StrategiestoSupportEnglishLearners

LoriHelman,PhDUniversityofMinnesota

Pietermaritzburg,SouthAfrica30September,2016

Welcome!

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EffectiveTeachingPracticesforEnglishLearners

• Combineinteractiveapproacheswithexplicitinstructionsuchasinstructionalconversations,shelteredinstruction,vocabularyinstruction,explicitskillsinstruction.• Buildonstudents’multilingualexperiences• Involvefamiliesandcommunities• Buildonculturallyfamiliarstructures

InstructionforEnglishlearnersismosteffectivewhen:u Itisexplicitandsystematicu Itallowsstudentstointeractwithothersintheircommunityu Ithelpsstudentsmakeconnectionstowhattheyalreadyknowu Studentsactivelyconstructknowledge

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Labelonequadrant-ExplicitandSystematicInstruction

Explicitandsystematicinstruction

Theteacherclarifies,models,andorganizesmaterialformaximumstudentunderstanding.

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Usevisualstoteachnewwords

Showstudentswhatyouwantthemtodo

Followasystematicsequenceofphonicsinstruction

Usevisualssuchassoundboardsandalphabets

Assessstudents’developmentanduseappropriatelevelinstruction.

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Clarifysecondlanguageconfusions

Itishelpfulforallstudents,andespeciallyforEnglishlearners,tohavepostedproceduresforthemostcommonactivitiesthattakeplaceinclass.

Modelandreinforceprocedures…

• Showthestudentshowtodoaclassroomroutineortask• Usesimplelanguageandpictures• Canbeusedtonoticeandreinforcepositivebehaviorintheclassroom• Supportpositiveinteractions

Modelmetacognition

Sharewhatyouarethinkinganddoingasyoucompletealiteracyactivitysostudentscanlearnhowtodoit.

Turntoapartnerandshare…

• Inwhatwaysareyougoodatbeingexplicitandsystematicwithstudents?•Whatwouldyouliketogetbetterat?•Writedownonenextstepinthe“systematicandexplicit”quadrant.

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EngaginginaLearningCommunity

Engaginginalearningcommunity

Thereareopportunitiesforsocialinteraction.Allstudentsareconnectedandheldtohighexpectations.

Consider:Howisyourclassroomaliteracy-learningcommunity?Howarerelationshipsdeveloped?

Planthephysicalenvironmentaroundcollaborationandinteraction.

Finishthefollowingprompt:

“Onewaythatmystudentscontributetothelearningofothersiswhenthey__________.”

Buildrelationshipswithyourstudentsby:

•Greetingthem• Learningaboutlifeoutsideofschool•Askingquestions•Checkingin• Sharingpersonalstories

Maintainaclimateofacceptanceandrespect.“Thisisamistakemakingplace.Wehelpeachothertolearnandgrow.”

Turntoapartnerandshare…

• Inwhatwaysareyougoodatengaginginalearningcommunitywithstudents?•Whatwouldyouliketogetbetterat?•Writedownonenextstepinthe“engaginginalearningcommunity”quadrant.

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HighlightingConnections

Highlightingconnections

Helpstudentsseerelationships,andbuildonwhattheyknow.

Helpstudentsidentifycognates

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•Focusonmeaningmaking,notcorrecting•Usethelanguageexperienceapproach

Usegraphicorganizers

Turntoapartnerandshare…

• Inwhatwaysareyougoodathighlightingconnectionswithstudents?•Whatwouldyouliketogetbetterat?•Writedownonenextstepinthe“highlightingconnections”quadrant.

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ActiveConstructionofKnowledge

Activeconstructionofknowledge

Involvestudentswithhands-onactivities,purposefultasks,andusingtheirbodiesandvoices.

•Providehands-onactivities•Providestudentswithtimetotalkandprocesstheirlearning•Usemultipleintelligences•…andmusicandrhythm•Ensurethatstudentsunderstandhowtheskillrelatestotheirownlearning•Usetotalphysicalresponse.

Turntoapartnerandshare…

• Inwhatwaysareyougoodathelpingstudentsactivelyconstructknowledge?•Whatwouldyouliketogetbetterat?•Writedownonenextstepinthe“activeconstructionofknowledge”quadrant.

Puttingthepiecestogether

UsingthesupportstrategiesincreasesEnglishlearners’opportunitiesforsuccess!

InclusiveLearning

Community

ActiveConstructionofKnowledge

Highlightconnections

SystematicandExplicit