Presented by Joy Keifer

1. 13th Annual Academic Success InstituteBeginning English Learners and the ELD Standards at the High SchoolMarch 14, 2015 Presented byJoy Keifer

2. The ELD 1/Newcomer ClassAgenda • The foundation for all other classes • Classroom environment • Reading • Writing • Vocabulary • Listening and Speaking • Working with parents Beginning English Learners and Common Core at the High School

4. ELD 1 is the Foundation • What do students need in order to be successful at school and in higher level classes?

5. ELD 1 is the Foundation • Ability to communicate needs and advocate for themselves • Comprehend enough so that they know what they don’t understand and can ask questions • Ability to read and understand books of their own choosing.

6. ELD 1 is the Foundation • Writing fluency • Understanding the US school system • Ability to write a solid paragraph • Study Skills/Time Management

7. Classroom Environment • Low-Anxiety • Fun • Caring • High expectations rooted in genuinely caring about the students • The “parent” thing • A place where students can take risks

8. Classroom EnvironmentThe Beginning of the Year • Two weeks • Names! • A LOT of activities that help students get to know each other • Human Bingo • Getting to Know You • Venn Diagram

9. Classroom EnvironmentDuring the Year • Introduction/New Students • Who is going to _____ class? • Share my life with them • Ask about their life • Learn a little about their language

10. Classroom EnvironmentDuring the Year • Active learning • Songs • Group work • Write on the board often • Students sit in mixed-language groups to facilitate talking and working with each other

11. Reading • The best way to learn to read is to read. “Studies consistently show that those who read more show more literacy development”(Krashen, 1988) • Studies consistently report a positive relationship between the amount of free reading done and various aspects of second language competence…” (Yee, Krashen, Gibbons, 1996, 1998, 2005)

12. To Ensure Students Become Readers… • Silent Reading • Reading at home • Reading Logs • Metacognitive Reading Logs • Accelerated Reader

13. Reading Apprenticeship • Talk to the Text • Think Aloud Bookmark

14. A Note about Authentic Texts • A text written by the teacher can be “authentic” • The topic needs to be meaningful to the students • Songs- with or without CLOZE activities

15. Reading Materials • EDGE • Scholastic News • Action Magazine • Online: Scholastic Printables, edhelper.com, Quizlet • Classroom library

16. Scholastic News- Free! • http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/

17. Jing is free

18. Writing • Focus on process • Work on fluency rather than grammar • Practice makes better • You can’t grade as much as they should write – so assign it anyway.

19. Writing: Sequencing Paragraphs • Give students a group of “scrambled” sentences. • Students put them in the correct order and • Indent the paragraph • Begin each sentence with a capital letter • End each sentence with a period • Leave appropriate space between words • Write legibly • This is not a time for creativity!

20. Writing • In-Class Writing • Brainstorm • pre-writing, outline, word web • 5 minutes • Timed Writing • 10 minutes • Topics • Pictures • Timely topics

21. Word Web

22. Brainstorm!

23. The Hamburger • Use a hamburger or a sandwich or a cookie to show how a paragraph should be written. • From Houghton Mifflin • www.eduplace.com • Classroom resources • on the bottom left

24. A Paragraph

25. Essay Frame • Students are given the introduction and conclusion • They write the three body paragraphs • They type their essays in MLA Format • Students turn in the pre-writing, draft, peer editing and final copy of the essay

26. Pre-Writing

27. Essay Frames

28. Text Reconstruction (Spycher) • Read a short text aloud while students just listen. • Reread the text while students listen for key words and phrases. • Read the text a third time while students listen and take notes.

29. Text Reconstruction (Spycher) • Have students discuss their notes with a partner and then work together to reconstruct the text. • Show the original text to students. Point out key language features and invite students to discuss differences or similarities between the original and their text. -Spycher and Nieves, 2014

30. Vocabulary • In Context is best • Word Squares • Word Parts Flashcard Folder: include prefixes and suffixes, definition, sentence, part of speech • Games: the language of the games and the language of playing games- • It’s your turn. • No, it’s my turn.

31. Vocabulary • Students rate their knowledge of the meaning of the word. • (Kinsella)

32. Vocabulary examples • Word Squares • Foldables: comparatives, superlatives, possessives

33. Movie Reviews! • Pixar shorts • I Love Lucy • Arthur

34. Movie Reviews • Students watch a movie at home. • THEY choose the movie • They take notes during the movie and then complete the form • Focus on comprehension, writing, literary terms and summarization. • Modeling is key

35. Structured ConversationsKate Kinsella

36. Debates • Students read an article • Discuss in small groups • Class discussion • Write a scaffolded paragraph or letter • Scholastic ACTION magazine

37. Evidence • Citing evidence-or just finding it • Page number/ paragraph number • Writing a number/symbol in the document • Circling the evidence in a document

38. Academic Discussions

40. Portfolios • Students choose different types of work they have done and tell why they chose it. • Students reflect on their own learning.

41. Working with Parents • Parents feel powerless • Almost always they are doing their best • Give them specific ways to help their children • Inform them of free resources • Remind them how hard it is to be a new student in a different country

42. Parents… • High school students are at a difficult age • They may not want to be here at all • A student’s emotional well-being is as important as his academic well-being. • Reading is the most important activity!

43. Contact Me • https://sites.google.com/site/eldwithjoy/ • joy_keifer@fuhsd.org • joykeifer@gmail.com