1. Palabras to Words: Teacher resources for enhancing ELL vocabulary Presented by: Suzanne Heim Pamela White

2. What does the research say? To comprehend text without help, a student needs to understand about 95 percent of the words. (Peregoy and Boyle, 2008) Learning the variety of meaning and uses of a word…requires a great deal of exposure to the word used in various contexts. (Peregoy and Boyle, 2008) Learning a new word is a gradual process that depends of multiple exposures to the word over time. (Peregoy and Boyle, 2008)

3. Classroom Instruction that Works with English Language Learners by: Jane D. Hill and Kathleen M. Flynn This book connects instructional strategies in another book, Classroom Instruction That Works: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement by: Robert J. Marzano, Debra J. Pickering, & Jane E. Pollock, to instruction with ELL students. Strategies discussed: homework and practice, summarization and note taking, and use of nonlinguistic representations. Provided with each strategy: a summary of the research, detailed examples of how to modify the strategy for use with ELLs in mainstream classrooms, and teacher accounts of implementation.

4. Combination Notes for ELL’s

5. http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/106009.aspx http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/106009.aspx Parts of the book are on-line http://www.nde.state.ne.us/natlorigin/images/ELLI/Study Guide ACROBAT.pdf Nebraska Department of Education distributed a full study guide for teachers on this book Classroom Instruction that Works with English Language Learners

6. Hotshot Vocabulary (Teaching Reading Sourcebook)

7. Hotshot Vocabulary A motivational activity in which students earn points or grades for seeing, hearing, or using the target words in places outside the classroom. Copy Hotshot Vocabulary page for each student Paste onto the front cover of a composition book or 3 hole punch and place into a 3 ring binder Model and explain use of Hotshot Vocabulary Book

8. Word Or Word Family Place and Source I Saw, Heard, or Used It How It Was Used It MeansIllustration First Time Date: Second Time Date: Third Time Date: Fourth Time Date: Vocabulary Word _____________________________________

9. Vocabulary Word or Word Family ________________ at _____________________ Word Or Word Family Place and Source I Saw, Heard, or Used It How It Was UsedIllustration First Time Date: 4/22 At Bat Mat Cat Sat School Miss Heim The cat was big and fat. Second Time Date: 4/24 Hat Home Mommy That is a big hat. Third Time Date:

10. Flip It Vocabulary Provide students with index cards One card for the word and another card for the definition and illustration Students complete cards for each of their vocabulary words throughout a year or unit Place cards face down and lay them out like the game Memory. Students “Flip It” to match the vocabulary word to the definition.

12. Technology Resources Bi-Lingual Dictionaries and Translators: The English Vocabulary – Bilingual dictionary for Spanish students grouped by scenario. http://www.theenglishvocabulary.com/categor ytopic.php?lang=3 http://www.theenglishvocabulary.com/categor ytopic.php?lang=3 Free Full-Text Translator for over 50 languages!: http://translate.reference.com/translate http://translate.reference.com/translate

13. Technology Resources Multimedia Vocabulary Resources: Learn English with Pictures & Audio – Has some video clips, which are from YouTube: http://www.my-english- dictionary.com/index.htmlhttp://www.my-english- dictionary.com/index.html Activities for ESLs – Has bilingual quizzes: http://a4esl.org/ http://a4esl.org/

14. Technology Resources Vocabulary Lesson: http://www.esl-lab.com/vocab/index.htm Professional Resources: www.readingrockets.org – Resources and articles for nearly any reading topic www.readingrockets.org

15. References Herrell, A, & Jordan, M. (2008). 50 strategies for teaching English language learners (3 rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc. Hill, J, & Flynn, K. (2006). Classroom instruction that works with English language learners. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Honig, B, Diamond, L, & Gutlohn, L. (2008). Teaching reading sourcebook (2 nd ed.). Novato, CA: Arena Press. Peregoy, S, & Boyle, O. (2008). Reading, writing, and learning, in ESL (5 th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.

16. Questions & Final Thoughts Questions? Be sure to check out our podcast which has ELL resources and links: http://heimwhite.podbean.com/