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Supporting ESL An Overview of Technology Tools that Support Vocabulary Development Janet Ragan Session 21A . 1.2. Experts in Educational and Assistive Technologies. First time presenting at CLD!. About Us. Experts in Educational and Assistive Technology

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  1. Supporting ESL An Overview of Technology Tools that Support Vocabulary Development Janet Ragan Session 21A 1.2 Experts in Educational and Assistive Technologies

  2. First time presenting at CLD!

  3. About Us • Experts in Educational and Assistive Technology • Professional team with extensive experience in the fields of Education, AAC and Technology • Quality products • Professional development founded on best practices • Service in both English and French • Dedicated to the principles of UDL and DI

  4. Our Mission • To provide a wide offering of solutions that will facilitate successful participation in all areas of life. • To promote awareness of technology and the impact that it has on individuals with varying needs. • To promote successful implementation of technology through professional development programs based on Best Practice in Education

  5. Professional Development • Conferences • Workshops • Individual or Small Group Training • Coaching • Webinars • Online Subscription -Resources and Courses • School Board Implementation of technology

  6. The Challenge “...ESL students must catch up to a moving target. ESL students must make 15 months gain in every 10 month school year.” (Jim Cummins, 2002)

  7. 7 Principles for Effective Instruction of ELLs • English Language Learners listen to text and spoken language that is slightly above their current English language level. • Lesson are visual. • New information is linked to prior knowledge. • Key concepts for a unit of study are posted in student-friendly language. • Vocabulary is modified for students. • Cooperative learning strategies are applied in small groups. • Testing and homework are modified or ELLs. (Judie Haynes, 2009)

  8. Why is Vocabulary Instruction so Important? • All students need to learn an exceedingly large number of words • 2,000 to 3,000 new words a year to reading vocabulary • 400 of those words taught directly (Beck, McKeown & Kucan, 2002)

  9. Reading Comprehension • Reading comprehension depends on knowing between 90 and 95 percent of the words in a text (Hirsch, 2003) • Literate English presented in textbooks can be very challenging to students with limited or no knowledge of English

  10. What you can do with etext? • Re-sizefont and change the spacing

  11. What you can do with etext? • Re-sizefont and change the spacing • Level the reading reducing the amount of text

  12. What you can do with etext? • Re-sizefont and change the spacing • Level the reading reducing the amount of text • Highlightkey information

  13. What you can do with etext? • Re-sizefont and change the spacing • Level the reading reducing the amount of text • Highlightkey information • Translate and lookup words with electronic dictionaries

  14. What you can do with etext? • Re-sizefont and change the spacing • Level the reading reducing the amount of text • Highlightkey information • Translate and lookup words with electronic dictionaries • Transform into synthetic speech

  15. What you can do with etext? • Re-sizefont and change the spacing • Level the reading reducing the amount of text • Highlightkey information • Translate and lookup words with electronic dictionaries • Transform into synthetic speech • Change etext to MP3 format and listen with an Ipod

  16. What you can do with etext? • Re-sizefont and change the spacing • Level the reading reducing the amount of text • Highlightkey information • Translate and lookup words with electronic dictionaries • Transform into synthetic speech • Change etext to MP3 format and listen with an Ipod • Copy and paste text into other applications

  17. What you can do with etext? • Re-sizefont and change the spacing • Level the reading reducing the amount of text • Highlightkey information • Translate and lookup words with electronic dictionaries • Transform into synthetic speech • Change etext to MP3 format and listen with an Ipod • Copy and paste text into other applications • Add links to websites and key words

  18. ESL and Technology Technology, Friend or Foe? “…focused on the development of academic expertise, certain applications of technology can play a useful role in enabling ESL students to access the curriculum and harvest the language of academic success.” Jim Cummings University of Toronto

  19. Concept Mapping and Brainstorming Ideas Supporting new vocab Vocabulary Building • Text to Speech • Translation tools • Talking dictionaries Writing Practice Co:Writer, Write:Outloud, WordQ, Premier

  20. Vocabulary Instruction and Technology Word knowledge is crucial to reading comprehension and determines how well students will be able to comprehend the texts they read in middle and high schoolJoan Sedita, Reading Expert (2009)

  21. We Learn Vocabulary by Understanding Word Meaning in Context

  22. Introducing Vocabulary with Text to Speech and Visual Supports • Tar Heel Reader presents vocabulary in a repetitive pattern with images • Vocabulary is simple, text is spoken, and images support the meaning • New vocabulary can be reread and copy and pasted into an online dictionary or Kurzweil 3000 • http://tarheelreader.org/2009/06/19/what-good-are-worms/23/

  23. Provide a Concept Map of the Unit Being Studied Make sure It Highlights the BIG IDEAS of the Unit

  24. New Earth Day Unit Topic: Composting • Provide an overview of the topic • Introduce new vocabulary and provide a resource for future learning • Break the topic down into manageable subunits that will have some common threads

  25. www.wordle.net Introduce Vocabulary

  26. Snappywords.com Smart Ideas is Ministry Licensed Introduce New Topics and Subtopics with the Vocabulary with Brainstorming

  27. Other Curriculum Symbol Supports • Web support: • Point (Widgit) • Bridges Website is Point Enabled • Purchased by the web site developer

  28. Text to Speech Kuzweil 3000 Topic Specific Vocabulary Word Prediction Co:Writer Concept Mapping Communicate Ideas Let’s take a look…

  29. Ministry Licensed Common Board Licenses Ministry Licensed Software (OSAPAC) Smart Ideas Co:writer WordQ Write:Outloud Clicker 5 Dragon Naturally Speaking more… Kurzweil 3000 Premier Symwriter Boardmaker

  30. Images supported with Text to Speech in Kurzweil V12 Kurzweil supports translation tools and pronounciation tools too.

  31. Word Prediction

  32. Word Predictions Supports Writing

  33. Symbols

  34. CALP -Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency • Symbols can be used effectively to support new vocabulary in content areas • Images can support writing by reinforcing word choice

  35. Symbol Supports in Content Areas All text can be supported or just key vocabulary

  36. Notes to parents

  37. Curricular Symbols

  38. Supported Assessment “It is essential that ELL’s be assessed in a way that uncouples language proficiency from content knowledge.” Improving Achievement for English Learners Claude Goldenberg

  39. Can you read this? Four parts in the water cycle: Evaporation - water changes from a liquid to a gas Condensation - water changes from a gas to a liquid Run off - water flows downhill on the surface Precipitation - rain, hail, sleet and snow

  40. Symbols illustrate meaning

  41. Key symbols help where meaning is unclear

  42. The answer ….

  43. For More Information Janet@bridges-canada.com Wikis - www.bridgeslearning.pbworks.com www.elltechclassroom.pbworks.com

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