As your school year starts, you realize that you have three ELLs who are newcomers to the United States. Discuss how a comprehensive literacy program addresses their needs, drawing attention to specific components of the framework that are particularly relevant. Then discuss any additional scaffolding you would offer to support these children's needs. Post it to your blog and name the posting "Module 5: Instructional Challenge."
Respond the the Instructional Challenge Blog Postings of two other members of the class, discussing how your responses overlap or differ. For information about evaluation, remember to see the Participation Rubric.
In order for these new ELL students to be successful, they will need to be immersed within the English language. A comprehensive literacy program can address their needs and help them learn the language.
Read alouds will help the ELL students hear the language, hear a proficient reader read fluently and will give them the chance to hear conversations surrounding new vocabulary, introduce concepts of print, discuss predictions through the use of the pictures or text, and allow them to connect to the story in order to build schema and create meaning.
Shared readings will help the ELL students become familiar with the book and offer chances for the student to read with guidance when the student feels comfortable. Using the pictures to help identify words will lead them to be able to read the words as the shared reading is repeated over the course of a few days. This will offer letter sound relationship skills, sight vocabulary, and word attack skills which will help the ELL student with literacy and reading comprehension.
Guided reading groups will give the teacher the opportunity to zone in on specific skills those ELL students need through the use of mini lessons in a small group. This guided reading group can be integrated with the shared reading group as well.
I would also use inquiry to help the ELL student learn the English language. Allowing them time to investigate a topic that interests them will give them the chance to experiment with the language. I would provide books that are on their level or provide them with a listening station with the information.
I would also allow these students many opportunities to create a written response. This might require them to draw pictures at first or have them verbalize their message to me as I write for them. However, as they begin to learn the language and acquire more vocabulary I would gradually release the writing to them and require them to write using words and sentences.
For ELL students that are new to the English language, I would use these components of a comprehensive literacy program more often. I feel as though these components would be the most beneficial at the beginning of their learning language journey. I would not want to put them into a Literature group to be an active participant without adequate knowledge or understanding of the language, however, having them sit in and listen to the conversations of other students would be very beneficial for them. ELL students need to be immersed in as much of the English language as possible, so providing these opportunities for them to hear conversations or participate in readings as they feel comfortable, is vital.
In order for these new ELL students to be successful, they will need to be immersed within the English language. A comprehensive literacy program can address their needs and help them learn the language.
Read alouds will help the ELL students hear the language, hear a proficient reader read fluently and will give them the chance to hear conversations surrounding new vocabulary, introduce concepts of print, discuss predictions through the use of the pictures or text, and allow them to connect to the story in order to build schema and create meaning.
Shared readings will help the ELL students become familiar with the book and offer chances for the student to read with guidance when the student feels comfortable. Using the pictures to help identify words will lead them to be able to read the words as the shared reading is repeated over the course of a few days. This will offer letter sound relationship skills, sight vocabulary, and word attack skills which will help the ELL student with literacy and reading comprehension.
Guided reading groups will give the teacher the opportunity to zone in on specific skills those ELL students need through the use of mini lessons in a small group. This guided reading group can be integrated with the shared reading group as well.
I would also use inquiry to help the ELL student learn the English language. Allowing them time to investigate a topic that interests them will give them the chance to experiment with the language. I would provide books that are on their level or provide them with a listening station with the information.
I would also allow these students many opportunities to create a written response. This might require them to draw pictures at first or have them verbalize their message to me as I write for them. However, as they begin to learn the language and acquire more vocabulary I would gradually release the writing to them and require them to write using words and sentences.
For ELL students that are new to the English language, I would use these components of a comprehensive literacy program more often. I feel as though these components would be the most beneficial at the beginning of their learning language journey. I would not want to put them into a Literature group to be an active participant without adequate knowledge or understanding of the language, however, having them sit in and listen to the conversations of other students would be very beneficial for them. ELL students need to be immersed in as much of the English language as possible, so providing these opportunities for them to hear conversations or participate in readings as they feel comfortable, is vital.
I believe that all parts of the comprehensive literacy program would be beneficial to those students as well. All of the components focus on the students hearing someone read or even reading themselves. Those students need to hear proficient readers so that they could learn how reading sounds. These students would require modeling and guiding until they understand the English language.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your post. You offered a lot of great scaffolding ideas to teach ELL students. I like that you would provide lots of visual to support the ELL students and giving them opportunities to become immerse in the culture and language first.
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