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Article over differences between First & Second Language Acquisitions

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Article over differences between First & Second Language Acquisitions

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This link gives a good anchor chart over the differences between first & second language acquisitions. This will serve as a reminder of what these subjects are and how my students are between either one. Also gives a quick summary of the types of theories surrounding this language area.

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The main difference between first language and second language acquisition is that first language acquisition is a child learning his native language, whereas second language acquisition is learning a language besides his native language.

Language acquisition is the process through which humans gain the ability to be aware of language and to understand it as well as to produce and use words and sentences to communicate. All humans have the ability to acquire a language. It is this ability that sets them apart from all other living beings.

Key Areas Covered
1. What is First Language Acquisition
Language Acquisition, First Language Acquisition, Second Language Acquisition - Definition, Characteristics, Theories
2. What is Second Language Acquisition
- Definition, Characteristics, Stage
3. What is the Difference Between First Language and Second Language Acquisition
- Comparison of Key Differences
Key Terms

What is First Language Acquisition

First language acquisition actually refers to infants' acquisition of their native language. They acquire language through a subconscious process and are unaware of grammar rules. Children do usually not require explicit instruction to learn their ﬁrst language. They just pick up the language, the same way they learn how to roll over, crawl and walk.

Moreover, children may acquire more than one first language. For example, children who grow up in a house where parents speak only English language will acquire only English. However, children who grow up in a bilingual household (say French and English) will learn both languages.

Theories of First Language Acquisition

T here are several theories of language acquisition, all of them describing how a child learns a language. In the Behaviorist approach, which was mainly expounded by B.F.Skinner, language acquisition is a process of experience and language is a conditioned behavior - a production of correct responses to stimuli. According to this theory, children learn language step by step: imitation - repetition - memorization - controlled drilling - reinforcement. However, limitations of this behaviorist approach led to the development of Nativist or Innateness theory, which states that children are born with an innate capacity to learn language.

Noam Chomsky, the main figure in this theory, originally theorized that children are born with a language acquisition device in their brains. He later modified this theory to include the theory of Universal Grammar, a set of innate principals common to all languages. According to this theory, the language acquisition device in children's' brain allows them to deduce the structure of their native language through exposure to the language.

Cognitive theory is another theory explaining language acquisition. According to this approach, language acquisition must be viewed in the context of children's intellectual development and environment. This also focuses on exploring the relationship between the stages of cognitive development and language skills.

What is Second Language Acquisition

Second language acquisition (SLA) is learning a second language after the first language is already learned. Anyone can learn a second language, but children usually find it easier. In fact, this is a process of learning; learning occurs actively and consciously through explicit instruction and education.

Moreover, according to the linguist Stephen Krashen, second language acquisition occurs in five stages: preproduction (silent phase), early production, speech emergence, intermediate fluency, and advanced fluency.

Preproduction - At this stage, learners learn terms of the new language and practice them.

Early Production - Learners can speak in short phrases of one or two phrases. They also collect new words.

Speech Emergence - At this stage, learners know thousands of words and can communicate using simple questions and phrases.

Immediate Fluency - Learners have an advanced vocabulary and can use more complicated sentence structures. They can also share their opinions and thoughts.

Advanced Fluency - By this stage, learners will finally have several years of experience, and can function at a level close of native speakers.

Difference Between First Language and Second Language Acquisition

Definition

First language acquisition is children's acquisition of their native language, while second language acquisition is learning a language after acquiring the mother tongue.

Process

While first language acquisition is a subconscious process, second language acquisition occurs actively and consciously.

Education and Instruction

First language acquisition does not require explicit instructions or education, while second language acquisition requires explicit instruction and education.

Native-like Fluency

Since first language acquisition involves acquiring the native language, speakers are fluent in their first language. However, it is often difficult to reach a native-like fluency with the second language.

Conclusion

Language acquisition is the process through which humans gain the ability to be aware of language and to understand it as well as to produce and use words and sentences to communicate. First language acquisition is children's acquisition of their native language, while second language acquisition is learning a language after acquiring the first language. Moreover, first language acquisition is a subconscious process, while second language acquisition is an active and conscious process. This is the main difference between first language and second language acquisition.

Reference:

1. Vega, Meibis Gonzalez. "First Language Acquisition." LinkedIn SlideShare, 30 Nov. 2013, Available here.
2. "Second-Language Acquisition." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 24 Apr. 2020, Available here.

Image Courtesy:

1. "Business Baby Pointing" By Paul Inkles (CC BY 2.0) via Flickr
2. "456774" (CC0) via Pixabay

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Difference Between First Language and Second Language Acquisition - Pediaa.Com

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Crash course videos were always useful for me. I really enjoyed the visuals and the examples that these creators have. This will serve as a good & quick reminder if I need it.

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Language Acquisition: Crash Course Linguistics #12

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A great way to promote oral and aural development is through collaboration. There are a few things to consider within a classroom, however. Some things to consider may be: allotted time, speaking & language proficiency levels, and homogeneous/heterogeneous grouping.

Heterogeneous grouping may be used for students of different language proficiency levels to promote collaboration and peer help. However, students with different native languages may struggle to collaborate, so this is a consideration to make.

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There are three tiers to vocabulary development and some examples:
Tier 1: basic words
- Book
- Girl
- Boy
- Sad
Tier 2: general/all-purpose academic words (high-utility words that cut across all academic content areas)
- Measure
- Fortunate
- Compare
Tier 3: content/domain-area specific words
- Economics
- Isotope
-Revolutionary War

*These tier words will also be changed within grade levels and profiency levels. A student in 2nd grade will not be learning about isotopes within their content areas.

A consideration towards this strategy of aural and oral development is that Tier 2 words are going to be the majority of what students need to know in order to comprehend instruction and texts across their academic content areas.

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EB/EL Reading Instruction - transfer between L1 and L2 

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EB/EL Reading Instruction - transfer between L1 and L2 

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When EB/EL's are being taught reading instruction, there is going to be a transfer between their native language and the language being taught. This can be seen using skills:

- Word recognition skills acquired in L1 transferred to L2
- Positive transfer of vocabulary knowledge for cognate words
- Use spelling knowledge in L1 when they spell L2

One thing to consider is that there may be some common errors made with reading or spelling comprehension as a student is learning to transfer their skills.

The transferring of reading comprehension occurs in bilinguals of all ages and languages.

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I thought this little anchor chart was so cute for a classroom with a primary native language of Spanish. 

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The meaning of cognates are words from two languages that have similar meaning or structure. This can be helpful for some words, but other words (as shown above) can be confusing for an english language learner.

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Definition and Examples of Language Varieties

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Definition and Examples of Language Varieties

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The definition I found that was useful in describing Language Varieties is the following, "In sociolinguistics, language variety—also called lect—is a general term for any distinctive form of a language or linguistic expression. Linguists commonly use language variety (or simply variety) as a cover term for any of the overlapping subcategories of a language, including dialect, register, jargon, and idiolect."

From the source: https://www.thoughtco.com/language-variety-sociolinguistics-1691100

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In sociolinguistics, language variety-also called lect-is a general term for any distinctive form of a language or linguistic expression. Linguists commonly use language variety (or simply variety) as a cover term for any of the overlapping subcategories of a language, including dialect, register, jargon, and idiolect.

Background

To understand the meaning of language varieties, it's important to consider how lects differ from standard English. Even what constitutes standard English is a topic of hot debate among linguists.

Standard English is a controversial term for a form of the English language that is written and spoken by educated users. For some linguists, standard English is a synonym for good or correct English usage. Others use the term to refer to a specific geographical dialect of English or a dialect favored by the most powerful and prestigious social group.

Varieties of language develop for a number of reasons: differences can come about for geographical reasons; people who live in different geographic areas often develop distinct dialects-variations of standard English. Those who belong to a specific group, often academic or professional, tend to adopt jargon that is known to and understood by only members of that select group. Even individuals develop idiolects, their own specific ways of speaking.

The word dialect-which contains "lect" within the term-derives from the Greek words dia- meaning "across, between" and legein "speak."A dialect is a regional or social variety of a language distinguished by pronunciation, grammar, and/or vocabulary. The term dialect is often used to characterize a way of speaking that differs from the standard variety of the language. Sarah Thomason of the Linguistic Society of America notes:

"All dialects start with the same system, and their partly independent histories leave different parts of the parent system intact. This gives rise to some of the most persistent myths about language, such as the claim that the people of Appalachia speak pure Elizabethan English."

Certain dialects have gained negative connotations in the U.S. as well as in other countries. Indeed, the term dialect prejudice refers to discrimination based on a person's dialect or way of speaking. Dialect prejudice is a type of linguicism-discrimination based on dialect. In their article "Applied Social Dialectology," published in " Sociolinguistics: An International Handbook of the Science of Language and Society," Carolyn Temple and Donna Christian observe:

"...dialect prejudice is endemic in public life, widely tolerated, and institutionalized in social enterprises that affect almost everyone, such as education and the media. There is limited knowledge about and little regard for linguistic study showing that all varieties of a language display systematicity and that the elevated social position of standard varieties has no scientific linguistic basis."

Due to this kind of dialectic prejudice, Suzanne Romaine, in "Language in Society," notes: "Many linguists now prefer the term variety or lect to avoid the sometimes pejorative connotations that the term ' dialect' has."

Register is defined as the way a speaker uses language differently in different circumstances. Think about the words you choose, your tone of voice, even your body language. You probably behave very differently chatting with a friend than you would at a formal dinner party or during a job interview. These variations in formality, also called stylistic variation, are known as registers in linguistics.

They are determined by such factors as social occasion, context, purpose, and audience. Registers are marked by a variety of specialized vocabulary and turns of phrases, colloquialisms, the use of jargon, and a difference in intonation and pace.

Registers are used in all forms of communication, including written, spoken, and signed. Depending on grammar, syntax, and tone, the register may be extremely rigid or very intimate. You don't even need to use an actual word to communicate effectively. A huff of exasperation during a debate or a grin while signing "hello" speaks volumes.

refers to the specialized language of a professional or occupational group. Such language is often meaningless to outsiders. American poet David Lehman has described jargon as "the verbal sleight of hand that makes the old hat seem newly fashionable; it gives an air of novelty and specious profundity to ideas that, if stated directly, would seem superficial, stale, frivolous, or false."

George Packer describes jargon in a similar vein in a 2016 article in the New Yorker magazine:

"Professional jargon-on Wall Street, in humanities departments, in government offices-can be a fence raised to keep out the uninitiated and permit those within it to persist in the belief that what they do is too hard, too complex, to be questioned. Jargon acts not only to euphemize but to license, setting insiders against outsiders and giving the flimsiest notions a scientific aura."​

Pam Fitzpatrick, a senior research director at Gartner, a Stamford, Connecticut-based research and advisory firm specializing in high tech, writing on LinkedIn, puts it more bluntly:

"Jargon is waste. Wasted breath, wasted energy. It absorbs time and space but does nothing to further our goal of persuading people to help us solve complex problems."

In other words, jargon is a faux method of creating a sort of dialect that only those on this inside group can understand. Jargon has social implications similar to dialect prejudice but in reverse: It is a way of making those who understand this particular variety of language more erudite and learned; those who are members of the group that understands the particular jargon are considered smart, while those on the outside are simply not bright enough to comprehend this kind of language.

Types of Lects

In addition to the distinctions discussed previously, different types of lects also echo the types of language varieties:

Regional dialect: A variety spoken in a particular region.

Sociolect: Also known as a social dialect, a variety of language (or register) used by a socioeconomic class, a profession, an age group, or any other social group.

Ethnolect: A lect spoken by a specific ethnic group. For example, Ebonics, the vernacular spoken by some African-Americans, is a type of ethnolect, notes e2f, a language-translation firm.

Idiolect: According to e2f, the language or languages spoken by each individual. For example, if you are multilingual and can speak in different registers and styles, your idiolect comprises several languages, each with multiple registers and styles.

In the end, language varieties come down to judgments, often "illogical," that are, according to Edward Finegan in "Language: Its Structure and Use":

"...imported from outside the realm of language and represent attitudes to particular varieties or to forms of expression within particular varieties."

The language varieties, or lects, that people speak often serve as the basis for judgment, and even exclusion, from certain social groups, professions, and business organizations. As you study language varieties, keep in mind that they are often based on judgments one group is making in regard to another.

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How Sociolinguistics Defines Language Varieties

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In sociolinguistics, language variety-or lect-is any distinctive form of a language or linguistic expression, including dialect, register, and jargon.

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https://youtu.be/YvbEODnJVTc

This youtube video shows good examples of how dialect in different English varieties may change accent or different meanings of words. This is a short video that could be fun & engaging to show the class when we discuss the different varieties.

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Varieties of English | English Language Learning Tips | Cambridge English

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5 Benefits of having a Multilingual Classroom

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5 Benefits of having a Multilingual Classroom

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https://usa.minilandeducational.com/school/5-benefits-of-the-multilingual-classroom/

This article does a great job in explaining the benefits of having students of a varied language background within the same classroom. This should not be seen as a setback, but as a benefit for all children in the classroom.

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A multilingual education makes you smarter - there's no denying it. We thought we'd give you a whirlwind tour of why, rather than cite in detail the findings of researchers like this one who specialize in the field. We know that as an ECD teacher you're most likely run off your feet in a semi-permanent way.

Letting specialty toymakers, like Miniland, lighten your load can be the key to unlocking the benefits of a multilingual classroom, without overwhelming you with the need to learn a new language yourself, increase your workload, or ask impossible things of your children. We share what you can expect from a multilingual atmosphere and how educational toys like Miniland's ABC Monster help you invite the magic in.
Multilingual classrooms foster essential 21st-century skills
By learning another language, children begin to understand - and master - language as a system of representing meaning in the world. Along with creative arts education, a firm grounding in language and literacy gives children the insurance that they'll always be able to communicate meaningfully with the world around them. The ability to communicate effectively is considered one of the essential "4 C" skills necessary for success in the 21st-century and is essential to anyone's psychosocial health.

Miniland's ABC Monster is perfect for facilitating educational games that develop multilingual literacy in a non-competitive way. Your children are tasked with building words from letters of the Latin alphabet. Each word is described by interpreting a picture from a game card. This means that words can be built - and these pictures described - in any language, like English, that uses this script.
Multilingual children are more empathic
A classroom that welcomes a multilingual atmosphere is more likely to produce children who understand that to be equal to someone, doesn't mean they have to be the same as them. Multilingual instruction fosters meaningful diplomacy, by growing children's appreciation of different cultures and meaning-making systems. When this instruction is included in their day through fun language games like ABC Monster, this end result of empathy is developed alongside the more directly curriculum-related matter of increasing their literacy. While considered a soft-skill, an empathic attitude will consistently provide access to richer, more diverse social networks which help secure their success and social mobility later in life.
Speaking more than one language is better for your brain
Early bilingual proficiency is positively correlated with intelligence. Speaking more than one language from an early age means that your brain has to work harder in those critical development years and you therefore become smarter. Bi- and multilingual children carry this benefit with them for the rest of their lives. With their better understanding of how language functions, bilingual children often grow up to be innovators of language and other meaning-making systems. They're also found to have better attention spans because they've had more practice at paying mindful attention to things like choosing which language to use or interpret. This ability to focus their attention can be further developed by learning aids like Miniland's Mindful Kids programme, which harnesses these beginnings and grows each child's ability to practice focussed, non-judgemental awareness through a series of mindfulness exercises that easily integrate into your teaching and learning day.
Multilingualism connects communities
Children who speak multiple languages become better at every language, overall. For example, a Spanish speaking child will eventually be better at English if allowed to draw on their knowledge of their home language in your classroom. A classroom atmosphere that accepts multiple languages, allows for code-switching and even encourages active additional language learning helps ensure that your children remain connected to their home language and community. A game like ABC Monster is a great way to support a second-language speaker's connections with their home language because it isn't restricted to English. Any words built from the Latin alphabet can be built by "feeding the monster" and the group nature of the game means that your class can learn from each other by sharing the words that they know for things, across cultural and language divides.
Being bilingual gives children better job prospects
Proficiency in more than one language immediately improves your child's chances of finding work after leaving school. This is true even if you only speak one extra language. They're also likely to place immediately into an occupation and role of higher social status than their monolingual counterparts and immediately draw higher incomes. This is due not only to the fact that speakers of more than one language have more highly developed cognitive skills and therefore perform better at general tasks (on average), but also because they have access to a wider job market. By committing to including games such as ABC Monster into your teaching day, you're helping your children attain relevance in the economy they are set to enter.

Given the vast benefits available to speakers of multiple languages, Miniland educational toys are specially designed to support you in creating a multilingual classroom. Each game or toy is accompanied by a didactic guide that allows for English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, or Italian instruction. While you might not make use of all of these, it pays to know you have some extra possibilities in your back pocket when faced, perhaps, by a new addition to your class who may value beginning with a friendly "Hello" in their home language. Find out more about how you can support multilingual education in your classroom by exploring our catalog.

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5 Benefits of the Multilingual Classroom - Blog Miniland Educational USA

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A multilingual education makes you smarter - there's no denying it. We thought we'd give you a whirlwind tour of why, rather than cite in detail the findings of researchers like this one who specialize in the field. We know that as an ECD teacher you're most likely run off your feet in a semi-permanent way.

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https://youtu.be/nzoKIHMRjRM

This video was super inspiring to me! It was very sweet and gave some insight on what a multilingual classroom can look like. I think this video can serve as a good reminder of what the meaning/ intentions of a multilingual classroom should look like.

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Students need to know their expectations of vocabulary prior to a lesson.
We have tier 1,2, and 3 of academic language. Tier 2 words require direct instruction.

We must know that lower-level EB/ELs need supports in Tier 1 and more advanced EB/ELs need supports in Tier 3.

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When looking over a lesson and selecting vocabulary words, there are some suggestions:
Choose at least 5 WORDS per unit or core area (such as math).
Then, we want to choose brick words (Tier 3) and mortar words (Tier 2).
Brick words are going to be "high-yield" (academic and content-specific words needed for comprehension on tests). Mortar words are going to be vocabulary found across educational texts or tests.

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https://youtu.be/jKE-0H0W86Q

This video is awesome in showing how to write a Language Objective for ELLs. The frame that she uses is:
"I can ___ (action word) with ___ (content topic) by ______ (scaffolds).

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The language objectives are the HOW of the lesson. HOW are students going to use this lesson to develop their specific language skills?

Some language verbs that are consistent with language objectives are:
define, describe, share, read, respond, and discuss.

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Math is not a universal language!!!!!

- Operationally, mathematics is performed differently throughout the world.
- Mathematical symbols differ.
- Technical vocabulary in mathematics differ between languages.

There are multiple meanings in English that we use for mathematics, such as the word table. There are also subtle ways in which a phrase is worded that we use in mathematics. These differences can create a language barrier for students.

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The use of manipulatives can provide visual and conceptual help for students (of all languages). But, in an EB/EL classroom, manipulatives give students a chance to visualize the mathematics concept as they are working through it.

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The content area of science requires a multitude of skills that students need to use in order for them to learn. Using hands-on activities helps the lesson become more meaningful for the students. They are being active learners, rather than passive learners.
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/7107311902531258/

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Simple Science Experiments: Colorful Celery

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Dec 29, 2020 - Do your kids love to perform science experiments? A really easy one is to make colorful celery! If you're looking for some simple science experiments, you can't get much easier than this one! I am

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There are a few strategies teachers can use to assist students in their science learning. Here are a few:

- Provide clear enunciation and longer wait times.
- Provide several explanations of the same concept by repeating and rephrasing main ideas.
- Extend or repeat with extensions of students' talk or response.
- Operate at just slightly above their students' level of competence of a language.
- Help students learn positional words (preposition words - in, under, behind).

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For students to develop higher order thinking skills, there are a few methods of facilitating this:

Ability to collect and interpret information, draw conclusions, make generalizations and inferences, determine cause and effect relationships, find alternative courses of action, form hypotheses and predictions, and represent text visually.

These skills also help EB/ELs to make their social studies learning comprehensible.

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https://www.colorincolorado.org/article/tips-choosing-culturally-appropriate-native-books-and-resources

I think that these books can really help students visualize themselves or their culture as the main character. I think it can provide engaging discussions and motivation.

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Tips for Choosing Culturally Appropriate Native Books and Resources

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As an educator, perhaps you have looked for classroom materials related to Native Americans and wondered how to know which materials were accurate and appropriate. Or perhaps you have wanted to look for the best materials you could use with your students, but didn’t know where to begin. Here are som…

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Summative assessments gives us a "summary," of what a student knows and can do. Some examples of tests that are summative are end-of-unit tests or standardized tests.

What are some criteria for a good test?
- Washback
- Validity
- Reliability
- Authenticity
- Practicality

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I think it's equally as important to understand the downfall of some methods of testing just as much as it is on the importance of giving these tests.

What are some oppositions to standardized testing?
1. Artifact of "eugenics" movement, which was attempting to sort people based on a perception of intelligence from test results
2. Tests can be misused and invalid
3. High stakes tests have power & can produce negative consequences
4. They are not performance-based so they are not authentic.

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Formative assessments provide teachers with a body of evidence that can be used to determine: when it is time to move on to new learning OR when reteach or re-assessment is needed. It also ensures that students developing mastery around a body of standards.

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What are some types of formative assessments? 

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What are some types of formative assessments? 

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1. Assessments OF learning
- used at the end of learning and it is to provide recommendations for placement or promotion.
2. Assessments FOR learning
- used to make instructional decisions so that teachers can adapt their teaching to effectively meet student needs and improve learning.
3. Assessments AS learning
- used by students for the purpose of self-monitoring and self-reflection about their own progress towards their learning goals.

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There are differences between common errors that English language learners make and those that are from disabilities. These can be hard to mistake for, but I think they're very important for teachers to understand so that these labels are not made.

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The RTI process is extremely important with Special Education. Here is what it is and what it does:
This is a collaborative process of instruction, assessment, and intervention. It is designed for early identification of students who are struggling academically and/or behaviorally. This process revolves around providing instruction that targets individual interventions with regular monitoring of progress. The GOAL of RTI is to increase the likelihood of successfully mastering academic and behavioural skills with the regular classroom.

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A child or youth who performs at or shows the potential for performing at a remarkably high level of accomplishment when compared to others of the same age, experience, or environment and who:

1. exhibits high performance capability in an intellectual, creative, or artistic area.
2. possess an unusual capacity for leadership; or
3. excels in a specific academic field

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https://prezi.com/5epzqawqpm0s/tabs-observable-gifted-behaviors/

This presentation gives a great overview of what the TABS are and their purpose. It also gives multiple observation ideas of what to look for in students who are presenting behaviors that may place them in gifted.

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TABS: Observable Gifted Behaviors "How many times do I have to tell you...you're not supposed to read ahead." Motivation GOAL! What's Next! https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/72d27ecb-7c26-471c-8bdf-1115ebb1b774 < Gifted student Thank you! Scenario 4 Jason typically sleeps in Social

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https://eslkidsgames.com/mixup

This game may be useful for students who have a strong grasp of vocabulary. But, this would be a fun game as a warm up or cool down if there was extra time in the lesson to work on some vocabulary.

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Discover more of our Vocabulary games.

ESL Say It! - A simple no prep warmer/cooler or quick break for students. In this activity students have to say a word from a category that begins with a letter.

ESL Guess Who - Practice describing people with this fun online game.

Learn to tell the time - Practice reading the setting the time with this fun interactive game to practice telling the time.

ESL Scattergories! - A classic quick thinking vocabulary where students need to think of vocabulary quickly to get the most words beginning with a letter.

Name 5! - Name 5! is a simple no prep vocabulary warmer. In this activity students need to say a number of words based on a range of topics. Can your students beat the clock!

5 Seconds! - Students need to say 3 words from a random category in 5 seconds to score a point.

2 Pictures 1 Compound - Can you guess the closed compounds nouns from the pictures? Practice guessing the compounds nouns with this fun interactive game.

Interactive Board Games - Practice speaking, grammar and vocabulary with these interactive online board games. New board games added regularly.

ESL Vocabulary Fortunes - An online game for teens and adults that is a great way to practice vocabulary on a large number of topics.

Animal Vocabulary Games - Practice animals with these four interactive online games. These fun games are a great way to revise animal vocabulary with your students.

Story Dice - Get your students making and telling stories with this fun online story tool.

ESL Countdown - Practice vocabulary and spelling with countdown.

Anagram Word Game - A simple word game. Suitable for teens and adults with an intermediate and above level of English.

ESL Category Generator - Generate categories to get your students practicing vocabulary. Great activity to be used with a ball or in online classes to get students thinking at the start of class as a warmer.

Random Letter Generator - Generate random letters from the alphabet with this simple letter generating tool.

ESL Idiom Generator - Generate over 100 of the most common English language idioms. Get students to draw or mime out the idioms as a way to introduce them to the most common idioms in English.

Random Noun Generator - Randomly generate over 200 of the most common nouns in the English Language. Great for Pictionary and other end of the class coolers.

Catchphrase - A quick fire word game where students explain as many words as they can within the time limit.

Pictionary - Automatically generate words from three different levels of difficulty and play Pictionary with your students in a flash.

ESL Boggle - Boggle is a great warmer that can be used in the classroom. With this online version get students writing words to be the top of the class.

ESL Quizzes - Our Quizzes are a great way to end class and practice key vocabulary for a wide range of themes. Check back regularly as we are adding new quizzes regularly.

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Discover more of our Vocabulary games. ESL Say It! - A simple no prep warmer/cooler or quick break for students. In this activity students have to say a word from a category that begins with a letter. ESL Guess Who - Practice describing people with this fun online game.

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https://eslkidsgames.com/number-match

This game is very engaging and quick. It helps students work on their accuracy and replication of multiplication skills. These can help when we move onto word problems or bigger multiplication areas so that they have their automaticity down.

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ESL Say It! - A simple no prep warmer/cooler or quick break for students. In this activity students have to say a word from a category that begins with a letter.

ESL Scattergories! - A classic quick thinking vocabulary where students need to think of vocabulary quickly to get the most words beginning with a letter.

Irregular Verb Challenge - Practice irregular verbs with your students using this tool. This versatile game can be played in many different ways and is a great routine to master irregular verbs with your students.

ESL Odd One Out - An online game that is a great way to practice vocabulary and speaking with young learners. This activity is great to help students practice for the Cambridge Movers exam.

ESL Vocabulary Fortunes - An online game for teens and adults that is a great way to practice vocabulary on a large number of topics.

ESL Bomb Game - Bomb is a engaging scoring system that adds excitement to any game.

Interactive Word Search - Online interactive word search (word soup) puzzles for Young learners with target vocabulary for Cambridge Young Learner Exams (Starters, Movers and Flyers A1 & A2. A Fun way to practice spelling with students in class, on their own or online with Zoom.

ESL Hangman - Hangman is a no-prep way to practice spelling and vocabulary recall with your students.

Blockbuster - Gamify your online and face to face lessons with Blockbuster. Use this game to practice vocabulary, word formation or just about any activity. Students work in teams and have to get across the board.

ESL Category Generator - Generate categories to get your students practicing vocabulary. Great activity to be used with a ball or in online classes to get students thinking at the start of class as a warmer.

Random Letter Generator - Generate random letters from the alphabet with this simple letter generating tool.

Find even more Online ESL Games and tools here- https://eslkidsgames.com/online-esl-games

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Number Match is a simple maths game to practice number skills with your students. This quick game is a great way to start class or as a break between activities to help students get refocused on the next task. Ways to use Number Match Number match can be used in a number of different ways.