English Learner SupportsProfessional Development12/12/12
By: Marco Samaniego
Today’s PurposeShare how I am addressing parent concerns of ELs
Develop understanding of LTELsContinue our evidentiary work in implementing SDAIE, QTEL, and other learning/teaching strategies into daily lessons.
Agenda
Update ELAC work and parent concerns / trainings (10min)
Long Term English Learners (LTELs)(35 min) Definition Characteristics of LTELs What Works? Reading My work with our LTELs
Top EL strategies to incorporate into every lesson [Make it Take lab] (45 min)
Review top 10 researched EL teaching strategies Academic Language Development (ALD). Sentence Frames (Discussion
starters using the content specific terms) Create/ adapt lesson plans to incorporate at least 3 strategies into every
lesson
ELAC Work and Parent Concerns•How can I know when my student is not doing
homework/classwork/etc. or know my child’s grades?
•How can I communicate to teachers that do not speak my language (the parent’s language)?
•Are teachers using EL strategies you talk about? My son/daughter says that they do not understand some or most of the instruction.
ELAC Work and Parent Trainings• ELAC Parent Training – ParentConnect (taught
12/5/12) Parents now can access grades/homework/etc… Please use Zangle
• ELAC Parent Training - Google Translate (taught 12/5/12) Parents now know how they can translate from primary language (not Somali) to English.
• Classroom Visitations – Looking at EL student participation (student self motivation) – Lesson Observation Tool (I know how I may support you)
LTEL DefinitionEnrolled in any of grades 6-12, inclusiveEnrolled in U.S. schools for more than 6
yrs. Remain at the same proficiency level for
two or more consecutive years as determined by CELDT.
Score Far Below Basic or Below Basic on the ELA standardized achievement test
SDUSD Data 2011 - 2012
16,427
Bell Middle Site Data* 2011-2012
97
*Includes Students identified as Special Ed and EL
Characteristics of LTEL
1. Struggle academically
2. Distinct language issues
3. High functioning in social situations
4. Weak academics & gaps in literacy skills
5. Learned passivity
What Works?Reparable Harm by Laurie Olsen
Reading with a Focus: pgs. 31-33 (3min. Silent reading)
What should Long Term English Learners be getting in school?
Share your understandings with a partner.
Task: Fist Bump
My Top 3Effective practices for supporting Long
Term English Learners are 1____ 2.____ 3.____.
1.Participants write out the three sentences from the slide2. Everyone stands and finds a partner (to fist bump) 3.Partners take turns reading aloud their writing4.Find a new partner and the cycle continues.
What Works?
Reparable Harm by Laurie Olsen
Reading with a Focus: pgs. 31-33
Collaborative ReflectionWhat are Bell’s strengths and areas of need with regard to the basic principles of instruction for Long Term English Learners?
Our LTEL Numbers*(*No SPED Students)
Known LTELs
Watch List
6th graders 14 4
7th graders 12 2
8th graders 9 5
Total 35 11
TOTAL OVERALL: 46 Students
6th Grade LTEL’s
Ali Suhaib 6
Alvarez Stephanie 6
Cardona-Martinez Isaac 6
Cruz Alexi 6
De La mora Sahara 6
Godinez Aaron 6
Gomez Fernando 6
Gonzalez Brian 6
Jimenez Kassandra 6
Lopez Leonardo 6
Medina Theresa 6
Millan Aispuro Luis 6
Valles Erick 6
Velazquez Yamile 6
No SPED
Chavira Brisheira 6
Garcia Kalid 6
Inzunza Karina 6
Chavira Brisheira 6AT R
ISK to
bec
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LTEL
18
7th Grade LTELs
Bigalbal Virgil 7
Bray Brian 7
Calderon Oscar 7
Gaspar David 7
Javier Nia Nicole 7
Lora Fabian 7
Moreno Daisy
Muse Abdikadar
Orta Kevin
Payawal Mark Dave
Ruiz Jonathan
Sanchez Lizeth
No SPED
Sanchez Ashly 7
Villalobos April 7 14
8th Grade LTELs
Alshaheri Adam 8
Barrios Viviana 8
Chavez Ricardo 8
Facio David 8
No SPED
Hernandez-Maciel Jymmy 8
Khounborin Victoria 8
Lorenzana Lazaro 8
Nur Alia 8
Pena Veronica 8
Quizon Ivan Laurence 8
Quizon John 8
Rivera Juan Ricardo 8
Rodriguez-Padilla Ivonne 8
Sario Tracy 8
14
My Work with our LTELs
•Meet with 6th and 7th grade students once every 3 weeks during their lunch
•Share individual English benchmark scores
•Review the standards that are missing•Make individual goals to know/
understand/ learn specific standards•Keep record of all assessments and goals•Make myself available to each student –
via google phone number forward to my cell
Top 10 EL Instructional StrategiesVisualsImages Drawings Body cues
Think – Pair- Share (structured talk time)
Shared Reading(Group reading – teacher lead)
Think aloud(metacognition)
Word Wall(Key Vocabulary) Front Loading (Vocabulary)
Chunking Texts
Cues Questions Graphic Organizers
Access Prior Learning(KWhL)
Summarization
Sentence Frames (Discussion Starters)
Word Walls and Discussion Starters
Wolfe – Math Word Strip Galloway – Math Discussion Frames
Sentence Frames & Word Wall
Galloway – Math Sentence Frames Hodge – Word Wall – Key Vocab
Picture Vocab –w/Sentence Frames
Example of ELD grammar lesson – Ordinal Adjectives and present tense verbs
Outcome: End Product
•Please use either word wall – key vocabulary OR Sentence / Discussion Frames and at least 2 other strategies to include in your daily lessons plans.
• Incorporate these strategies in your plans. This means that you create your sentence frames or vocabulary terms for your next unit /lesson.OPEN the One Note attachment from today’s email