Choose one and respond: 1. What challenges and successes have you experienced with planning for Systematic ELD lessons? 2. How are ML/EL students applying the language taught during ELD? What successes do you see? 3. What's surprised you? by E.L. Achieve

2024-12-11 23:34:49 UTC

A challenge I face is the lack of planning time.

2024-12-11 23:35:34 UTC

A challenge and success would be planning for only 3 students. Some of the systematic ELD lessons seem to be more structured for a whole class and so having only limited time each day with a few kids needs adjustments. But the success is also only having 3 students and getting that small group instruction to really hear what each child is saying. Really being able to take the time to work in their language and vocabulary and build that connection with them that allows for them to open up.

2024-12-11 23:36:06 UTC

Something that surprised me was how much the curriculum not only taught students language tools, but also just seeing how much it applies to their own personal lives. Something we learned about was Code Switching, and we often refer back to that when discussing classroom behavior and when they are writing in ELA.

2024-12-11 23:36:13 UTC

One challenge I have is staying on task to the lesson. Sometimes, I find myself wanting to break down the lesson into smaller parts. For example, we are on the identifying emotions/feelings lesson and I wanted to have my students start writing down their emotions and feelings + giving a reason why they feel that way. I made the lesson longer than it's intended for. In addition, I struggle knowing if I am doing the lesson correctly or not even after seeing a demo lesson. I think it's my lack of confidence in teaching ELD.

msdchains — 2024-12-11 23:38:12 UTC

Challenge: While students are learning basic structure of how to respond in writing, it's difficult because that structure is different than the one I teach in my language arts lessons.

Surprise: Students did well with reading a map -- previously they struggled with identifying features -- thought I wonder how they will do with an infograph

Struggle: Planning time -- the slides are great and easy to read, but I find myself often looking right before my ELD block because there will never be enough time it seems.

2024-12-11 23:38:48 UTC

Successes: It is all prepped and ready for you. Having the slides on hand helps.

Challenges: It is a lot of material. Navigating everything that needs to be done and planning ahead for it has been difficult.

jennifer_vang — 2024-12-11 23:39:54 UTC

I was really surprised that students were actually using the language we are practicing in social settings. It was exciting to hear them while walking in line, outside, or with other teachers.

2024-12-11 23:40:15 UTC

2. How are ML/EL students applying the language taught during ELD? What successes do you see?

Students are able to apply the language taught during ELD when speaking with one another as well as all teachers and staff around them.

One of the most enjoyable successes I have seen with my students is that they are able to not only better construct complete sentences when speaking but also in their writing. They are better aware of all the resources around them to help them achieve higher knowledge.

2024-12-11 23:40:22 UTC

One Challenge I have experienced is trying to get through the lesson using all the materials. I feel unorganized with all the tools and lack of time.

I am enjoying using all the curriculum and seeing it work with the students. I was surprised at all of the materials, books and tools

2024-12-11 23:41:29 UTC

My main challenges are that I pull a group of 13 beginning 1st & 2nd grade students with a variety of language needs combined with some big behavior needs. I plan for a full lesson and realistically only get through a small chunk each day. In addition, we review a lot for the repetition whick leaves us working on one lesson for a week. My main success is that the repetition pays off and teachers have shared that the students are speaking more in class :-)

2024-12-11 23:42:24 UTC

Challenges: not having enough planning/prep time. I don't get through a whole lesson in our small group, we spend two days per lesson. Maybe that's a good thing because students get more exposure to the topic/practice.

Successes: students are practicing the language. The slide are helpful.

2024-12-11 23:42:32 UTC

A challenge that I faced when planning for Systematic ELD lessons was understanding how to implement each lesson and decide how to separate each task.

A success was having a script and model strategies to implement the lessons and have those oral discussions.

Students are having more academic discussions and utilizing the academic vocabulary.