13 th Annual Academic Success Institute Beginning English Learners and the ELD Standards at the High School March 14, 2015 Presented by Joy Keifer 1

The ELD 1/Newcomer Class Agenda The foundation for all other classes Classroom environment Reading Writing Vocabulary Listening and Speaking Working with parents Beginning English Learners and Common Core at the High School 2

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ELD 1 is the Foundation What do students need in order to be successful at school and in higher level classes? 4

ELD 1 is the Foundation Ability to communicate needs and advocate for themselves Comprehend enough so that they know what they don’t understand and can ask questions Ability to read and understand books of their own choosing. 5

ELD 1 is the Foundation Writing fluency Understanding the US school system Ability to write a solid paragraph Study Skills/Time Management 6

Classroom Environment Low-Anxiety Fun Caring High expectations rooted in genuinely caring about the students The “parent” thing A place where students can take risks 7

Classroom Environment The Beginning of the Year Two weeks Names! A LOT of activities that help students get to know each other Human Bingo Getting to Know You Venn Diagram 8

Classroom Environment During the Year Introduction/New Students Who is going to _____ class? Share my life with them Ask about their life Learn a little about their language 9

Classroom Environment During the Year Active learning Songs Group work Write on the board often Students sit in mixed-language groups to facilitate talking and working with each other 10

Reading The best way to learn to read is to read. “Studies consistently show that those who read more show more literacy development”(Krashen, 1988) Studies consistently report a positive relationship between the amount of free reading done and various aspects of second language competence…” (Yee, Krashen, Gibbons, 1996, 1998, 2005) 11

To Ensure Students Become Readers… Silent Reading Reading at home Reading Logs Metacognitive Reading Logs Accelerated Reader 12

Reading Apprenticeship Talk to the Text Think Aloud Bookmark 13

A Note about Authentic Texts A text written by the teacher can be “authentic” The topic needs to be meaningful to the students Songs- with or without CLOZE activities 14

Reading Materials EDGE Scholastic News – Action Magazine Online: Scholastic Printables, edhelper.com, Quizlet Classroom library 15

Scholastic News- Free! 16

Jing is free 17

Writing Focus on process Work on fluency rather than grammar Practice makes better You can’t grade as much as they should write – so assign it anyway. 18

Writing: Sequencing Paragraphs Give students a group of “scrambled” sentences. Students put them in the correct order and – Indent the paragraph – Begin each sentence with a capital letter – End each sentence with a period – Leave appropriate space between words – Write legibly This is not a time for creativity! 19

Writing In-Class Writing Brainstorm – pre-writing, outline, word web – 5 minutes Timed Writing – 10 minutes Topics – Pictures – Timely topics 20

Word Web 21

Brainstorm! 22

The Hamburger Use a hamburger or a sandwich or a cookie to show how a paragraph should be written. From Houghton Mifflin Classroom resources – on the bottom left 23

A Paragraph 24

Essay Frame Students are given the introduction and conclusion They write the three body paragraphs They type their essays in MLA Format Students turn in the pre-writing, draft, peer editing and final copy of the essay 25

Pre-Writing 26

Essay Frames 27

Text Reconstruction (Spycher) Read a short text aloud while students just listen. Reread the text while students listen for key words and phrases. Read the text a third time while students listen and take notes. 28

Text Reconstruction (Spycher) Have students discuss their notes with a partner and then work together to reconstruct the text. Show the original text to students. Point out key language features and invite students to discuss differences or similarities between the original and their text. -Spycher and Nieves,

Vocabulary In Context is best Word Squares Word Parts Flashcard Folder: include prefixes and suffixes, definition, sentence, part of speech Games: the language of the games and the language of playing games- – It’s your turn. – No, it’s my turn. 30

Vocabulary Students rate their knowledge of the meaning of the word. (Kinsella) 31

Vocabulary examples Word Squares Foldables: comparatives, superlatives, possessives 32

Movie Reviews! Pixar shorts I Love Lucy Arthur 33

Movie Reviews Students watch a movie at home. THEY choose the movie They take notes during the movie and then complete the form Focus on comprehension, writing, literary terms and summarization. Modeling is key 34

Structured Conversations Kate Kinsella 35

Debates Students read an article Discuss in small groups Class discussion Write a scaffolded paragraph or letter Scholastic ACTION magazine 36

Evidence Citing evidence-or just finding it Page number/ paragraph number Writing a number/symbol in the document Circling the evidence in a document 37

Academic Discussions 38

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Portfolios Students choose different types of work they have done and tell why they chose it. Students reflect on their own learning. 40

Working with Parents Parents feel powerless Almost always they are doing their best Give them specific ways to help their children Inform them of free resources Remind them how hard it is to be a new student in a different country 41

Parents… High school students are at a difficult age They may not want to be here at all A student’s emotional well-being is as important as his academic well-being. Reading is the most important activity! 42

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