Lee: A Case Study EDUC 5435 Summer 2007

Lee Age 8 Second Grade FEP 6/28/04 upon entrance to Kindergarten English only K-5 Grade level reading and writing Parents are professionals from Taiwan

ELD Structures Identified Verb tense disagreement Misidentified Pronouns Noun/plural disagreement Chose to use proper nouns instead of pronouns in retell

Examples of ELD Structures The dog have babies The kid is by hisself The babies go out by itself, is sleeping

Strategy: Matching games with past tense verbs Student will learn the correct usage for common irregular verbs. Practice usage through a matching game Familiarity with reading and speaking irregular verbs.

Strategy: Matching games with past tense verbs Our observation with past and present Asian students has shown difficulty using verbs correctly This game can be helpful to students with different language backgrounds especially our Asian students

Demonstration This activity was adapted from the ESL teacher’s Activity Kit by Elizabeth Clare (pgs ) Adapatations from Write Away, A Handbook for Young Writers and Learners (pgs )

Demonstration Continued Partner groups will be provided the memory game cards with irregular past and present verbs. The students will take turns matching the card pairs. When they have mastered the beginning irregular verb card pairs, they will be given the advanced irregular verb card pairs.

Proceedure Concentration. Place the cards in rows in front of the players. Separate the cards in the two categories, past and present. Each card will be labeled past or present. Student 1 picks up one card and turns it over in place, and says the name of the verb. He then tries to find a matching card from the other group. He turns over the card and reads the verb. And if it is a matching pair, keeps the two cards.

Procedure Continued If it is a matching pair the player gets an extra turn. If the cards do not match, the cards are turned over in the same place and player 2 takes his turn. The game ends when all the pairs have been matched.

In Your Group Sit with 4 classmates Play the consentration game When you have played once, use the second set of irregular verb cards

Where to Go From Here Have the student reread wordless picture book Appendix A and B complete sentences by choosing present or past tense verb