Canadian-born English Language Learners by Madeleine MacGillivray https://padlet.com/madeleine_macgillivray13/CanadianbornELLs Capacity Building Series #31 en-us 2019-04-20 19:49:17 UTC 2019-04-21 21:50:45 UTC hello@padlet.com https://imgglb.padletcdn.com/v13/image?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F1f30e.png Who are Canadian-born ELLs? madeleine_macgillivray13 https://padlet.com/madeleine_macgillivray13/CanadianbornELLs/wish/352877208 Most ELLs in Canadian classrooms are Canadian-born. They may:
-speak another language at home (started English in kindergarten)
-hear English at home but respond in another language
-speak a mixture of another language and English at home

-may have been born in Canada but left and returned
-grew up in a community and school speaking another language]]> 2019-04-20 20:29:06 UTC https://padlet.com/madeleine_macgillivray13/CanadianbornELLs/wish/352877208 BICS and CALPS madeleine_macgillivray13 https://padlet.com/madeleine_macgillivray13/CanadianbornELLs/wish/352877384 BICS: Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills--1-2 years to develop
CALPS: Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency--5-7 years to develop
(both develop simultaneously, but BICS is only 10% of skills needed for "academically competent learner"]]> 2019-04-20 20:32:23 UTC https://padlet.com/madeleine_macgillivray13/CanadianbornELLs/wish/352877384 Important to Keep in Mind: madeleine_macgillivray13 https://padlet.com/madeleine_macgillivray13/CanadianbornELLs/wish/352877511 -get to know individual needs of the students--these will vary greatly between students based on their home experiences
-find out if ELLs in your class are Canadian-born ELLs
-try to assess first-language proficiency
-students need to feel included in the classroom

]]> 2019-04-20 20:34:45 UTC https://padlet.com/madeleine_macgillivray13/CanadianbornELLs/wish/352877511 Canadian-born ELLs : madeleine_macgillivray13 https://padlet.com/madeleine_macgillivray13/CanadianbornELLs/wish/352877589 -make up 25% of all ELLs in Canada
-are falling behind compared to domestic Canadian students and ELLs who are immigrants to Canada]]> 2019-04-20 20:36:23 UTC https://padlet.com/madeleine_macgillivray13/CanadianbornELLs/wish/352877589 Beneficial Strategies: madeleine_macgillivray13 https://padlet.com/madeleine_macgillivray13/CanadianbornELLs/wish/352877679 -get students to paraphrase instructions
-rephrase/explain idioms/ other English expressions you may use when speaking that may be confusing to ELLs
-allow wait time before expecting students to answer (they may be answering first in their L1 in their head)
-provide opportunity for small-group discussion]]> 2019-04-20 20:38:15 UTC https://padlet.com/madeleine_macgillivray13/CanadianbornELLs/wish/352877679 Questions: madeleine_macgillivray13 https://padlet.com/madeleine_macgillivray13/CanadianbornELLs/wish/352877800 1.What are some of the factors that contribute to Canadian-born ELLs performing more poorly than immigrant ELLs?
-this may have to do with the degree of development of skills in students' first language

2. Would it be beneficial for Canadian-born ELLs to enrol in French Immersion programs, Extended French, or other language programs?]]> 2019-04-20 20:41:07 UTC https://padlet.com/madeleine_macgillivray13/CanadianbornELLs/wish/352877800