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Strategies to use in the classroom for English Learning Students

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Strategies to use in the classroom for English Learning Students

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Lessons: Backwards planning to give the stuents the right support before going into the lesson.

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Creating student generated  definitions for vocabulary words

Useing picture examples and non-exmaples of words

Compare and contrast sentence frames useing familiar words with the new words.
EX) Level 1: Oranges are sour.
The next level would be a more complex sentence.

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Prepare your lessons ahead of time to  make sure that you have the right supports in place before starting the lesson. Make clear connections between lessons that way your students are set up for success and feel confident going into the next lesson and Use strategies to assist your students.

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“Culturally relevant teaching requires that teachers attend to students’ academic needs, not merely make them “feel good”. The trick of culturally relevant teaching is to get students to “choose” academic excellence” (Ladson-Billings, 2001, pg. 179).

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1. Students experience academic success

2. Students develop and/or maintain cultural competence

3. Students develop a critical consciousness through which they challenge the status quo of the current social order.

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Higher test scores

Better attendance

Stronger cognitive skills

Early reading experience = future reading success

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Recommendations for parent early literacy involvement

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Recommendations for parent early literacy involvement

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1. Reflect on current parent involvement at the district, school and classroom levels
2. Obtain background information from both parents
3. Diversify reading materials
4. Consider literacy as a means to parent empowerment
5. Consider those parents who are not able to read or write
6. Take into consideration those parents with particular needs
7. Build a strong community of learners

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Connect home-based knowledge into school based practices

Funds of Knowledge