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Strategies to Increase English Language Learners’ Classroom
ParticipationEmily Limbrunner
Sara LevinPatti Burke
What does your classroom look like?
Activity One: Splash Graph Low Tech
Step One: Write your answer to the following question on a sticky note.
What is the number one reason students give for dropping out of school?
Step Two: With your group members, use your sticky notes to make a bar graph of your responses.
Step Three: Combine with another group. Compare/contrast your bar graphs. Compile the information from your two bar graphs into one.
Step Four: Share each response with the whole group. (The teacher or another student will copy.) Move your sticky notes to the class bar graph.
Splash Graph-High TechiBrainstorm
Activity Two: True/Not True-Low TechWrite True or Not True for the following
statement.
LEP students on an Entering level for Reading will also be on an Entering level for Speaking.
Find someone who has a different answer. Defend your answer to your partner.
Activity Two-High Tech-Socrative
You can use laptops, iPads, or Smart Phones.• Teachers create an account by opening the
app, or by going to m.socrative.com/lecturer.• You will see your room number. • Students open student app or go to
m.socrative.com/student and enter the room number
Activity Three: Multiple Choice Cards
What are three different meanings for the word rock?
A.To move back and forth, a stone, a tool for eating
B.A type of music, to move back and forth, a stone
C.A type of music, a kind of food, a stoneD.To move back and forth, a kind of food, a
musical instrument
Activity Three: High Tech-Socrative
Use Socrative to respond to this multiple choice question.
What is the capital of Uzbekistan?A.AshgabatB.JakartaC.TashkentD.Khartoum
Activity Three-File Folder Flip-Low Tech
Materials: laminated file folders pre-cut into flip “books,” dry erase markers
Steps:1.Give first student a slip of paper with the term.2.First student writes term.3.Second student reads term and illustrates.
Then second student closes the first flap and passes the file folder to the third student.
• The third student writes the term he or she thinks is shown. Then the third student closes the second flap and passes the folder to the fourth student.
• This process proceeds until all group members have participated. Then the group opens all the flaps, discusses, and evaluates the accuracy of the illustrations, etc.
Activity Three-High TechMaterials: iPads—Story lines for schools app Use your favorite method for forming groups.Steps:1.Give the first person a slip of paper with a
term. The first person enters the term, clicks the check mark, signs and clicks, and passes the iPad to the second person.
2.The second person illustrates the term, clicks on OK, signs it, clicks the check mark, and passes the iPad to the next person. Repeat.
Closing ActivityAppointment Agenda: Materials: notepaper, pencils1.Write 9:00, 12:00, and 3:00 on separate lines
on your paper.2.Make an appointment with a person for each
of the times. (You will sign each other’s papers to make an appointment.)
3.Go to your first appointment. Take turns discussing the questions on the next slide. Go to your next appointment when time is called.
Discuss the following questions
• Which strategy would you like to try in your classroom?
• How will you use it? (in what subject area, for what topic, etc.)
• (You can also create an Exit Quiz in Socrative.)
Resources
Himmele, P. & Himmele, W. (2011). Total participation techniques: Making every student an active learner. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.
Helpful Apps
SocrativeStorylines for Schools
