1. Middle School Teachers Kuwait Day 3 Mary Lou McCloskey www.mlmcc.comwww.mlmcc.com Strategies for Teaching English Language to Middle School Learners

2. 1. Work with your group to find out things you have in common. Ask about anything! 2. Try to list 2-3 things your group has in common that no other group has in common

3. * Now name your team. Your uncommon commonalities may give you ideas.

5. Read-Aloud Rubric CriteriaNoviceLearningExpert

7. Read-Aloud Rubric CriteriaNoviceLearningExpert IntroductionGive name of selection and start reading. 2-3 of expert descriptors Introduce selection Characters/auth or Build background Vocabulary Connect to ss experience

8. * Read the description * Discuss how to create a rubric * Determine 3 criteria * Describe performance at 3 levels.

10. Strategy #17: Reader’s Theatre

11. mlmcc@mindspring.com www.mlmcc.info 11 * Integrate language with content

14. * What do you know about the Oneida? * Who? What are they called? * Where? * Naming practices * Age * Ceremony * Name and meaning

15. Uncommon commonalities Team Names Read Aloud TPR TPR Storytelling Shared Reading Language Experience Approach Create a Rubric

16. Read a paragraph aloud to a partner. Find one of the descriptors your partner demonstrated.