Language Enrichment II Turnaround Training

1. Language Enrichment II Turnaround Training Jason Galvan – Oliveira TLI (Resources taken from the Neuhaus Education Center)

2. What is literacy? • “An individual’s ability to read, write, and speak in English, compute, and solve problems, at levels of proficiency necessary to function on the job, in the family of the individual, and in society.” • Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Section 203 Retrieved from http://www.nifl.gov (July 22, 2010)

3. What is reading? • Translating symbols on paper into words, and attaching meaning to those words.

4. Breakdown of Reading

5. Findings – National Reading Panel • These skills must be honed for students to read effectively. • Phonemic Awareness • Phonics • Fluency • Vocabulary • Comprehension

6. English Language Learners • Effective Strategies • A focus on oral language development building on students’ background knowledge • Cooperative Learning • Explicit Instruction in the elements of English literacy • Differentiated Instruction • The use of graphic organizers as a comprehension strategy • A focus on academic language

7. The Importance of Academic Language or Terminology • Provide explanations to older, struggling readers • Meaningful discussions require the use of academic language and terms by both teachers and students. • Using academic language and terms consistently and often is beneficial.

8. Terms • Phonological Awareness – the broad understanding of the sound structure of spoken language. • Phoneme – the smallest unit of spoken language that makes a difference in the meaning of words. • Phonemic Awareness – the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate phonemes in spoken language.

9. Academic Language • Base Word – A word to which affixes are added. A base word can stand alone. • Prefix – A letter or group of letters attached to the beginning of a base word, root, or combining form to change its meaning. • Suffix – A letter or group of letters attached to the end of a base word, root, or combining form to change its form, use, tense, or meaning. • Derivative – A base word, root, or combining form plus a prefix and/or suffix.

10. Academic Language • Morphemes: meaning units of language • Prefix, suffix, root, combining form • “instructor” has 3 morphemes • “photographic” has 3 morphemes • The ability to instantly recognize roots and combining forms gives students a ready strategy for decoding longer words and insight into the meanings of the words.

11. Layers of English

12. Layers of English – Anglo Saxon • Numbers • Farming • Forest • Fishing • Outer body parts • Basic colors

13. Layers of English - Latin • Law • Words ending in –sion • Words with double consonants at the beginning • Words with (ci) pronounced as (sw) • Words with -ct

14. Layers of English - Greek • Art • Philosophy • Theatre • Science • Education • Words connected to the Olympic Games, or mythology • (ph), (gi), (ch)

15. Affixes Prefixes: in- re- un- dis- mis- pro- Suffixes: -s -ed -ing -er -est -less -ness -y

16. Introducing Roots, Prefixes, or Suffixes • Guided Discovery Teaching • Read discovery words; students repeat • Identify the common sounds • Write discovery words • Identify the common letters • Identify the properties of the prefix or suffix • Review new information

17. Suffix in detail • Helpful • Thankful • Careful • Joyful • Restful

18. Links • http://neuhaus.org/decks • http://oliveirabisd-tli.weebly.com/resources.html