1. Reading and Writing English as a Foreign Language Factors Leading to Success for Deaf Adolescents and Young Adults Kathleen Eilers-crandall, Ph.D. Lecture 4 – Prague International Teacher-Training Seminar 24 August 2004, 10:30 am – 11:30 am

2. Lecture - Introduction Purpose for learning a language Second or third auditory-based language Unique learning requirements Factors contributing to learning Strategies to maximize success

3. Why learn English? (Participant input) Work abroad Study abroad Travel abroad Language requirement

4. Motivation Intrinsic Extrinsic Desire

5. Experience Competency in primary language Knowledge of other languages Reading and writing proficiency Previous experiences with English Study skills and habits Overall academic achievement

6. Challenges Auditory Visual Direct input Indirect input Classroom Real life Opportunity

7. Teaching Factors Individual - Group Time Support Resources Teacher skill/knowledge Student skill/knowledge

8. Teaching Strategy Teacher Directed – Student Directed Tight Structure – Flexible Structure Explanation - Demonstration – Guided Discovery

9. Strategy Examples Goals Objectives Content Materials Evaluation

10. Language Components Discourse Sentences Phrases Words Morphemes Syllables Phonemes Differentiating signs

11. Techniques Inquiring Scaffolding Collaborating and sharing

12. Inquiring - Examples Resources for Immigrants - Your assignment is to ask questions to learn about immigrating to America. You can learn about the past and present history of immigration, get pictures of people and places significant in the history of immigration, and read immigrants' own life stories. ( Example from: www.rit.edu/~kecncp)www.rit.edu/~kecncp New York, NY, Ellis Island -- Immigration: 1900-1920, California Museum of Photography New York, NY, Ellis Island -- Immigration: 1900-1920, California Museum of Photography Early Motion Pictures: Search for Ellis Island. You will find two motion pictures Early Motion Pictures:  Immigrants landing at Ellis Island  Arrival of immigrants, Ellis Island WPA Life Histories Search for immigrant; or immigrant and a particular country. You may even want to search for your family's name. WPA Life Histories America is Immigration Immigration Myths and Facts

13. Scaffolding - Examples Using outlines for paragraphs

14. Collaborating & Sharing- Examples Finding solutions with classmates

15. Goals Decreasing learned dependency Fostering life-long independent learning skills

16. Selected References Chamot, Anna Uhl. The Learning Strategies Handbook. (1999) White Plains, NY: Longman. ISBN: 0201385481 Oxford, Rebecca L. (1990) Language Learning Strategies: What Every Teacher Should Know. Wadsworth Publishing Company. ISBN: 0838428622 Vacca, Richard T. and Vacca, Jo Anne L. (2004) Content Area Reading: Literacy and Learning Across the Curriculum, 8th Ed. Pearson Education. ISBN: 0205410316 Van Der Stuyf, Rachel R. (accessed 6/30/2004) Scaffolding as a Teaching Strategy. http://condor.admin.ccny.cuny.edu/~group4/Van%20Der%20Stuyf/V an%20Der%20Stuyf%20Paper.doc http://condor.admin.ccny.cuny.edu/~group4/Van%20Der%20Stuyf/V an%20Der%20Stuyf%20Paper.doc

17. Presenter – Contact Information Kathleen Eilers-crandall, Ph.D. Department of English Lyndon Baines Johnson Building 2264 National Technical Institute for the Deaf Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, New York 14623 USA Phone:585.475.5111 Fax: 585.475-6500 Email:KJEilers@mail.rit.eduKJEilers@mail.rit.edu Web:www.rit.edu/~kecncpwww.rit.edu/~kecncp