Language Enrichment II Turnaround Training

Jason Galvan – Oliveira TLI(Resources taken from the Neuhaus Education Center)

What is literacy?“An individual’s ability to read, write, and speak in English, compute, and solve problems, at levels of proficiency necessary to function on the job, in the family of the individual, and in society.”

Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Section 203 Retrieved from http://www.nifl.gov (July 22, 2010)

What is reading?

Translating symbols on paper into words, and attaching meaning to those words.

Breakdown of Reading

Findings – National Reading Panel

These skills must be honed for students to read effectively.

Phonemic AwarenessPhonicsFluencyVocabularyComprehension

English Language Learners

Effective StrategiesA focus on oral language development building on students’ background knowledgeCooperative LearningExplicit Instruction in the elements of English literacyDifferentiated InstructionThe use of graphic organizers as a comprehension strategyA focus on academic language

The Importance of Academic Language or Terminology

Provide explanations to older, struggling readersMeaningful discussions require the use of academic language and terms by both teachers and students.Using academic language and terms consistently and often is beneficial.

Terms

Phonological Awareness – the broad understanding of the sound structure of spoken language.Phoneme – the smallest unit of spoken language that makes a difference in the meaning of words.Phonemic Awareness – the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate phonemes in spoken language.

Academic Language

Base Word – A word to which affixes are added. A base word can stand alone.Prefix – A letter or group of letters attached to the beginning of a base word, root, or combining form to change its meaning.Suffix – A letter or group of letters attached to the end of a base word, root, or combining form to change its form, use, tense, or meaning.Derivative – A base word, root, or combining form plus a prefix and/or suffix.

Academic Language

Morphemes: meaning units of languagePrefix, suffix, root, combining form“instructor” has 3 morphemes“photographic” has 3 morphemes

The ability to instantly recognize roots and combining forms gives students a ready strategy for decoding longer words and insight into the meanings of the words.

Layers of English

Layers of English – Anglo Saxon

NumbersFarmingForestFishingOuter body partsBasic colors

Layers of English - Latin

LawWords ending in –sionWords with double consonants at the beginningWords with (ci) pronounced as (sw)Words with -ct

Layers of English - Greek

ArtPhilosophyTheatreScienceEducationWords connected to the Olympic Games, or mythology(ph), (gi), (ch)

Affixes

Prefixes:in-re-un-dis-mis-pro-

Suffixes:-s-ed-ing-er-est-less-ness-y

Introducing Roots, Prefixes, or Suffixes

Guided Discovery TeachingRead discovery words; students repeatIdentify the common soundsWrite discovery wordsIdentify the common lettersIdentify the properties of the prefix or suffixReview new information

Suffix in detail

HelpfulThankfulCarefulJoyfulRestful

Links

http://neuhaus.org/deckshttp://oliveirabisd-tli.weebly.com/resources.html