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Page 1: Hands on Learning in the Literacy Classroom Dec. 2009 Valerie Millar Copyright Valerie Millar 2009 This work is the intellectual property of the author

Hands on Learning in the Literacy Classroom

Dec. 2009

Valerie Millar

Copyright Valerie Millar 2009This work is the intellectual property of the author. Permission is granted for this material to be shared for non-commercial, educational purposes, provided that this copyright statement appears on the reproduced materials and notice is given that the copying is by permission of the author. To disseminate otherwise or republish requires written permission from the author.

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“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.”

Confucius

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ESL LiteracyESL literacy learners are adults who are learning to speak English at the same time as they are learning to read and write for the first time. They are not readily able to use reading to learn and are, instead, struggling to learn to read.

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• In a mainstream ESL classroom, the learner is expected to “pick up written English as they learn oral English,” where the teacher presents the new vocabulary or ideas orally and then quickly moves to the textbook or worksheet to reinforce the new material. (Wrigley, 2008)

• Literacy learners often lack basic academic concepts and “common knowledge.”

• Literacy ESL learners are often left behind, not having the basic concepts, being unable to use reading to learn and instead struggling to learn to read.

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Literacy Continuum

• ESL literacy is a continuum• Learners at the beginning (Foundation Phase)

are learning that print conveys meaning• Learners at the other end of the continuum

(Phase III) read basic information but may need support with strategies, format and inference

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Hands on Learning• Demonstrate different manipulatives used in

classroom• Games, songs, cards, posters and other

activities• Promote vocabulary development, reading,

writing, listening and speaking

Paul Millar
vocab dvpt:lliterature overwhelmingly indicates that learners need to develop their oral fluency, increase their vocabulary; •Have not yet developed the skills to learn from reading so they need to understand the new vocabulary before they are exposed to it in reading. This leaves them free to focus on the difficult task of reading. Thus teach oral before written.
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Vocabulary Development

• Learners need:• To develop oral fluency• Increase vocabulary• Learn to read and write

• But:• The sequence is important!• Vocabulary is needed before reading and

writing

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OralSinging

Action songsClapping gamesSit down if…Bean Bag Toss

Paul Millar
Are you sleeping (eating)days of the weekPlay sit down if
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Flashcards• Yes/No• Triominos• Matching• Make

your own

Paul Millar
show yes /nomake large triominosmatching:group matchshow other flashcardsshow make your own
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Recycle, Recycle, Recycle• Vocabulary• Format• Strategies

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Flashcards and Pocket Charts• Matching • Sequential order• Scrambled sentences• Alphabetical order• Sentence stems• Categories• Which is missing?

Paul Millar
matching toolssequential orderalphabetic ordercategoriesdemonstate which one is missing for months
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Posters• Make your own from magazines• Label the picture• Calendars• Sign in chart • Prepositions

Paul Millar
show posters
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Numeracy• Money• Egg cartons and beans• Poker chips• Beads on a string• Games:

– Snakes and ladders– Dice– Dominoes– Bingo

Paul Millar
demonstrate beads on a string (get from Theresa)
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Other Activities

• Magnetic board• Body parts with stickies• Family game• TPR• Highlighters• Grab bag• Whiteboard work

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Creating a Class Photo-Story

• Uses manipulatives• Makes a learner centred narrative• Result can be used as a custom text

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Ruby brings a package to class.

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It has red, green, blue and yellow capsules.

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We need warm water.

Hot water + Cold water is Warm water

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We put capsules in the water.

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We put the capsules in water.

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We wait.

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And wait...

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They change into animal shapes.

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This is our paper.

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We write the names of the animals on our papers.

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This is a cow.

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We make a farm in class. It is fun.

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Crafts

• Beading• Assembling bookshelves and furniture• Foam people• Boxes from cards• Show and tell

Paul Millar
ask Julia re photos for bookshelfphotos for beading?
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Commercial Games/projects• Jigsaw puzzles• Scrabble Jr.• Bingo• Foam capsules

Paul Millar
insert photos of capsulestalk about LEA photo story
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First Language Literacy

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Sharing Time• Questions?• Examples from your experience

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Hands on Learning in the Literacy Classroom

Valerie Millar

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