ESOL in the Mainstream Classroom PRTs 3 March, 2009 Susan Millington ESOL adviser Visit our website

ESOL? English Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) English language learners (ELLs)

Who are our ESOL learners? ESOL International ? ? ? ESOL

Pasifika Who are our ESOL learners? ESOL International New Zealand born students Refugee Migrant ESOL

Know your students StudentNationalityTime in NZLanguages spoken Language spoken at home

Years to achieve native-like English proficiency BICS Basic interpersonal communication skills Cognitive academic language proficiency CALP

Hot tips for ESOL Avoid deficit thinking. Know your students and take an interest in them.Know your students and take an interest in them. Support and encourage the first language.Support and encourage the first language. Make links to their prior learning, and where necessary, build prior knowledge.Make links to their prior learning, and where necessary, build prior knowledge. Identify both content and language outcomes in the lessons.Identify both content and language outcomes in the lessons. Vocabulary, vocabulary, vocabulary.Vocabulary, vocabulary, vocabulary. Give ELLs the opportunity to prepare for lessons in advance.Give ELLs the opportunity to prepare for lessons in advance. Scaffold, and give multiple opportunities to learn- including speaking opportunities.Scaffold, and give multiple opportunities to learn- including speaking opportunities. Integrate with kiwi kids in activities.Integrate with kiwi kids in activities.

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