1. Stage 1 Address some of the main factors that will influence your planning and teaching. Discuss within your groups and draw from: Chapter 1 Stage 1 of Chapter 5 Observations from your school site Group 1: Academic development… Group 2: Language proficiency… Group 3: Social development Group 4: Socio-economic and cultural context …

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6. © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Academic Development My points  Age  Prior student knowledge  Key skills  Developmental levels  Interests  Learning styles  Special educational needs of advanced learners and students with disabilities. Examples?

7. © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Language Proficiency My points  English language proficiency  How many students are second language learners who have not yet mastered fluency in English?  How many have strong dialects that could inhibit their grasp of the academic English you use in your classroom?

8. © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Language Proficiency My points (con’t)  Academic language proficiency  How fluent do you expect your class to be with academic language (for example, what level of content terminology will your students be expected to grasp?)  What kind of simple pre-assessment of terms and concepts could you use to determine students’ levels of proficiency?

9. © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Social Development My points  Students’ ability and experience working independently and with others  Students’ skills and prior knowledge  The varied ways they approach learning

10. © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Socio-economic & Cultural Context My points  Gender  Race/ethnicity, cultural influences  Knowledge acquired outside of school  Home/community resources.  What are your impressions of your students’ strengths and weaknesses, their developmental needs and so forth?