https://padlet.com/julie_vaughan/xuf53fxtp38x Activity 1.8 en-us 2019-01-19 20:15:01 UTC 2025-04-22 19:59:37 UTC hello@padlet.com julie_vaughan https://padlet.com/julie_vaughan/xuf53fxtp38x/wish/322507891 How do I enable ELL students to reach their full potential and prepare them for the self-sufficiency required of post-secondary institutions?  ]]> 2019-01-20 16:56:14 UTC https://padlet.com/julie_vaughan/xuf53fxtp38x/wish/322507891 julie_vaughan https://padlet.com/julie_vaughan/xuf53fxtp38x/wish/322508387 1)  What do the proficiency tests for post-secondary institutions look like?
2)  What strategies can I implement in the classroom to encourage a high level of achievement?
3)  What can my school community do to create a more inclusive, welcoming environment for ELLs?]]> 2019-01-20 16:59:37 UTC https://padlet.com/julie_vaughan/xuf53fxtp38x/wish/322508387 julie_vaughan https://padlet.com/julie_vaughan/xuf53fxtp38x/wish/322509185 Canadian Academic English Language Test - used by post-secondary institutions to evaluate prospective students.
"Test takers read articles, listen to a lecture, answer questions, and write a short essay, as they would be expected to do in a first-year Canadian university or college classroom."
There is a skills workbook that students can complete in order to prepare them to write the test.]]> 2019-01-20 17:06:13 UTC https://padlet.com/julie_vaughan/xuf53fxtp38x/wish/322509185 julie_vaughan https://padlet.com/julie_vaughan/xuf53fxtp38x/wish/322509898 There is a sample test on the CAEL website that can be used by educators as well!]]> 2019-01-20 17:11:28 UTC https://padlet.com/julie_vaughan/xuf53fxtp38x/wish/322509898 julie_vaughan https://padlet.com/julie_vaughan/xuf53fxtp38x/wish/322510517 This post by Rebecca Greene provides an overview of helpful strategies for ELL instruction. There are links to helpful videos that provide further information about the strategies, as well as links to additional resources. ]]> 2019-01-20 17:15:57 UTC https://padlet.com/julie_vaughan/xuf53fxtp38x/wish/322510517 julie_vaughan https://padlet.com/julie_vaughan/xuf53fxtp38x/wish/322539104 "providing ELLs with strategic types of scaffolding, such as graphic organizers, visual aids, peer help, or home language help, and removing these supports as students' skills develop"]]> 2019-01-20 23:26:10 UTC https://padlet.com/julie_vaughan/xuf53fxtp38x/wish/322539104 julie_vaughan https://padlet.com/julie_vaughan/xuf53fxtp38x/wish/322539949 Great resource with handouts - will help to promote discussion within the classroom.]]> 2019-01-20 23:36:36 UTC https://padlet.com/julie_vaughan/xuf53fxtp38x/wish/322539949 julie_vaughan https://padlet.com/julie_vaughan/xuf53fxtp38x/wish/322540609 Helpful article about encouraging the development of oral communication skills - some strategies are mentioned.
Like a lot of other articles on ELL classrooms, there is an emphasis on the importance of groupings. ]]> 2019-01-20 23:43:21 UTC https://padlet.com/julie_vaughan/xuf53fxtp38x/wish/322540609 julie_vaughan https://padlet.com/julie_vaughan/xuf53fxtp38x/wish/322540912 This article is about building the vocabulary of ELLs.  Again, there are some helpful strategies included in the article.
This article also connects to my third question about how a school can create an inclusive and welcoming environment. ]]> 2019-01-20 23:46:39 UTC https://padlet.com/julie_vaughan/xuf53fxtp38x/wish/322540912 julie_vaughan https://padlet.com/julie_vaughan/xuf53fxtp38x/wish/322542389 A really interesting website - there are helpful ideas with a lot of links to different activities that can be used with ELL teachers. I will need to come back to this one as there is a lot of interesting stuff!]]> 2019-01-21 00:03:58 UTC https://padlet.com/julie_vaughan/xuf53fxtp38x/wish/322542389 julie_vaughan https://padlet.com/julie_vaughan/xuf53fxtp38x/wish/322544090 Importance of not only creating a welcoming physical space but also developing a relationship with the students and honouring their culture / identity.
Helpful tips / information in the article.]]> 2019-01-21 00:21:10 UTC https://padlet.com/julie_vaughan/xuf53fxtp38x/wish/322544090 julie_vaughan https://padlet.com/julie_vaughan/xuf53fxtp38x/wish/322544538 This article also includes helpful information about signs of adjustment difficulty in newcomer students and how to help struggling ELLs.]]> 2019-01-21 00:25:51 UTC https://padlet.com/julie_vaughan/xuf53fxtp38x/wish/322544538 julie_vaughan https://padlet.com/julie_vaughan/xuf53fxtp38x/wish/322544834 Beginning with the end in mind (Proficiency Tests), I will strive to use my research on creating a welcoming environment and the most helpful strategies in order to allow my students to achieve confidence in their abilities and therefore success on the proficiency test for post-secondary.]]> 2019-01-21 00:29:32 UTC https://padlet.com/julie_vaughan/xuf53fxtp38x/wish/322544834 julie_vaughan https://padlet.com/julie_vaughan/xuf53fxtp38x/wish/322547907 2019-01-21 00:55:16 UTC https://padlet.com/julie_vaughan/xuf53fxtp38x/wish/322547907 julie_vaughan https://padlet.com/julie_vaughan/xuf53fxtp38x/wish/322548073 - Test that measures use / understanding of English at the University level.
- Popular test with universities across Canada and the US.
-]]> 2019-01-21 00:57:05 UTC https://padlet.com/julie_vaughan/xuf53fxtp38x/wish/322548073 julie_vaughan https://padlet.com/julie_vaughan/xuf53fxtp38x/wish/322548451 2 test formats - Academic AND General Training]]> 2019-01-21 01:01:26 UTC https://padlet.com/julie_vaughan/xuf53fxtp38x/wish/322548451 julie_vaughan https://padlet.com/julie_vaughan/xuf53fxtp38x/wish/322549327 "create environments that affirm the identities of English language learners, thereby increasing the confidence with which these students engage in language and literacy activities"

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