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Language AcquisitionPart III in a 4 Part Series
Essential Question
How can we help all of our students acquire the necessary language to be successful in all content areas?
Six Key Strategies Academic and Functional Vocabulary
PDSA
Data Analysis
Students learned the content when the academic vocabulary
was taught
Students did not learn the content when the academic
vocabulary was taught
Don’t know if students learned the content when the academic
vocabulary was taught
Why
Next Steps
PDSA
Essential Question
How can we help all of our students acquire the necessary language to be successful in all content areas?
Scaffold Instruction
Temporary support structures teachers put in place to assist students in accomplishing new tasks and concepts they could not typically achieve on their own.
Scaffolding•Breaking up the
learning into chunks
•Providing a tool or structure with each chunk
Differentiation•A modified
assignment
Why scaffold student learning?
•Provide a supportive learning environment
•Increase in student talk•Increased student engagement•Teacher becomes a facilitator of
knowledge
Gradual Release of Responsibility
Solving 2 x 1 Multiplication Problems Conceptually
Other Ways to Scaffold
Preparing to Scaffold
•Should complement instructional objectives
•Know your subject well to identify the need for scaffolding
•Plan ahead of time•Create a safe environment that
encourages students to take risks
Ramping up Your Lesson
•Take a look at the Unit Objective for the lesson or unit that you brought.
•Read through all three Transfer Tasks for the unit.
•Decide what lesson or concept should be taught with scaffolding. Build that lesson with the gradual release model in mind and maybe some other language acquisition strategies we have learned.
PDSA
PDSA
Evidence of Language Acquisition Strategies
What data and/or evidence can we collect to determine if the language acquisition strategies we are using are increasing the level of student achievement?
Our Evidence
Our data points on the effectiveness of the language acquisition strategies on our students’ academic achievement will be:
Teaching Academic Language
• Plan lessons thoughtfully to determine what scaffolding structures are needed to support the students.
• Keep in mind the cooperative learning structures to ensure that students are provided with multiple opportunities to talk to each other.
Language AcquisitionPart III in a 4 Part Series