PRESENTED BY RHONDA HAWKS & CLAUDIA LIVEZEY

Learning Strategies for English Language Learners

How ELLs Feel…

It’s important to remember that whatever the level your ELLs are, English is still their second language and sometimes will still struggle with the language.

It takes people on average 5-7 years to acquire a second language when immersed.

Zone of Proximal Development

Model Target at Instructional Level

Affective LevelAccommodate then slowly pull away (Coaching)Anchor ChartsSmall Groups w/mixed tiers; scaffolding among

studentsFour Domains of Language

Reading Writing Speaking Listening

Introducing Topics

SongsQ Focus/Inference (Joyce Clement)

Show students pictures Student writes a question for each picture The student then makes an inference as to what the

topic will be

Please write ANY questions you may have about….•__________________________________________________________________________•__________________________________________________________________________•__________________________________________________________________________•__________________________________________________________________________•__________________________________________________________________________•__________________________________________________________________________

Q-focus

Topic:______________________

Vocabulary Strategies

Vocabulary Web

Vocabulary Journal ABC order Pictures Synonym/Antonym Sentence

New Word

Synonym Antonym

Picture Sentence

Vocabulary Strategies continued…

Build background Share experiences

talk and share PowerPoint with pictures Relate to students, to media, to world, and then to

subject areaConsistency

Use the newly introduced word through various contexts

Let them hear it over and over, and then when you introduce a synonym use both of the words and slowly wean them off of the old word and use the new word

Vocabulary Strategies continued…

Visuals Math flashcards (Michele S. Weiner, Regional Center II Instructional

Supervisor)

Wordworld https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BC-rDf0Gu44

Playdough even sightwords

Vocabulary Games Charades Pictionary Bring Me a… I have…Who has?

Reading Strategies

Cognates Picture walks

Let the students talk through each picture Prediction/inference, brainstorming

Introducing Vocabulary Talk through context clues Use the afore mentioned strategies

Interactive reading Questioning Turn and talk Comprehension Checks

Word Study Building Words Word Families Visuals

educreations

Resources

Edmodo Pinterest Duolingo RAZ Kids INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY FOR ENGLISH

LEARNERS www.imaginationsoup.net http://www.kitzkikz.com/flashcards/index.php http://www.mes-english.com/ http://www.englishclub.com/esl-games/vocabulary/index.ht

m www.starfall.com http://englishforeveryone.org/ http://www.colorincolorado.org/

Disclaimer

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