Capacity Building Series: World of Words by Cynthia Danielle https://padlet.com/cyndfeo/aib84n13u83a Enhancing Vocabulary Development for English Language Learners en-us 2019-11-19 20:31:35 UTC 2024-06-09 09:25:23 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f9d0.png What an Educator should know about this issue before working with ELLs? cyndfeo https://padlet.com/cyndfeo/aib84n13u83a/wish/413655522 - On average students learn 1,000 words/year at school (thus suggesting ELL students could be 1,000 words behind in their first year).
- Introducing high-frequency words is critical but also low-frequency words should be reviewed (ex., General academic words, subject-specific words, highly specialized vocabulary)
- For both ELL and English speakers, receptive knowledge is usually stronger than productive knowledge (how to use the word effectively).
- Some ELL learners will not have encountered prefixes or suffixes in their native language, thus explicitly teaching these concepts is very important.]]> 2019-11-19 20:33:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cyndfeo/aib84n13u83a/wish/413655522 Any relevant underlying theories cyndfeo https://padlet.com/cyndfeo/aib84n13u83a/wish/413658707 Critical Period Hypothesis (CPH)
- ELL learners who begin learning English at a later age have a greater gap between them and their peers.]]> 2019-11-19 20:38:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cyndfeo/aib84n13u83a/wish/413658707 Practical Strategies that will benefit ELLs cyndfeo https://padlet.com/cyndfeo/aib84n13u83a/wish/413659439 - Group words into word families (ex., strict, strictly, strictness) one can build on these in higher grades.
- Word charts where you can display the words in context  (see image below).
- Cloze Sentences where children can be "word detectives" to make inferences.
- Use of picture dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries.
- Provided recorded books of all levels for students.
- Model strategies for word comprehension when encountering new words (ex., I can look at the pictures, I can find other words I know).
- Assessment tools: using published lists of high-frequency words.


]]> 2019-11-19 20:39:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cyndfeo/aib84n13u83a/wish/413659439 Questions Educators should ask themselves to ensure they are addressing the area cyndfeo https://padlet.com/cyndfeo/aib84n13u83a/wish/413664298 - Am I providing resources at the appropriate levels that support a love of reading? How can I create learning opportunities that foster a positive literacy learning experience?
- Am I setting appropriate learning goals for each student?
- Does my assessment look at the student's vocabulary size and application of vocabulary? ]]> 2019-11-19 20:48:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cyndfeo/aib84n13u83a/wish/413664298 Any questions you are left with cyndfeo https://padlet.com/cyndfeo/aib84n13u83a/wish/413665836 - Where can educators access/request bilingual resources?
- What does a coordinated school-wide vocabulary instruction look like?

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