Academic Language Acquisition Alissa Farias, NBCT Hope Teague-Bowling, NBCT January 11, 2016

Goals: Review Academic Language Acquisition Strategies from this year Learn a new strategy--Sentence Patterning Chart

Review With a partner, review the following Academic Language Acquisition Strategies we’ve used this year. Discuss: What you’ve tried/haven’t tried. Questions? Successes? Challenges?

Cognitive Content Dictionary: Review

Review: Other Strategies ALL COMMON STATEMENTS IN THE MIDDLE Concensus Chart Student A responses Student B responses Student C responses Student D responses

Review: Other Strategies Numbered Heads Together

Review: T-Chart for Social Skills

Review: Other Strategies Zero Noise Signal

Sentence Patterning Chart To be used towards the end of a unit or after students have learned a fair amount of vocabulary and information about the topic. The chart aids the students in putting together all they have learned to then form sentences so they can create pieces of writing or longer discourses. Lower Levels 4 columns (adjective, noun, verb, prepositional phrases) Higher Levels You can fold the paper to cover the adverb column and then unfold it to add it, for the next level of complexity A-A-N-A-A-N A-A-N-V-AD-PP Variation: Once you have the chart filled out write down the words in the same colors on pieces of paper (one set per group of students) then they can write complex sentences on their own by using the pieces of paper to form sentences. Each group will have a different sentence (A-A-N-V-AD-PP), except for the noun Add “ing to the verb (see picture) or make the verb past tense

Sentence Patterning Chart: Make One In groups, pick a noun and have one person lead making a SPC.