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Palabras to Words: Teacher resources for enhancing ELL vocabulary. Presented by: Suzanne Heim Pamela White. What does the research say?. To comprehend text without help, a student needs to understand about 95 percent of the words. (Peregoy and Boyle, 2008)
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Palabras to Words:Teacher resources for enhancing ELL vocabulary Presented by: Suzanne Heim Pamela White
What does the research say? • To comprehend text without help, a student needs to understand about 95 percent of the words. (Peregoy and Boyle, 2008) • Learning the variety of meaning and uses of a word…requires a great deal of exposure to the word used in various contexts. (Peregoy and Boyle, 2008) • Learning a new word is a gradual process that depends of multiple exposures to the word over time. (Peregoy and Boyle, 2008)
Classroom Instruction that Works with English Language Learnersby: Jane D. Hill and Kathleen M. Flynn • This book connects instructional strategies in another book, Classroom Instruction That Works:Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement by:Robert J. Marzano, Debra J. Pickering, & Jane E. Pollock,to instruction with ELL students. • Strategies discussed: homework and practice, summarization and note taking, and use of nonlinguistic representations. • Provided with each strategy: a summary of the research, detailed examples of how to modify the strategy for use with ELLs in mainstream classrooms, and teacher accounts of implementation.
http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/106009.aspxParts of the book are on-line Classroom Instruction that Works with English Language Learners http://www.nde.state.ne.us/natlorigin/images/ELLI/Study Guide ACROBAT.pdf Nebraska Department of Education distributed a full study guide for teachers on this book
Hotshot Vocabulary • A motivational activity in which students earn points or grades for seeing, hearing, or using the target words in places outside the classroom. • Copy Hotshot Vocabulary page for each student • Paste onto the front cover of a composition book or 3 hole punch and place into a 3 ring binder • Model and explain use of Hotshot Vocabulary Book
Word Or Word Family Place and Source I Saw, Heard, or Used It How It Was Used It Means Illustration First Time Date: Second Time Date: Third Time Date: Fourth Time Date: Vocabulary Word _____________________________________
Word Or Word Family Place and Source I Saw, Heard, or Used It How It Was Used Illustration First Time Date: 4/22 At Bat Mat Cat Sat School Miss Heim The cat was big and fat. Second Time Date: 4/24 Hat Home Mommy That is a big hat. Third Time Date: Vocabulary Word or Word Family ________________at_____________________
Flip It Vocabulary • Provide students with index cards • One card for the word and another card for the definition and illustration • Students complete cards for each of their vocabulary words throughout a year or unit • Place cards face down and lay them out like the game Memory. • Students “Flip It” to match the vocabulary word to the definition.
Technology Resources Bi-Lingual Dictionaries and Translators: • The English Vocabulary – Bilingual dictionary for Spanish students grouped by scenario. http://www.theenglishvocabulary.com/categorytopic.php?lang=3 • Free Full-Text Translator for over 50 languages!: http://translate.reference.com/translate
Technology Resources Multimedia Vocabulary Resources: • Learn English with Pictures & Audio – Has some video clips, which are from YouTube: http://www.my-english-dictionary.com/index.html • Activities for ESLs – Has bilingual quizzes: http://a4esl.org/
Technology Resources Vocabulary Lesson: • http://www.esl-lab.com/vocab/index.htm Professional Resources: • www.readingrockets.org – Resources and articles for nearly any reading topic
References Herrell, A, & Jordan, M. (2008). 50 strategies for teaching English language learners (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc. Hill, J, & Flynn, K. (2006). Classroom instruction that works with English language learners. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Honig, B, Diamond, L, & Gutlohn, L. (2008). Teaching reading sourcebook (2nd ed.). Novato, CA: Arena Press. Peregoy, S, & Boyle, O. (2008). Reading, writing, and learning, in ESL (5th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.
Questions & Final Thoughts • Questions? • Be sure to check out our podcast which has ELL resources and links: http://heimwhite.podbean.com/