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Honing Your ESOL Strategies. Addressing the needs of English Language Learners. Introductions. Card Activity Reflection Team Name . Gaps. Currently, only 23% of the faculty are using ESOL strategies in every lesson More than half, 53%, of our students are English Language Learners
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Honing Your ESOL Strategies Addressing the needs of English Language Learners
Introductions • Card Activity • Reflection • Team Name
Gaps • Currently, only 23% of the faculty are using ESOL strategies in every lesson • More than half, 53%, of our students are English Language Learners • Spanish is the only language spoken at home for nearly all of our ELL
Rate Yourself Using a scale from 1 to 5, rate how comfortable you are with using ESOL strategies Consider: • Academic Needs • Social Needs • Emotional Needs • Respectful Work
Outcomes • Create a lesson plan that includes specific strategies to increase comprehension for the ELL. • Modify existing structures within the classroom to reduce anxiety for the ELL. • Incorporate multimedia through technology with specific ESOLstrategies
TESOL Strategies Covered • Goal 1: To use English to communicate in social settings • Goal 2: To use English academically in all content areas • Goal 3: To use English in socially and culturally appropriate ways
Journal Article • Each member of the group will read and summarize a specific part of the Washburn article • Reporter will read “Belonging” on p. 249 • Materials will read “Comprehension” on pp. 249-250. • Recorder will read “Conclusion” on p. 250
Journal Article • Highlight two or three key points for each section • How do you think this information will affect your instruction? • Record your answers • Post on chart paper • Carousel walk
Strategy Reduce anxiety through predictable routines and signals • Dedicate certain parts of your room for specific activities • Establish a consistent routine • Model, model, model each routine • Contextualize directions • Refer to pp. 16-19 in your text Harrell & Jordan, 2008, pp. 16-19
Strategy Shared Reading: Demonstrating how reading works • Introduce the text • Read and track print • Stop to discuss and predict • Encourage verbal interaction • Reread • Refer to pp. 73-78 in your text Harrell & Jordan, 2008, pp. 73-78
Strategy Interactive Comprehension Building: Using technology to build background knowledge • Select appropriate material • Create a presentation (PowerPoint, Keynote, Google) • Determine vocabulary necessary for comprehension • Check for ease of use • Refer to pp. 226-229 in your text Harrell & Jordan, 2008, pp. 226-229
Strategy Communication Games: Creating opportunities for verbal interaction • Identify a language need • following directions, asking questions, etc. • Model the game • Organize teams or groups • Guide the practice • Reflect • Refer to pp. 94-98 in your text Harrell & Jordan, 2008, pp. 94-98
Breakout Sessions Learn a about technology to support ESOL strategies Select Two 35 Minute Sessions • Generating Rubrics for Authentic Assessment • Creating A PowerPoint Presentation • Using Vokis in The Classroom