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The Common core standards: Implications for English language learners

The Common core standards: Implications for English language learners. Elizabeth Reveiz Director ESL/Bilingual World Languages Amityville School District ereveiz@amityvilleufsd.org. AMITYVILLE DEMOGRAPHICS 2012. District-Wide 3,093 Students = approx 14 % ELL

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The Common core standards: Implications for English language learners

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  1. The Common core standards: Implications for English language learners Elizabeth Reveiz Director ESL/Bilingual World Languages Amityville School District ereveiz@amityvilleufsd.org

  2. AMITYVILLE DEMOGRAPHICS 2012 District-Wide 3,093 Students = approx 14 % ELL Bilingual Special Education =16 %

  3. Engaging the English language learner Cummins 2009

  4. CCSS Based Curriculum • Content aligned with CC • Apply higher order thinking skills • Develop rigorous & coherent content knowledge and ELL application • Develop thematic instruction that develops explicit learning & understanding Current Practices/Emphasis • Content work based on a reading series (grades k-6) • Recall of information • Teacher-fronted classes • Surface knowledge (BICS) (implicit) • Vocabulary building • Phonics instruction • Test prep

  5. Amityville Union Free School DistrictLesson Plan • I. Planning and Preparation: • A. NYS/Common Core Standards: • B. Essential Questions, Academic and Content Vocabulary: • C. Resources /Materials: • D. Relationship to Unit of Study: • II. Instructional Outcomes: • A. Goals/Objectives: 1. The learner will be able to: • III. Instructional/Student Engagement: • A. Anticipatory Set: B. Student-Centered Activities: • C. Differentiation Strategies: • D. Language Objectives for ELL: • E. Higher Order Thinking Strategies – Bloom’s Taxonomy: • IV. Checking for Understanding: • A. Closure Activities: • B. Lesson Assessment: • C. Student-Self Assessment: • V. Independent Practice/Homework: • Reflection:

  6. Goal s for Second Language Instruction • Students having access to linguistic accommodations during instruction & assessment • Academic language that is central to ELA, Math , Science & Social Studies • Research-based practices (not only in second language classes) • Provide ALL teachers with strategies & resources to teach ELLs • Implement the SIOP (Sheltered Instruction Observational Protocol) model across all disciplines • Align ESL strategies within the framework of current CC ELA Curriculum Rivera 2011

  7. The 6 instructional shifts in ela common core • Balancing Informational and Literacy Text • Building Knowledge in the Disciplines • Staircase of Complexity • Text-based Answers • Writing from Sources • Academic Vocabulary

  8. Shift 1- balancing informational and literary text Honigsfeld & Dove 2012

  9. Shift 2- knowledge in the disciplines

  10. Shift 3- staircase of complexity

  11. Shift 4- text based answers

  12. Shift 5- writing from sources

  13. Shift 6- academic vocabulary

  14. PROCESS for Implementing common core standards • Develop CC aligned curriculum with ELA & Bilingual teachers across grade bands • Provide ELL research-based strategies (SIOP) weekly to district • Provide professional development • Implement SIOP model of instruction on one grade level

  15. Overview of Common Core ELA Curriculum Modules- Park Avenue Elementary School

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