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Kindergarten and First Grade Student Center Activities Phonological Awareness | Phonics | Fluency | Vocabulary | Comprehension

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A-Z chart of pictures with the corresponding initial sound. I've tried to select pictures which Beginner ESOL adults will recognise.

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The UFLI Foundations Toolbox contains all the lesson resources to accompany the lesson plans provided in the UFLI Foundations manual. (Don't have a manual yet? Click here to order one) Every lesson has companion resources that will help you implement the lessons efficiently, effectively, and consistently.

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Adult Phonics: English Alphabet Sounds (ABC Pronunciation)

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Free English Lessons for Pashto Speakers - Parsemus Foundation

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Free audio lessons of basic English phrases that Pashto speakers can listen to online or download for later.

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This practice guide was prepared for the WWC by Mathematica under contract ED-IES-13-C-0010.

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WWC | Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade

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This practice guide provides four recommendations for teaching foundational reading skills to students in kindergarten through 3rd grade. Each recommendation includes implementation steps and solutions for common obstacles. The recommendations also summarize and rate supporting evidence.

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Written and illustrated with sensitivity and gentle humor, Free Phonetic Readers features short and long vowels. Stories featuring children from a variety of backgrounds along with their families, friends, pets and other critters introduce phonics to the beginning reader.

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Free Phonetic Readers :: Free Phonetic Readers features short and long vowels. Stories introducing children from a variety of backgrounds along with their families, friends, pets and other critters introduce phonics to the beginning reader.

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Free Phonetic Readers :: Free Phonetic Readers features short and long vowels. Stories introducing children from a variety of backgrounds along with their families, friends, pets and other critters introduce phonics to the beginning reader.

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If you're like me, you've read your share of rough drafts that were vague and difficult to follow. Student-authors often forget that the reader was not present when the event took place, and the author fails to develop important details that will help the reader visualize the scene. Over the years, I have come to realize that most students will benefit from receiving explicit instruction on how to expand dull, short sentences in a way that will help the reader picture the event they are describing. Today, I am going to outline a minilesson that focuses on expanding sentences.

#1- Outline the problem.

#2- Provide the solution.

I use an anchor chart to show students how the vague sentence can be expanded. I begin by taping the adjective arrow to the chart and reminding students that inserting an adjective into a sentence is one of the easiest and most effective ways for an author to help the reader visualize the scene. Just by adding the word "miserable" to this sentence, the reader can begin to more accurately picture the event.

Also, when we get to the "where" arrow, we discuss how "outside" is rather vague, and I replace it with phrases that pinpoint the exact location where the event took place. Furthermore, when we get to the "how" arrow, I decide to add another adjective because it helps the reader understand how cold the author was during the event.
After taping each successive arrow onto the anchor chart, I expand the sentence by addressing the question implied by each arrow. After writing the final sentence on the anchor chart, we contrast it with the original vague sentence, and we discuss how the reader is able to accurately visualize the scene after reading the revised sentence.

Important! Explain to students that for the purpose of the anchor chart, it worked well to address each and every expansion tip (written on the arrows) within one sentence. However, authors rarely address all five tips within one sentence of a story. It is much more common to find an expanded sentence that addresses just a few of the expansion tips.

#3- Apply the lesson.

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If you're like me, you've read your share of rough drafts that were vague and difficult to follow. Student-authors often forget that the reader was not present when the event took place, and the author fails to develop important details that will help the reader visualize the scene.

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Getting low English proficient students to show what they know can be challenging because of the language barrier. One of the most effective ways to build their confidence and let them show what they have learned and understand is by using sentence frames.

Sentence frames are simple sentence starters that allow ELs to focus on the information they are trying to communicate without having to worry as much about the sentence structure and grammar, which is already provided for them.

I use sentence frames across all levels of English proficiency, but they look very different. For my newcomers, I use simple sentence frames for them to write about a picture using vocabulary we have learned. For example, after learning spring vocabulary, we wrote about pictures using the sentence frame, "I see a_____."

You can download a free copy of that activity here.

For my fifth grade students who are at a higher level of English proficiency, we recently used sentence frames to help them with a research project they were working on. They needed to write four sentences about a piece of art from the country they were researching. They wrote to complete the sentence frames: "This piece of art is named _____. It was made by __________ in the year ___________. It is _________. It shows _____________."

These sentences helped my students not only to figure out what was relevant to say about the art they were looking at, but also to create grammatically correct sentences without several rounds of revisions.

Once students have been taught how to use sentence frames, they become confident and competent writers. I provide my lowest English students with a work bank as well to help them produce words to use in the sentence frame. Once students are ready to write without a sentence frame, they'll ask to write something different, and my answer to that is always, " Yes! "
How do you use sentence frames in your writing class? Do you see improvements in student engagement and participation in writing when you give them a sentence frame?

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Using Sentence Frames to Get ELL Students Writing - Hojo's Teaching

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Co-created by adult educators using stories from the Pre-Beginning and Beginning ESL Story Banks, CrowdED Learning is proud to offer instructors Wakelet collections with engaging Jamboard activities and Flippity typing practice.

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Create your own custom handwriting worksheets for handwriting practice! You can choose traditional or modern print styles: Letters, numbers, and the following characters can be used: . ! ? , ' ( ) + = - Use the underscore character _ to make a division symbol.

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The materials here are designed to be used with video conferencing platforms for distance education and with interactive whiteboards in the classroom. The activities can also be used if you are creating video lessons for asynchronous lessons.

To use the materials, first watch the overview video for an orientation to our approach to virtual teaching. Then, click on the links below to download lesson templates, peruse our tips for creating engaging lessons, and finally, explore the instructional activities. toplan lessons appropriate for your students.

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The materials here are designed to be used with video conferencing platforms for distance education and with interactive whiteboards in the classroom. The activities can also be used if you are creating video lessons for asynchronous lessons. To use the materials, first watch the overview video for an orientation to our approach to virtual teaching.

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Goal setting is helpful for students to reflect on their learning. Students can set goals at any point in the year. Setting language goals for ELLs is particularly beneficial at the beginning of the school year, at the beginning of the calendar year, and before beginning WIDA or other language testing.

For English Language Learners, setting a language goal helps them to become aware of how they are progressing in learning the English Language. This can look different depending on the student's age and current language levels.

Use Rubrics

WIDA has rubrics for listening, speaking, reading, and writing. They are called Can Do Descriptors and are organized by grade levels. One strategy is to show students what their current language level is and have them record what their goal is for growth.

Have students highlight what their language level is on a rubric of the WIDA Can Do Descriptors. Then have them look at skills that are one level above their current level. Then they can use that information to help them set a language goal.
Right now I can _________. My goal is to ___________.
Set Small Goals

Students can also set goals based on tasks they want to learn how to complete. As part of the goal-setting process, they should think about what steps they need to take in order to complete their goal.
My goal is to _________. I need to ________ so that I can _________.
Brainstorm Steps to Reach Your Goal

After students set a goal, they can brainstorm ideas to help them reach their goal. This makes a great group activity. Students can make a list of ways to improve their reading, writing, listening, or speaking skills. This can be done through writing or drawing.

Use Graphic Organizers to Help Students Set Goals

I have a set of language goal-setting graphic organizers for the four language domains. One for reading, writing, listening and speaking to help students set goals in each area. This set also comes with examples of goals to set for each language domain for levels 1-5 and posters with simple goals and examples of ways to practice each area. There is a print and digital version available.

Use Language Objectives

One way to help students meet their language goals and to provide high-quality instruction is to set and then post language objectives. This lets students know what they are working on. You can remind them about how it relates to the goals that they are working on. If you work with groups of ELLs that are at similar language levels, then you can set a group goal. This makes it easier to frequently connect your language objective with the group's language goals.

Colorin Colorado has additional information about using language objectives.

Additional Information

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Setting Language Goals with ELLs - A World of Language Learners

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Setting language goals can help ELLs become aware of how they are progressing with learning English. Learn ideas about how to help ELLs with goal setting.

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Zinn Education Project: Teaching People's History

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A practice guide is a publication that presents recommendations for educators to address challenges in their classrooms and schools. They are based on reviews of research, the experiences of practitioners, and the expert opinions of a panel of nationally recognized experts. To search by Topic or Keyword, use the Practice Guide Search.

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