The CALLA Handbook – Chapter 5 Planning, Teaching, and Monitoring CALLA Dr. Ellen de Kanter University of St. Thomas Instructional Strategies for the Content Area in ESL BIED 5336

How to Plan for CALLA Instruction Assessing Students’ Prior Knowledge Assess students’ prior knowledge. Setting Instructional Objectives Select concepts and skills to be learned, including higher-order thinking skills. Identify academic language skills and functions required to perform a specific content area task. Choose learning strategies that are appropriate for tasks in different phases of the lesson.

How to Plan for CALLA Instruction Assembling Materials for CALLA Instruction Assemble materials needed to provide context and hands-on activities Planning an Instructional Sequence Organize activities into a five-phase instructional sequence: Preparation Presentation Practice Evaluation Expansion

Teaching CALLA Preparation Presentation Students identify and reflect on prior knowledge related to the lesson topic; teacher provides overview of lesson objectives, introduces essential new vocabulary, and may provide concrete experience to to develop students’ prior knowledge. Presentation Teacher presents/explains new information, skills, and/or learning strategies; information is presented through a variety of modes to accommodate different students’ learning styles.

Teaching CALLA Practice Evaluation Expansion Students actively practice new concepts,skills and/or learning strategies; cooperative learning activities are featured. Evaluation Students practice individual and cooperative self-evaluation. Expansion Students integrate what they have learned in the lesson into their existing knowledge framework; restructure and refine prior knowledge as needed; apply new knowledge, skills, and/or learning situations in real-life contexts.

Activities That integrate Content And Academic language Phase Activity Preparation Show students how to use graphic organizer to identify prior knowledge, prepare study guides, and restructure prior knowledge. Have students identify new words and structures that they hear or read. Presentation Provide general overview of lessons; present new information in chunks Scaffold new information to support meaning and ensure comprehension. Integrate process skills with content. Provide explicit instruction in learning strategies.

Activities That integrate Content And Academic language Phase Activity Practice 7. Students listen, speak, read, and write in all content areas. 8. Use hands on and cooperative learning activities. Expansion 9. Use content resource materials. 10. Connect to outside experiences. Evaluation Monitor students’ comprehension and teach the to :know when they don’t know”. Students describe and evaluate the strategies they use.

How to Monitor CALLA Instruction Analyzing current Teaching Strategies Analyze current teaching strategies and identify those compatible with CALLA. Setting Realistic Goals Develop a realistic plan for change. Coaching CALLA Work with a coaching partner to plan CALLA lessons, observe each other, and discuss the observations.

The CALLA Handbook – Chapter 5 Planning, Teaching, and Monitoring CALLA Dr. Ellen de Kanter University of St. Thomas Instructional Strategies for the Content Area in ESL BIED 5336