relationships Between Ideas

  4. Integrating DLLP with the Dialogue Journal: A Work in Progress DLLP Language Feature 1. Sophistication of Topic Vocabulary 2. Sophistication of Verb Forms 3. Expansion of Word Groups 4. Sophistication of Sentence Structure 5. Stamina 6. Coherence/Cohesion 7. Establishment of Advanced Relationships Between Ideas Journal Entry D B (two entries) X A(two entries), E C(compare two entries) F F

  5. Challenges of the Dialogue Journal • Responding to every student in a very large class, or in multiple classes, can be overwhelming. • Students do not respond punctually/faithfully. • Students have occasionally “lost” notebooks. • Other challenges?

  6. How Dialogue Journals Can Support ELs Teachers can • Use DLLP as formative assessment • Individualize instruction and feedback • Differentiate according to where a student’s “language learning lies on the continuum” (Chang et. al. 76) • Model the targeted language feature in the teacher's response • Facilitate writing fluency by establishing a routine with writing journals • Discover students’ funds of knowledge • Develop and strengthen student relationships by getting to know a student well. I dialogue journals!

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