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Theory Into Practice: “Connecting with Latino Learners”

Theory Into Practice: “Connecting with Latino Learners”. By Kathleen Cotta. Theory. 1. Students should build on “funds of knowledge” Content-Area Cognates Graphic Organizers Incorporating Multiple Modalities Language Face-to-Face. Content-Area Cognates. 1. What is a cognate?

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Theory Into Practice: “Connecting with Latino Learners”

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  1. Theory Into Practice:“Connecting with Latino Learners” By Kathleen Cotta

  2. Theory 1. Students should build on “funds of knowledge” • Content-Area Cognates • Graphic Organizers • Incorporating Multiple Modalities • Language Face-to-Face

  3. Content-Area Cognates 1. What is a cognate? 2. Can be used in all content areas • Ex: geometry, geography/history, English subject 3. Older ELL students more likely to apply Spanish vocab to English vocab 4. Warning: False Cognates

  4. Graphic Organizers 1. Text structures often overlooked • Chronological sequence • Compare and contrast • Cause and effect 2. Good for visualization 3. Help cognition • access knowledge quickly • tap into prior knowledge • discern relationships • establish a hierarchy among concepts • review information 4. Types of Organizers • Flow Charts • Cycle Charts

  5. Incorporating Multiple Modalities 1. Students may not have adequate background knowledge on topics • Ex: US History 2. Visual/Audio aids • English captions 3. Variety of texts and genres

  6. Language Face-to-Face 1. Engaging with peers face-to-face develops oral and written skills 2. Types of exercises: • Student Teams Achievement Division • Teams-Games-Tournament • Jigsaw 3. Why this is helpful • Work together • All held accountable • Makes the task easier • Students assume roles

  7. Final Notes 1. Remember: rely on funds of knowledge 2. Why this theory is necessary 3. How it relates to my topic 4. How it relates to all topics

  8. Article Citation • Rubinstein-Ávila, Eliane. "Connecting with Latino Learners." Helping Struggling Students 63.5 Feb. (2006): 38-43. ERIC (originally); dirkdavis.net. Web. 20 June 2011. <www.dirkdavis.net/./Connecting%20With%20Latino%20Learners.pdf>.

  9. Photo Credits • http://vivacatalina.blogspot.com/2010/04/group-projects.html • http://www.thefreedictionary.com/background+knowledge • http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMC_97.htm • http://www.auburn.edu/research/vpr/urfp/checklist.html • http://lvhumanists.org/wordpress/?cat=6 • http://vocablog-plc.blogspot.com/2009/11/peripatetic-pan-cross-linguistic.html

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