https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az Social and academic challenges unique to ELL students in elementary schools en-us 2017-07-25 01:13:36 UTC 2025-03-17 11:54:25 UTC hello@padlet.com jnadeau5 https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179363895 2017-07-25 01:39:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179363895 jnadeau5 https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179367466 1. Home Language Survey
2. Assessment of Language Proficiency
3. Program Placement
4. Student Evaluation
5. Program Evaluation (Mississippi State Dept. of Education, 2005).]]> 2017-07-25 02:11:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179367466 jnadeau5 https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179368108 2017-07-25 02:17:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179368108 jnadeau5 https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179368436 This step allows the teacher to identify who their students are.  Does the student speak any other language than English at home? What was the first language the student learned to speak? What language do they speak the most?  What language do they speak the most at home (Mississippi State Dept. of Education, 2005).]]> 2017-07-25 02:20:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179368436 jnadeau5 https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179368824 Students that have been identified to speak a language other than that of English will be tested on proficiency. Tests such as the Stanford English Language Proficiency Test are administered within the first few weeks of the new school year. A student that has issues in any one of the categories of listening, speaking, reading, writing, or comprehension is considered to be a canidate for ELL interventions (Mississippi State Dept of Education, 2005).]]> 2017-07-25 02:24:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179368824 jnadeau5 https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179370732 Educators must always remember that the first rule of placing an ELL student is that they should be placed at the age-appropriate grade level.  The reason for this is socio-cultural.  Students progress faster and work harder when they are with their peers.  There are exceptions, for example a student no older than six that has not been in school before, should be placed in kindergarten.  An ELL student should never be placed more than a year behind their age level. The key success for placement of grades kindergarten through third is to place the students with teachers that understand cross-cultural difficulties and are trained with language and cultural problems in the mainstream classroom(Mississippi State Dept of Education, 2005).]]> 2017-07-25 02:41:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179370732 jnadeau5 https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179372112 Students should be evaluated on their cultural and educational experiences before they are placed.  There should be policies in place that assess the students in the language programs. The students should have appropriate teachers and support at home.  The students should show progress in social and academic language at a certain time interval to be determined (Mississippi State Dept of Education, 2005). ]]> 2017-07-25 02:57:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179372112 jnadeau5 https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179372952 Students should not be retained in a grade level because of their language skills.  ELL students that have fully become proficient in English should be compared with new ELL students to determine placement and if programs are effective learning tools (Mississippi State Dept of Education, 2005). ]]> 2017-07-25 03:07:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179372952 jnadeau5 https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179373512 To teach English effectively, the teacher must motivate the students to achieve the highest level of proficiency possible. To achieve a level of motivation for the ELL students, the teacher must create an equal opportunity and safe classroom environment, respect the students' native language and culture, and understand crosscultural similiarities and differences (Diaz-Rico, 2013).]]> 2017-07-25 03:13:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179373512 jnadeau5 https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179374299 By connecting new material to material the ELL students already know or can relate to, can help keep the students motivated (RennertNewYorkTesolCenter, 2012) ]]> 2017-07-25 03:23:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179374299 jnadeau5 https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179374688 2017-07-25 03:27:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179374688 jnadeau5 https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179375052 It is important to have a teacher that can identify the distinction between BICS (Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills) and CALP (Cognitive Academic Language). ]]> 2017-07-25 03:33:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179375052 jnadeau5 https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179375491 Dr. Stephen Krashen's theory of Comprehensible Input says that students learn a second language the same way they learned their first language; by comprehension and understanding through input (Lingosteve, 2013).]]> 2017-07-25 03:41:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179375491 jnadeau5 https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179375591 Dr. James Asher developed the Total Physical Response (TPR) method which says that student will develop a second language by using oral commands (Diaz-Rico, 2013).  Asher clairifies that memorization and translation does not release or make a connection to what a student already knows (Myers, 2013).]]> 2017-07-25 03:43:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179375591 jnadeau5 https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179376809 Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills are the skills students develop while interacting with their peers. BICS helps students with culture shock and enables students to perform classroom chores, chat with friends, and communicate with their teacher (Diaz-Rico, 2013). Conversational skills are said to be the basic or natural way a child learns a language. An effective ELL teacher will encourage their students to fine-tune their interpersonal skills. They can do this by assigning a billingual buddy who speaks the same native language or seating them in the classroom so they are involved and can participate, anything that keeps the students interactive (Diaz-Rico, 2013).]]> 2017-07-25 04:00:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179376809 jnadeau5 https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179377652 Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency is the actual academics of language functions or the grammar and sentence structure of language. Students will only acquire this level of language including explaining, informing, justifying, comparing, describing, providing evidence, and debating, after they have had successful exposure to the BICS part of language (Diaz-Rico, 2013). To be effective with CALP, the teacher must provide feedback, feedback, feedback that supports vocabulary, morphology, syntax, and cognitive strategies (Diaz-Rico, 2013). The teacher must also be proficient in developing lesson plans that encourage students to perform a wide variety of verbal and written functions such as reporting, evaluating, questioning and critiquing (Diaz-Rico, 2013)]]> 2017-07-25 04:10:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179377652 jnadeau5 https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179379455 The use of visual aids, manipulatives, and scaffolding can provide the students with a way to learn the new material by conecting to something they already know (Fowler, 2015). ]]> 2017-07-25 04:32:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179379455 jnadeau5 https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179379959 2017-07-25 04:40:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179379959 jnadeau5 https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179380689 Due to the increasing diversity of mainstream classrooms, it is important for elementary grades and elementary teachers to work effectively with ELL students in the classroom (Rillero, Koerner, Jimenez-Silva, et al, 2017). Problem Based Learning (PBL) combines ELL students with the mainstream classroom by providing opportunities for enhanced language methods (Rillero, Koerner, Jimenez-Silva, et al, 2017).  Using PBL in grade levels kindergarten through up to eighth grade, fosters academic achievement, knowledge retention, conceptual development, and improved attitudes by naturally presenting opportunities for thinking, reading, and writing skills. Using social language to learn academic language is extremely beneficial for ELL students, especially at the elementary level, because they are still learning the basic and needed skills (Rillero, Koerner, Jimenez-Silva, et al, 2017). ]]> 2017-07-25 04:50:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179380689 jnadeau5 https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179380711 While these children do not look like ELL students, the importance is how to incorporate this type of learning enviornment into the mainstream classroom for ELL students. Communication is being used as the tool to become more effective in CALP language. The key is what is good for the ELL students can be beneficial to all students in a differentiated classroom (Pasco County Schools, 2015).]]> 2017-07-25 04:50:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179380711 jnadeau5 https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179381185 2017-07-25 04:57:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179381185 jnadeau5 https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179382601 2017-07-25 05:14:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179382601 jnadeau5 https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179383250 2017-07-25 05:25:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179383250 jnadeau5 https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179383623 2017-07-25 05:31:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179383623 jnadeau5 https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179384396 World-class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) was written to address the growing awareness that support ELLs in the contant area of language demands (Cook, Boals, Wilmes, & Santos, 2008). WIDA provides guidance and support to states and local schools specifically targeting the progress of ELL students. ]]> 2017-07-25 05:47:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179384396 jnadeau5 https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179384414 PaTTAN (The Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network) is a part of the Pennsylvania Department of Education that works with familes and education agencies in supportinng services and programs to improve language proficiency for ELLs. It identifies tools to assess the students in their progress with their L2 acquisition. ]]> 2017-07-25 05:47:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179384414 jnadeau5 https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179385393 ACCESS is the NCLB-approved English language proficiency assessment. NCLB (No Child Left Behind) Act of 2001 requires state education agencies to develop progress benchmarks or annual measurable achievement objectives(AMAOs) for ELLs (Cook, Boals, Wilmes, & Santos, 2008).]]> 2017-07-25 06:02:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179385393 jnadeau5 https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179385672 2017-07-25 06:08:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jnadeau5/88pp9xjwt5az/wish/179385672