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1.2. Symbols in ESL Teaching – Beyond Snapshots of Nouns Presented By: Bogdan Pospielovsky. May 13 th – 15 th See new technologies Network with professionals from across Canada Learn from educational and assistive technology leaders Discover UDL strategies Experience Technology hands on.

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  1. 1.2 Symbols in ESL Teaching – Beyond Snapshots of Nouns Presented By: Bogdan Pospielovsky

  2. May 13th – 15th See new technologies Network with professionals from across Canada Learn from educational and assistive technology leaders Discover UDL strategies Experience Technology hands on.

  3. EducATe Content – Canadian curriculum in AT tools, templates, tutorials, tip sheets Courses – How to, application of AT, requests Community – build learning communities, post events and news

  4. Introducing Youdle

  5. Introducing the Youdle Box

  6. Subscribe to Blog Free Info Sessions Bridges’ to Learning Conference Web based live Software Demos Bridges Loan Pool Switches Communication Aids Mounts etc. How to Learn More

  7. Outline of Presentation • Look at differences between symbols, realia and pictures • How to use Symbols to support growth of BICS and CALP • Overview of using the symbol based software in support of BICS and CALP • Drawing on Research by: • Chris Abbot (Symbols Now, 2000) • Tina and Mike Dethridge (Literacy Through Symbols, 2002)

  8. Types of Technology Closed Curriculum Multi-Media Authoring Task Based Tools

  9. Simple Line Drawings Widgit Literacy Symbols (WLS) • Designed with a focus on literacy • Over 10,000 symbols available from Widgit Software

  10. Pictures vs. Symbols • Picture • visual representation of a person, object, or • scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph • conveys a lot at once/detail • its focus may be unclear Picture • Symbol • something used for or regarded as representing something else; a material object representing something, often something immaterial; emblem, token, or sign • focuses on a single concept/idea • can be put together to build more precise information Symbol

  11. Limits of Photos and Realia • Intensive use of concrete photographic visual representations language acquisition plateaus after initial success (Kang, S.H. & Dennis, J.R. (1995). “The effects of computer-enhanced vocabulary lessons on achievement of ESL grade school children.” Computers in the Schools, 11 (3), 25-35).

  12. Iconicity Transparent Opaque drink learnability guessability A continuum that describes symbols based on their ease of recognition

  13. Opaque Concrete Abstract verbs nouns sets Function words Iconicity Transparent

  14. What is the Message? What is the lesson?

  15. Choosing Symbols: Considerations • Does the symbol convey the correct meaning?

  16. Choosing Symbols: Considerations • Do the symbols have a clear schematic structure to support learning? WLS

  17. Choosing Symbols: Considerations • Do the symbols have a clear schematic structure to support learning? Symbolstix

  18. Choosing Symbols: Considerations • Do the symbols have a clear schematic structure to support learning? PCS

  19. Choosing Symbols: Considerations • Do the symbols have a grammatical structure to support reading/writing? • Verb tenses

  20. Choosing Symbols: Considerations • Do the symbols have a grammatical structure to support reading/writing? • plurals, comparatives, superlatives

  21. Choosing Symbols: Considerations • Do the symbols support a range of vocabulary required for curriculum?

  22. Contexts in which we use symbols • Communication • Organization and Independence • Vocabulary support for concept development, oral language ELL support, reading/writing • within the symbol application • combined with other software applications • Create materials for reading support • Within grids to support student writing

  23. BICS • Basic interpersonal communication skills

  24. Behaviour • concrete references and/or cues are easily accessed during new, difficult, tense or escalating situations.

  25. Pragmatics and Semantics • subtly of language given in a visual context to make them more accessible and concrete.

  26. Homophones • words pronounced the same as another but differing in meaning, whether spelled the same way or not.

  27. Heterophones • words that are spelled the same but have different pronunciations and meanings.

  28. MetalinguisticAwarentess • Metalinguistic awareness (MA) across languages (Bialystock, 2007) very important • Supported by studies by McCarthey et. Al (2004) and Garcia (2000)

  29. Boardmaker – Dual Language Search • Searches in English • Presents in Language of your Choice • Arabic • Russian • Hindi etc.

  30. Notes to parents

  31. 'Communication Friendly Environments'

  32. Symbols Inclusion Project Guide to creating a Communication Friendly Environment www.symbolsinclusionproject.org/evidence/cfe

  33. Symbols Inclusion Project Audit strands self survey *Current support *Communication *Environment www.symbolsinclusionproject.org/evidence/cfe

  34. Why do we use symbols? • Supplement text to increase reading comprehension. Symbol Inclusion Project (2006)

  35. Learning to Read

  36. Guided Reading: What Will You Be For Halloween?

  37. Symbols Inclusion Project Supported Curriculum Learning • Reading books and worksheets

  38. Creating Reading Materials • Communicate in Print • Symwriter – writer • Clicker 5 – clicker library, PCS and/or WLS • Boardmaker Plus - symbolate

  39. Communicate Ideas

  40. Add Vocabulary to SMART Notebook Copy and paste Paste into gallery

  41. Concept Mapping Software

  42. CALP • Cognitive academic language proficiency (Cummins) • Symbols can be used effectively to support: • Discrete subject specific academic language learning • Scaffolded subject specific Writing

  43. “ELL’s are especially hurt by the fals presumption that they will continue developing advanced literacy skills in mainstream classrooms through mere exposure to classroom discourse and text reading, even without effective, ongoing language learning assistance (Allison 2008, Callahan, 2005) p132

  44. Can you do this worksheet?

  45. Symbols illustrate meaning

  46. Key symbols help where meaning is unclear

  47. Levels of Symbol Support • Supported text • primarily text, with a few key words symbolized, used mainly for specific curriculum topics • Symbol Literacy: • full content in symbols and text, symbols reflect grammar, one sentence per line, no more than 8 symbols • Symbol information: • Simply imparts the vocabulary terms associated with the topic

  48. Levels of Symbol Support Simplified

  49. Levels of Symbol Support Full symbol support

  50. Levels of Symbol Support Symbol supported text

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