Matching Books with ELLs
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pages book Titles Barenstain Bears (fiction)
It is the classic story of Barenstain Bears. Lots of children love it. They particularly pick out the little bear that creeps into a box.
Interestingly, this adventure is told from a set of vocabulary of only twenty three words.
Berenstain S, Berenstain, J. (2007), Inside, Outside, Upside Down. London: HarperCollins Children's.
Contextualize the ELLs you intend to use the book with: Who are they? You can discuss their age/grade, cultural backgrounds, background knowledge, language proficiency levels, interests, etc.
I intend to use this book with kindergarten learners. These learners are at their critical period (3 to 5 years). During this period they can best acquire language skills and therefore it is very important to prepare them adequately for the task. Additionally, these children have not experienced language from many users apart from their family members. Therefore, their language proficiency level is extremely low.
According to the 2006 publication, The Kindergarten Program (as cited in Ontario, 2007), it is emphasized that the experiences in the early learning stages of children affect their all-round development (p1). The book explains how children develop their own knowledge based on their recent encounters and previous experience (p2). These insights are also applicable to Kindergarten English Language Learners (ELLs). The challenge faced by the Kindergarten teachers is the kind of experiences each of the learners may have had, and how these experiences continue to influence their present learning processes. Past Experiences form the basis for acquiring new knowledge and skills for children and cannot be misconstrued as it involves the learner's identity (Ontario, 2007)
It is important for the Kindergarten language teachers to present the learners with some basic words in the form of comprehensions in oral and written forms. The teachers should engage the students in different activities that establish a relationship between the oral and written forms of the words (Lado,...
Instructions: Read the following sentence and then answer the questions in a word processing document.The faloopious scaringas tringled quaransically to the barton.1. What did the faloopious scaringas do? They tringled.2. How did they tringle? Quaransically.3. What/Who tringled? The scaringas.4. Where did they tringle? To the barton.Reflection: Using the basic rules of grammar, I could tell that the subject is the scaringas. The word precedes the term �tringled� which is written
TESOL The performance indicators that I would look to utilize in my classroom would be those recommended by Gottlieb (2006), who states that performance indicators for English language learners should be "deconstructed from the academic content standards" of proficient English language speakers (p. 35). The deconstruction allows the teacher to be able to assess the progress of the ELL by measuring whether the student is grasping the basic building blocks of
Lesson Plan FormatName: Campus/Teacher:Subjects/Grade Level: ESL/Adults, college students Date Taught:Prior Learning TEKS: A Lesson Plan for Educators of Mature Students of the English LanguageFinding the time to teach grammar to adults or college students is difficult. I mean, where do you even begin? Some grammatical rules are quite convoluted.While this may be done without a template, using one to teach English as a second language makes the process much more
Journal for Lems Book (Chapter 1) I would like to choose the "language-based learning theory," "English and new language: four domains and fifth domain," and the factor of "motivation" for second language acquisition (SLA). Second language acquisition has never been easy for any new learner of the second language and according to the language-based learning theory, there is a process including interrelated areas: learning language, learning content through language, and
diversity of learning styles and needs represented in a typical 21st century classroom. As the United States continues to see an increase in multi-ethnic, multinational populations, the children of immigrants that bring diverse cultures and ethnicities to American shores are represented in the classroom. This presents a serious challenge for the educator, since the diversity of students reflect a wide range of competencies, skills and levels of intellectual comprehension.
Vocabulary Acquisition by English as a Second Language Learners This chapter provides a review of the relevant peer-reviewed and scholarly literature concerning vocabulary acquisition and English language learners and a discussion concerning Web-based vocabulary platforms including several representative examples as well as their potential for contributing to English language learner (ELL) student success. Finally, an analysis of pedagogy and technology integration in language acquisition is followed by a summary of research
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