Canadian-born English languages learners. by Farzana Ahmed https://padlet.com/farzana_ahmed/xapmi5jrzaxu Notes from CBS: Canadian-born English languages learners. http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/literacynumeracy/inspire/research/CBS_CBELL.pdf en-us 2019-02-28 09:37:40 UTC 2019-02-28 10:02:01 UTC hello@padlet.com farzana_ahmed https://padlet.com/farzana_ahmed/xapmi5jrzaxu/wish/336312467 Most ELL in Ontario are Canadian-born.

]]> 2019-02-28 09:41:17 UTC https://padlet.com/farzana_ahmed/xapmi5jrzaxu/wish/336312467 farzana_ahmed https://padlet.com/farzana_ahmed/xapmi5jrzaxu/wish/336312624  Studies found Canadian born ELL do not reach the same level of achievement as their peers domestic and immigrant. 

]]> 2019-02-28 09:41:55 UTC https://padlet.com/farzana_ahmed/xapmi5jrzaxu/wish/336312624 Know the Canadian-born ELL farzana_ahmed https://padlet.com/farzana_ahmed/xapmi5jrzaxu/wish/336312818 -        Can be hard to identify, (assumed to be fluent in English)
-        Are able to interact with others orally fluently – Basic Interpersonal communication skills (BICS)
-        Can have various proficiency – (no English/ exposed to some English/ able to speak and understand oral English)
-        Some may have lived in and studies abroad when young and exposed to no or little English.
]]> 2019-02-28 09:42:30 UTC https://padlet.com/farzana_ahmed/xapmi5jrzaxu/wish/336312818 Basic Interpersonal communication skills (BICS) is characterized by : farzana_ahmed https://padlet.com/farzana_ahmed/xapmi5jrzaxu/wish/336313444 -        ability to have face-to face conversation
-        talk and write about what is happening at present.
-        Use high-frequency vocabulary in simple sentences
-        Describe his/her own life experiences. 

]]> 2019-02-28 09:44:49 UTC https://padlet.com/farzana_ahmed/xapmi5jrzaxu/wish/336313444 farzana_ahmed https://padlet.com/farzana_ahmed/xapmi5jrzaxu/wish/336313907 Research show BICS takes 2 years to aquire but show about 10% of the langague in academics. (Roessingh, 2006, p. 92).

]]> 2019-02-28 09:46:37 UTC https://padlet.com/farzana_ahmed/xapmi5jrzaxu/wish/336313907 Academic language proficiency (CALP) farzana_ahmed https://padlet.com/farzana_ahmed/xapmi5jrzaxu/wish/336314063 -        For academic success students need to master cognitive academic language proficiency (CALP)]]> 2019-02-28 09:47:13 UTC https://padlet.com/farzana_ahmed/xapmi5jrzaxu/wish/336314063 Strategies farzana_ahmed https://padlet.com/farzana_ahmed/xapmi5jrzaxu/wish/336314978 -        Create a alphabetical list of all the languages spoken with the students.
-        Students interviewing one another
-        Brainstorm the meaning of first and second languages. Ask “where do you use the language?’ “where did you learn it?”
-        Provide authentic and Cognitive challenging learning task- Don’t provide alternative task but scaffold the same task. 
-        State the same message in more than one way.
-        Ask students to repeat instructions
-        Use simple and sophisticated vocabulary side by side.
-        Simplify sentence structure but explicitly teach new sentence structures 
-        Explain idioms. 

]]> 2019-02-28 09:50:31 UTC https://padlet.com/farzana_ahmed/xapmi5jrzaxu/wish/336314978 Assessment farzana_ahmed https://padlet.com/farzana_ahmed/xapmi5jrzaxu/wish/336315430 -        Alternative or supplemental assessment strategies may be needed for ELL to show their learning.

]]> 2019-02-28 09:52:23 UTC https://padlet.com/farzana_ahmed/xapmi5jrzaxu/wish/336315430 “Teaching is about relationships. The more we learn with and from our students and their families, the more they are likely to learn with and from us” farzana_ahmed https://padlet.com/farzana_ahmed/xapmi5jrzaxu/wish/336315660 -        Learn what students read at home- they may read in L1. 
-        Understand the L1’s structure- to help understand how they connect to English and errors they make. 
-        Interpret Miscues carefully- Some ELL may make errors in reading but is still able to understand the text completely. 

]]> 2019-02-28 09:53:07 UTC https://padlet.com/farzana_ahmed/xapmi5jrzaxu/wish/336315660 Strategies farzana_ahmed https://padlet.com/farzana_ahmed/xapmi5jrzaxu/wish/336317885 -     Incorporate students backgrounds in the classroom.
-        “Talk, talk, talk”- provide opportunity to talk in small groups to build trust and confidence. 
-        - Allow students to share ideas in L1 to encourage participation.
-        Allow extra response time.
-        Check frequently for comprehension. 
-        Carefully choose reading text to expose ELL to academic language.
-        Encourage students to look for smaller words to understand meaning(eg- unsure> un- sure)
-        Have students write regularly and review and edit their and their peer’s work
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