Research on Language Learners by Sheri Portsmouth-Dodd https://padlet.com/sheriportsmouth/p9xs9iri9magtdfk en-us 2022-05-24 08:19:36 UTC 2022-05-30 01:09:36 UTC hello@padlet.com What we know about effective instruction in general is the effective instruction for ELL students. sheriportsmouth https://padlet.com/sheriportsmouth/p9xs9iri9magtdfk/wish/2198798902 2022-05-25 04:54:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sheriportsmouth/p9xs9iri9magtdfk/wish/2198798902 Although effective general instruction provides a good base, it is not sufficient in providing accelerated growth in ELLs. sheriportsmouth https://padlet.com/sheriportsmouth/p9xs9iri9magtdfk/wish/2198800427 2022-05-25 04:55:51 UTC https://padlet.com/sheriportsmouth/p9xs9iri9magtdfk/wish/2198800427 There is a need to focus on language development with ELL students. sheriportsmouth https://padlet.com/sheriportsmouth/p9xs9iri9magtdfk/wish/2198802675 2022-05-25 04:57:58 UTC https://padlet.com/sheriportsmouth/p9xs9iri9magtdfk/wish/2198802675 Using Background knowledge or connecting to what the ELL students already know to build comprehension. sheriportsmouth https://padlet.com/sheriportsmouth/p9xs9iri9magtdfk/wish/2198808280 2022-05-25 05:03:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sheriportsmouth/p9xs9iri9magtdfk/wish/2198808280 Sheltered Instruction: If I am understanding correctly, this is where an emphasis is placed on content learning first in English without the use of (or minimal use of) the student's home language. sheriportsmouth https://padlet.com/sheriportsmouth/p9xs9iri9magtdfk/wish/2198872754 2022-05-25 06:03:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sheriportsmouth/p9xs9iri9magtdfk/wish/2198872754 https://padlet.com/sheriportsmouth/p9xs9iri9magtdfk/wish/2200159340 "...instruction aimed at improving ELs' comprehension is likely to be more effective when ELs have relatively higher English skills, but less effect, ineffective, or even possibly counterproductive when their English skills are lower."]]> 2022-05-26 01:40:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sheriportsmouth/p9xs9iri9magtdfk/wish/2200159340 joo_angela https://padlet.com/sheriportsmouth/p9xs9iri9magtdfk/wish/2200179249 "SIOP has yet to demonstrate more than a very modest effect on student learning"]]> 2022-05-26 01:55:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sheriportsmouth/p9xs9iri9magtdfk/wish/2200179249 joo_angela https://padlet.com/sheriportsmouth/p9xs9iri9magtdfk/wish/2200180818 Utilize L1 as an enriching tool]]> 2022-05-26 01:56:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sheriportsmouth/p9xs9iri9magtdfk/wish/2200180818 joo_angela https://padlet.com/sheriportsmouth/p9xs9iri9magtdfk/wish/2200181612 Familiar content increases comprehension]]> 2022-05-26 01:57:17 UTC https://padlet.com/sheriportsmouth/p9xs9iri9magtdfk/wish/2200181612 joo_angela https://padlet.com/sheriportsmouth/p9xs9iri9magtdfk/wish/2200187271 "...instructional conversations produced deeper understandings of a complex concept at the heart of a story the students read, but this is different from story comprehension." ]]> 2022-05-26 02:01:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sheriportsmouth/p9xs9iri9magtdfk/wish/2200187271 There is surprisingly little research on common practices or recommendations for practice with the more than 5 million ELs in our nation’s schools, many of whom come from families in poverty and attend lower-resourced schools caitlynyaqili https://padlet.com/sheriportsmouth/p9xs9iri9magtdfk/wish/2200241504 2022-05-26 02:42:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sheriportsmouth/p9xs9iri9magtdfk/wish/2200241504 The effects of reading instruction on ELs’ reading comprehension were uneven and often nonexistent even when comprehension skills were taught directly caitlynyaqili https://padlet.com/sheriportsmouth/p9xs9iri9magtdfk/wish/2200247196 2022-05-26 02:46:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sheriportsmouth/p9xs9iri9magtdfk/wish/2200247196 Participation in instructional conversations is important in text comprehension caitlynyaqili https://padlet.com/sheriportsmouth/p9xs9iri9magtdfk/wish/2200249491 2022-05-26 02:48:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sheriportsmouth/p9xs9iri9magtdfk/wish/2200249491 Students who participate more in discussions and academic conversations succeed more often than students who do not caitlynyaqili https://padlet.com/sheriportsmouth/p9xs9iri9magtdfk/wish/2200252461 2022-05-26 02:50:19 UTC https://padlet.com/sheriportsmouth/p9xs9iri9magtdfk/wish/2200252461 Using multimedia sources to enhance understanding caitlynyaqili https://padlet.com/sheriportsmouth/p9xs9iri9magtdfk/wish/2200261379 2022-05-26 02:56:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sheriportsmouth/p9xs9iri9magtdfk/wish/2200261379 Teachers cannot create and sustain the conditions for the productive development of children if those conditions do not exist for teachers caitlynyaqili https://padlet.com/sheriportsmouth/p9xs9iri9magtdfk/wish/2200266975 Teacher collaboration with peers and having a set of clear guidelines is key to provide the best conditions for children ]]> 2022-05-26 03:00:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sheriportsmouth/p9xs9iri9magtdfk/wish/2200266975 Bilingual education tends to produce better outcomes in English; at worst, it produces outcomes in English equivalent to those produced by English immersion caitlynyaqili https://padlet.com/sheriportsmouth/p9xs9iri9magtdfk/wish/2200273440 2022-05-26 03:05:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sheriportsmouth/p9xs9iri9magtdfk/wish/2200273440 https://padlet.com/sheriportsmouth/p9xs9iri9magtdfk/wish/2203835143 I found it interesting that "multimedia enhanced instruction [like use of videos] helped to make read aloud vocab instruction more effective for ELs in preschool to 2nd grade, but no effect on the learning on non-ELs" (p. 8) - Jungyoon]]> 2022-05-30 00:35:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sheriportsmouth/p9xs9iri9magtdfk/wish/2203835143 https://padlet.com/sheriportsmouth/p9xs9iri9magtdfk/wish/2203844861 "It is an inconvenient truth: we lack the knowledge base to fully prepare teachers to help many of their English learner and language-minority students overcome the [achievement] gap" (p. 11) - Jungyoon ]]> 2022-05-30 00:45:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sheriportsmouth/p9xs9iri9magtdfk/wish/2203844861 https://padlet.com/sheriportsmouth/p9xs9iri9magtdfk/wish/2203847419  "Learning to read in their home language helps ELs boost reading skills in English. Learning to read in the home language also maintains home language literacy skills"(p.9).

"Bilingual education produced superior reading outcomes in English compared with English immersion" (p.9). - Jungyoon]]> 2022-05-30 00:48:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sheriportsmouth/p9xs9iri9magtdfk/wish/2203847419 https://padlet.com/sheriportsmouth/p9xs9iri9magtdfk/wish/2203850298 "The Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) has yet to demonstrate more than a very modest effect on student learning" (p. 7) - Jungyoon]]> 2022-05-30 00:51:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sheriportsmouth/p9xs9iri9magtdfk/wish/2203850298