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.
Including a basket of items, which engage the five senses, can be handled and are catalyst for discussion might be considered. Providing large font posters of common expressions and quotes, which are familiar to students, could be helpful. Symbols, metaphors and similes in literature, would be good for small group discussion could be circulated. In small groups, students can write together sentences using similes and metaphors for each sentence, which the teacher offers topics. Allowing students to work in groups with magnetic words that are good words for similes and metaphors that students can choose from to help them in sentence assembly and improvement could be fun and educational.
Summary/ Response Assignment O`Malley, Patrick. “More Learning, More Testing” In “More Testing, More Learning,” Patrick O`Malley suggests that college professors should give tests to the students periodically in order for the students to learn more. Furthermore, more tests or exams will minimize the student’s stress because students will be more familiar with the subjects that are given to them. Like the author says, “If professors gave an additional brief exams at frequent intervals, student would learn more, study more regularly, worry less, and perform better on midterms, finals, and other papers and projects.” (O`Malley, pg. 488).
Once students have a sound they must, one at a time, say their word out loud moving around the circle. Students will practice saying the words that each child before them has said and will change speed so that the pace becomes quicker. Students can also change direction. After this warm up, students will need to come up with a word that relates to the British Colonisation and again must use their listening skills to repeat what the person next to them has said.Example:Student 1: ArrivalStudent 2: Arrival, shipsStudent 3: Ships, convicts | Rationale:This drama activity seeks to enhance students’ skills in listening and voice projection. This activity will also help students become aware of the events that took place in the British Colonisation of Australia as they are thinking back to what they have learnt to identify key words or phrases relating to British Colonisation.
I will also try and find the overarching theme of self in this film and explain why it is so important to be true to your values of self. In class, we learned about the Social Comparison Theory, which was made popular by Leon Festinger. I researched this topic in my American School’s database to find a peer reviewed academic source and found some very interesting and relatable information to the film Easy A. I found that according to the similarity hypothesis, “individuals tend to make comparisons with similar, rather than dissimilar, people because similar people offer more adequate and relevant comparative information.” [ (O'Fallon & Butterfield, 2012) ] I read in another article that went into further detail about this theory. This article says, “The central premise of Festinger’s social comparison theory is that people have a natural desire or tendency to evaluate themselves and comparisons with similar others can provide relevant information. People make comparison with others regarding many aspects of the self, including appearance, weight, and eating habits.” [ (Lindner, Tantleff-Dunn, & Jentsch, 2012)
When I came to know that I have been asked to take English remedial class, I was a bit mad at first, but then I thought that this class would make me better. I view remedial classes as practice, very much like professional athletes view training, because the best athletes practice to become better. As well, once students complete a degree with finishing the English remedial and begin seeking employment, they will find many companies emphasize good communication skills. So, It doesn’t matter if you know everything or nothing, what matters is that you benefit in every class (even if it’s a remedial). Soon, after my graduation I will be joining my dad’s business.
The authors believe that case study teaching is becoming a favored method to teach STEM classes because it engages students with real life issues. A challenge teachers have in the classroom is sufficient time to cover the curriculum. The writers recommend using a flipped classroom concurrently with case study teaching. Students can cover the material independently at home and class time can be used for hands on learning using case studies. The writers list examples of case studies used in a general biology class and a list of websites that a can be used at home for the students.
The focuses mentioned in this essay relates to personal work experiences; identifying specific goals of instructions. The key concept follows the standard, "What Ideas to target?" The concept I will be following is an understanding of English I. The generalization follows, using concepts that I ask myself, "What knowledge gained will the students have at the end of a lesson, in spite of his or her placement in the tiers?" The students’ benefits, he or she will know the English I, characterizations parts of the language.
Donald Bear, Marcia Invernizzi, Shane Templeton, and Francine Johnston (2008) explain that there are two purposes for word studies. First is to help students develop a general knowledge of English spellings. Second, word study increases their specific knowledge of the spelling and meanings of words. Word studies are developmental because teachers must differentiate instruction for different levels of word knowledge (Bear et. Al, 2008).
In an article called the impact of Authentic Literacy Instruction on Adult Literacy practices shows that teaching adults to understand English as it correlates to their daily lives makes a significant difference. Where traditional practices in the classroom are helpful to some students, authentic learning practices such as role playing and mimicking real life situations to make connections for the adults helps many other students (Purcell-Gates Et all. 2002). These practices can be used everyday anywhere at any given time. Inevitably, creating a connection visually realistically or even hypothetically can simplify the concepts of grammar, listening speaking and writing