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Kevin MitchellDimelza Gonzales-Flores
Austin Crocker
CRIN S42January 30, 2013
ELL Differentiation in the secondary Social Studies classroom?
What do you KNOW?
What do you WANT to know?
What did you LEARN?
National Statistics: 2011: 11.2 million students are classified as English Language Learners
Virginia Statistics:From 1995-2010 ELL
student population
explodes from 22,000 to
100,000
Pg. 8, 9 WIDA Standards.
What were the differences between Lesson 1 and Lesson 2?
What does laughter signify?
Could you use this in your classroom?
Routines Instructional Language Visuals Wait Time
Meta cognitive strategy to organize instruction and learning.
A set activity at the beginning of every class
Daily Agenda Clear and obviously posted
assignments Persistent place to submit and
retrieve graded work Consistent about word-action
association
Clear and Concise Elaborate and
REPHRASE Use effective body
language Comprehension Checks Explicit: Step by Step in
small increment with detailed explanations
Jetzt ist es amtlich: Der US-Präsident schwört den Eid für seine zweite Amtszeit. Leider kommt er auch diesmal - wie 2009 - nicht ohne Versprecher aus.
Comprende?
Jetzt ist es amtlich: Der US-Präsident schwört den Eid für seine zweite Amtszeit. Leider kommt er auch diesmal - wie 2009 - nicht ohne Versprecher aus.
Rule of Thumb: At least 10 seconds for student response.
Journals Graphic Organizer Role Play Simulation Small
Group/Collaboration
Dialogue JournalsTeacher responds to journals based on content and not grammar
Reading JournalsFormulaic way for students to respond to what they have read by answering what they understood, what they didn't understand, and what they learned, allowing the teacher to fill in the gaps
Writing JournalsOpened Journal to allow students to practice writing
RAFTS: Role, Audience, Format and Topic
The overall intended outcome is to allow students to practice developing fluency and automatic conversation.
Visually representing ideas, texts and connections
Students will reread, discuss and explore relationships
A way to preview material
Should the US use the Atomic Bomb in the Pacific during World War II?
Find 3 reasons for and against the arguments
Use Primary Sources
Debrief Simulation
Greater participation Low affective Filters Speaking Practice Allows for talents to
shine Meaning negotiation Accountability and
Responsibility
ELL Differentiation in the secondary Social Studies classroom?
What do you KNOW?
What do you WANT to know?
What did you LEARN?
2012 Amplification of the English Language Development Standards, Kindergarten–Grade 12. Rep. WIDA, 2012. Web. 29 Jan. 2013. <http://www.wida.us/standards/eld.aspx>.
Cruz, Bárbara, and Stephen J. Thornton. Teaching Social Studies to English Language Learners. New York: Routledge, 2009. Print.
Herrell, Adrienne L., and Michael Jordan. 50 Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners. Boston: Pearson, 2012. Print.
Peregoy, Suzanne F., Owen Boyle, and Karen Cadiero-Kaplan. Reading, Writing and Learning in ESL: A Resource Book for Teaching K-12 English Learners. Boston: Pearson, 2008. Print.
Samway, Katharine Davies., and Denise McKeon. Myths and Realities: Best Practices for English Language Learners. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2007. Print.