ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS Honing Your ESOL Strategies

Introductions 2 Card Activity  Reflection Team Building Activity

Gaps 3 Currently, only 23% of the faculty are using ESOL strategies in every lesson More than half, 53%, of our students are English Language Learners Spanish is the only language spoken at home for nearly all of our ELL’s

Rate Yourself 4 Using a scale from 1 to 5, rate how comfortable you are with using ESOL strategies for every lesson Consider:  Academic Needs  Social Needs  Emotional Needs  Respectful Work

Outcomes 5 Create a lesson plan that includes specific strategies to increase comprehension for the ELL. Modify existing structures within the classroom to reduce anxiety for the ELL. Incorporate multimedia through technology with specific ESOL strategies

TESOL Strategies Covered 6 Goal 1: To use English to communicate in social settings Goal 2: To use English academically in all content areas Goal 3: To use English in socially and culturally appropriate ways

Presentation of Strategies 7 Activate prior knowledge Clear learning goal Culturally inclusive Reduce anxiety Reduce confusion Increase predictability Peer interaction Games CL Improve comprehension Improve vocabulary Reduce extraneous information AcademicSocial RespectEmotional

Journal Article 8 Each member of the group will read and summarize a specific part of the Washburn article  Reporter will read “Belonging” on p. 249  Materials will read “Comprehension” on pp  Recorder will read “Conclusion” on p. 250 Washburn, 2008

Journal Article 9 Highlight two or three key points for each section  How do you think this information will affect your instruction? Record your answers as a team Post on chart paper Carousel walk

Strategy Harrell & Jordan, 2008, pp Reduce anxiety through predictable routines and signals  Dedicate certain parts of your room for specific activities  Establish a consistent routine  Model, model, model each routine  Contextualize directions Refer to pp in your text

Strategy Harrell & Jordan, 2008, pp Shared Reading: Demonstrating how reading works  Introduce the text  Read and track print  Stop to discuss and predict  Encourage verbal interaction  Reread Refer to pp in your text

Strategy Harrell & Jordan, 2008, pp Interactive Comprehension Building: Using technology to build background knowledge  Select appropriate material  Create a presentation (PowerPoint, Keynote, Google)  Determine vocabulary necessary for comprehension  Check for ease of use Refer to pp in your text

Strategy Harrell & Jordan, 2008, pp Communication Games: Creating opportunities for verbal interaction  Identify a language need following directions, asking questions, etc.  Model the game  Organize teams or groups  Guide the practice  Reflect Refer to pp in your text

Breakout Sessions 14 Learn a about technology to support ESOL strategies Two 35 Minute Sessions  Generating Rubrics for Authentic Assessment  Using Vokis in The Classroom

Workshop Evaluation 15 Complete the online evaluation form at  Return follow-up assignments no later than 30 calendar days from today