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EL Strategies From The Front Lines

EL Strategies From The Front Lines. EL/ELD PLC GUHSD March 24, 2009. A Little Background…. Robert Collins- “No Easy Answer, No Magic Bullet” Four to Seven Years to Achieve Fluency Become the Teacher/Researcher Prepare the Students for Success in College

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EL Strategies From The Front Lines

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  1. EL Strategies From The Front Lines EL/ELD PLC GUHSD March 24, 2009

  2. A Little Background… • Robert Collins- “No Easy Answer, No Magic Bullet” • Four to Seven Years to Achieve Fluency • Become the Teacher/Researcher • Prepare the Students for Success in College • All Students are AESL- Academic English as a Second Language!!

  3. Spanish • Chaldean • Arabic • Kurdish • Filipino • Farsi • Vietnamese • Somali • Samoan • Khmer • Punjabi • Tagalog • Thai • Lao • Hmong • Hindi • Korean • Cantonese • Mandarin MT MIGUEL HIGH SCHOOL 19+ Languages Spoken Here!!

  4. The First Thing-Steven Krashen’s Affective Filter …An impediment to learning or acquisition caused by negativeemotional ("affective") responses to one's environment. (wikipedia) The lower….the better!!

  5. Cognate (“The Wall”) TPR Explicit Teaching of Vocabulary Graphic Organizers Realia Jazz Chants Cooperative Learning Groups Cornell Notes Eight Strategies You Can Use This Week!

  6. Cognate Wall • Cognate- a word that is the same or almost the same in two or more languages • Index Cards-words and picture • REVENGE!!!

  7. TPR • Total Physical Response- Dr. James Asher- San Jose State • “The way that babies learn…” • Physical movements as mnemonic devices

  8. Explicit Teaching of Vocabulary • Dr. Kate Kinsella- San Francisco State • Students do not just “get” new words…they must be… 1.  pronounced 2.  explained vs defined 3.  provided examples and non-examples that they can connect with 4.  deepen understanding 5.  review / coach- invite students to use terms in class (Kate Kinsella)

  9. Graphic Organizers • Mind Maps!! • New Concept- Old Terms • New Terms- Old Concepts • Make your own to fit your needs… • http://teachers.teach-nology.com

  10. Realia • Real Life Objects • Appeals to Different Learning Styles (touch)

  11. Jazz Chants • Short Rhythmic Poems to Help You Remember Things • Phone Numbers-Song Lyrics

  12. Cooperative Learning Groups • Group According to Language/Levels of English • Don’t Mind A Little “Productive Noise” • Groupwork Grading Problems?? COMPROMISE - 50-50-ish…

  13. Cornell Notes • Walter Pauk- Cornell University • Record, Reduce, Recite, Reflect, Review • Organization and Long Term Memory • Recall Column/Note Column/Summary Section

  14. The Last Thing- Start Your Modeling Career! • I Do • We Do • You Do • Where the math teachers win…grrr!

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