Capacity Building - Canadian Born English Language Learners by Kate https://padlet.com/NahaniCommons/monyzat6zyxi Made with ♥ en-us 2017-03-07 01:51:56 UTC 2017-03-07 02:22:17 UTC hello@padlet.com NahaniCommons https://padlet.com/NahaniCommons/monyzat6zyxi/wish/158218728 2017-03-07 01:55:04 UTC https://padlet.com/NahaniCommons/monyzat6zyxi/wish/158218728 What you should know: NahaniCommons https://padlet.com/NahaniCommons/monyzat6zyxi/wish/158218909 - 25% of all students in Ontario schools are ELL
- most of these students are Canadian-born ELL
- Canadian-born ELL students are underachieving]]> 2017-03-07 01:56:47 UTC https://padlet.com/NahaniCommons/monyzat6zyxi/wish/158218909 Relevant Underlying Theories: NahaniCommons https://padlet.com/NahaniCommons/monyzat6zyxi/wish/158219426 - there is a distinct difference between Social Language (BICS) and Academic Language (CALP) 
- academic success is determined by proficiency in 'Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency' (CALP)]]> 2017-03-07 02:01:48 UTC https://padlet.com/NahaniCommons/monyzat6zyxi/wish/158219426 "We should see ELLs as full members of the school community, who have specific learning needs, rather than a separate group group who must prove themselves linguistically before they can claim their full entitlement" - Gibson, 2002, pg. 13 NahaniCommons https://padlet.com/NahaniCommons/monyzat6zyxi/wish/158220016 2017-03-07 02:07:46 UTC https://padlet.com/NahaniCommons/monyzat6zyxi/wish/158220016 Practical Strategies: NahaniCommons https://padlet.com/NahaniCommons/monyzat6zyxi/wish/158220371 - rich environment with many opportunities for English practice...TALK, TALK, TALK
- scaffolding to fully participate in academic program
- authentic and challenging learning tasks
- state messages in more than one way
- simplify sentence structure, but explicitly teach new sentence structures
- avoid idiomatic expression
- text-walks, word walls, decoding and word work are vital
- students 'learn by doing' - consume AND produce text daily

]]> 2017-03-07 02:12:10 UTC https://padlet.com/NahaniCommons/monyzat6zyxi/wish/158220371 Questions to consider: NahaniCommons https://padlet.com/NahaniCommons/monyzat6zyxi/wish/158220932 - How can I best identify the Canadian ELL students in my class?
- How can I build on their strengths and cultural experience?]]> 2017-03-07 02:19:02 UTC https://padlet.com/NahaniCommons/monyzat6zyxi/wish/158220932