Modifying a Lesson Plan for English Language Learners (ELL) By Linda Brown Teaching Literacy to ELL Students E6536 Instructor: Ella Benson Argosy University As the number of English learners increases in schools across the United States, educators are seeking effective ways to help them acquire the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in the classroom. The SIOP Model* is a research-based and validated model of sheltered instruction. Professional development in the SIOP Model helps teachers plan and deliver lessons that allow English learners to acquire academic knowledge as they develop English language proficiency. The Center for Applied Linguistics is an excellent place for educators to gather research-based tools for working effectively with English Language Learners.This is a model, I will use to create a lesson plan for ELL students. The key points are to clearly post, refer to, and review learning objectives and language objectives.
Hood calls the need for great improvement by starting instruction in elementary school language programs, where the teachers should also be more qualified. The students are more apt to retain what they learn when they start so young, as seen in European models of foreign language
Finding what is most helpful for meeting the goals set out in the standards may be difficult for a new teacher. Setting high standards and clear goals for students help set them up for their future, make them feel valued and have a goal to reach for. Close-Reading is a careful and purposeful way of reading that help the students to actually comprehend what they are reading and in turn makes reading more desirable. Additionally text-based evidence aides in the understanding and comprehension by providing students with well structured and purposeful text. There are so many times in my life I wish I could go back to my early education years and pay closer attention to what I was being taught.
Introduction As society advances more attention being placed on cultural policy in both the public and political sectors with changes implemented to keep up with the advancements—many of which are brought about by rapidly changing technology (Rabinovitch, 2007). The presence of a diverse and complex mixture of British Canadians, French Canadians, Aboriginal peoples as well as Europeans has also contributed to these changes. The Canadian cultural policy has played a vital role in the maturity of Canada’s heritage and in achieving a cohesive, all inclusive cultural infrastructure. Because of this diverse population, the government has supported mass culture since the 19th century, through introduction of various cultural policies. The main
Such as Kenneth thompson, who believes education has changed to become more pro-choice and has broken free from the ‘oppressive uniformity’ of the ‘one size fits all’ ideology that government of the time had schools in. He believes education has now moved forward and there are more faith schools which means we are suiting the more diverse and different needs. However although New Labour has been putting in many of these policies to make an all inclusive school that mean you can learn the skills you want. Having so many types of schools for
Since a codified constitution is already written, over years this could become a problem. The reason for this is because of modernization and times constantly changing and evolving. An example of this is the United States and the second amendment. It has been argued and debated for several years that this needs to be changed for the reason that it is outdated since America has growing
They use language to explore their own experiences and imaginary worlds.” (http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/teachingandlearning/curriculum/primary/b00198874/english/ks1) The National Curriculum gives practitioners/teachers guidance on what a child should lean and be able to do by the end of Key Stage one. During English lessons the children will learn how to communicate confidently and effectively, this will help the development of their communication and language while developing some of the key aspects to their Literacy. Communication is the art of interactions with
Supervision for Instructional Improvement Ebony A. Wilson Grand Canyon University Supervision and Instructional Leadership EDA 551 April 20, 2011 Supervision for Instructional Improvement Professional development is an essential tool in a movement towards greater success for all students and meeting the needs for school change in a society that is desperately in need of one. As stated by DeSimone (2011), "Teacher professional development is one of the keys to improving the quality of U.S. schools. Many education reforms rely on teacher learning— and the improved instruction that ideally follows — to increase student learning, so understanding what makes professional development effective is critical to understanding
Criminal Justice Trends Evaluation Honey Adams CJA/394 September 3, 2012 Christopher Marco Criminal Justice Trends Evaluation Over the last few decades and more, the trends of the criminal justice field have varied significantly. Many of these past trends continue throughout the present and future. The way of policing has made substantial changes since its beginning. Whether or not these changes are considered positive for the good or negative for the bad can depend on a great deal of research and education. Technology is a major contributing factor to this dilemma.
“As society changes, so does language, and American society has changed enormously in recent decades”(MacNeil 144). United States is one of the most diverse country in the world, American English is also changing periodically. Nowadays, American English is mainly divided into two categories, which are Standard and Nonstandard English. Debate between prescriptivists and descriptivists has begun. Prescriptivists, who support Standard English, argue that English should remain in formal, classic form.