David DouglasSchool District | 6/4/13 | Additional ELL Support Dr. Jennifer Trujillo Director of English Language Acquisition National College School Achievement Services

A national priority English Language Learners remain the fastest growing P-12 demographic in the nation.

Across the USA Growth Rate

Outpacing Demographics Growth Rate

Linguistic Diversity Top 10 Home Languages of English Language Learners Spanish 3,582,884 Vietnamese 85,252 Chinese* 69,821 Arabic 51,606 Hmong 46,311 Haitian 33,845 Tagalog 26,885 Somali 19,699 Navajo 10,507 (Office of English Language Acquisition, US Dept. of Ed, 2010)

Educational Shifts We must prepare English Language Learners to be College and Career Ready

Forward – Another way of thinking 5 21 st Century Skills & Assessments + Reading Writing Math Science Soc Studies 1 Unified Curriculum

Agenda Program philosophy Program organization Getting Started: Program components Implementation in the Classroom Content Approaches ELL Adaptations and Supports Spiral and Review +1

Outcomes Identify the philosophy and organizational structure of Pearson Forward Identify and explain the program components Identify the content approaches and strategies for Forward implementation Identify ELL supports located in Forward Participants will be able to:

Program Philosophy We need to teach students to be agile thinkers, problem solvers, and collaborators. ELL students must be able to collaborate cross-culturally.

Students: Demonstrate independence Build strong content knowledge Respond to the varying demands of audience, task, purpose, and discipline Comprehend as well as critique Value evidence Use technology and digital media strategically and capably Come to understand other perspectives and cultures College and Career Readiness Competencies

Program Organization supports ELLs

Thinking and Academic Success Skills

Skills Framework

Subject Areas # X

Unifying Questions Build enduring understandings across subject areas # X

Getting Started Part Overview Integration Guide Planners

Part Overview

Integration Guide

Planners Deliver content Develop Thinking and Academic Skills Support implementation with additional resources

Unifying Question The Unifying Questions are at the heart of Forward’s integration. These questions are connected to the Thinking and Academic Success Skills and apply to all five of the subject areas.

ELL Teaching Support explored the philosophy and organization of Pearson Forward Summary of Thinking and Academic Success Skills and ELL Enduring Understandings

Locate Unifying Questions Listed are some possible ELL responses to the unifying question. The sample Language Focus Objectives are suggestions for differentiating instruction for language proficiency levels. When adapting Sample Learning Tasks, teachers can select additional language structures based on students’ proficiency level and individual linguistic needs.

ELL-Adapted Sample Learning Task Science SLT Identify reasons for choosing a type of shopping bag. (paper vs. plastic) ELL SLT Make simple and compound comparative statements using more, most, better, best, worse, worst, least, ‘-er,’ ‘–est’

ELL-Adapted Sample Learning Task Science SLT How does explaining your thinking help you to identify reasons for choosing a type of shopping bag? ELL SLT How does making comparative statements help you to state reasons for choosing a type of shopping bag?

Content Strategies Peruse the Graphic Organizers and Strategies Library ELL supports do include pedagogical strategies for explicit language development. Peruse the UDL strategies for instruction in Forward

Content Strategies Reading Pedagogy Whole group (Modeled/Shared Reading) Small group (Guided Reading) Independent Reading Practice/Application Reading instruction includes a variety of methods, such as:

Content Strategies—Writing Pedagogy Forward’s Curriculum supports writing instruction that includes the teaching and application of Writing workshop The writing process Different types of writing for varying purposes

Resources and Guiding Standards for David Douglas Common Core State Standards (already aligned) Oregon ELP for ELD Systematic ELD Built-in ELL Supports in Forward Teachers will use:

Adapted Planning for ELL Support In-Depth Review of Forward ELL Overview: K-5

Adapted Planning for ELL Support p. 35 Weekly ELL Planner

Adapted Planning for ELL Support p. 33 Daily ELL Planner Incorporate the Systematic ELD instructional pieces you’re accustomed to [Change the template of “Instructional Focus” to the language used in current maps.]

Moving Forward Build on previous Language Instructional Training Include Forward philosophy and program components (e.g., Unifying Question) What needs to be adapted? Next Steps: Planning Considerations

Outcomes Identify the philosophy and organizational structure of Pearson Forward Identify and explain the program components Identify the content approaches and strategies for Forward implementation Identify ELL supports located in Forward… Participants will be able to:

References National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition (2011). What languages do English learners speak? NCELA Fact Sheet. Washington, DC: Author. Available from es_2011.pdf American Institutes for Research (2012). Supporting English Language Learners: A Pocket Guide for State and District Leaders. Washington, DC.

David DouglasSchool District | 6/4/13 | Additional ELL Support Dr. Jennifer Trujillo Director of English Language Acquisition National College School Achievement Services