SUMMER INSTITUTEJULY 7-8, 2015 | TULSA, OK Best Practices for ELLs Research-based strategies for English language learners (ELLs)

SUMMER INSTITUTEJULY 7-8, 2015 | TULSA, OK Thompson & Rubenstein As teachers of mathematics, we sometimes forget that the words and phrases that are familiar to us are foreign to our students. Students need to master this language if they are to read, understand and discuss mathematical ideas.

SUMMER INSTITUTEJULY 7-8, 2015 | TULSA, OK Vocabulary is Crucial Learning mathematics is highly dependent on its language and the teaching of math vocabulary is crucial, it is doubly so for ELLs. Thompson & Rubenstein (2000).

SUMMER INSTITUTEJULY 7-8, 2015 | TULSA, OK Solving Word Problems with a BUCK B – Box the question U – Underline the information needed C – Circle the vocabulary needed K – Knock out the un-needed information

SUMMER INSTITUTEJULY 7-8, 2015 | TULSA, OK Decoding Word Problems Juan has a large dog and only enough money to purchase 16 meter of heavy-duty material to construct a fence. Juan would like to give his dog the largest area possible with a 16- meter fence. One possible diagram of the fence is shown below. It has dimensions of 1 meter wide by 7 meters long. The perimeter of the rectangular fence would be 16 meters and the area would be 7.

SUMMER INSTITUTEJULY 7-8, 2015 | TULSA, OK Decoding Word Problems With your shoulder partner work the following word problem. Use the handout that was provided. Using only whole numbers, determine another six rectangular fences that could be built with a 16- meter perimeter. Draw sketches of the fences and complete the information in the table.

SUMMER INSTITUTEJULY 7-8, 2015 | TULSA, OK Complete the Table Perimeter in Meters Width in Meters Length in Meters Area in Square Meters

SUMMER INSTITUTEJULY 7-8, 2015 | TULSA, OK Pictorial Representation Rectangle (Rectángulo) A rectangle is a four-sided figure where every angle is a right angle (90°) and opposite sides are parallel and congruent (equal).

SUMMER INSTITUTEJULY 7-8, 2015 | TULSA, OK Pictorial Representation Perimeter (Perímetro) 4 cm. 2 cm The perimeter of a shape is the total distance all the way around the outside edge of a 2D shape. P = 2 l + 2 w P = 2 (4 cm) + 2 (2 cm) P = 8 cm + 4 cm P = 12 cm

SUMMER INSTITUTEJULY 7-8, 2015 | TULSA, OK Pictorial Representation Area (Aria) 4 cm. 2 cm The area of a polygon/figure is the number of square units inside the polygon/figure. It is the space inside the 2D shape. A = l x w A = (4 cm) x (2 cm) A = 8 cm²