bilingual strategy instruction for the school community
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Bilingual Strategy Instruction for the School Community
Presented by: Community Consolidated School District 146
ELL Team
CCSD 146 Demographics
District Student Demographics & Characteristics - Educational Environment (2000-12)
Year LEP (%) IEP (%)Low
Income (%)Parental
Involvement (%)Attendance
(%)Mobility
(%)Chronic Truants
(%)
2012 10.6 14.9 31.6 100.0 95.3 5.4 0.3
2011 9.7 16.9 30.5 100.0 95.0 7.9 0.1
2010 9.0 17.4 27.0 100.0 95.1 6.7 0.1
CCSD 146 Characteristics
CCSD 146 Predominant Language Groups Native Language Total
English 1662
Arabic 293
Spanish 213
Polish 46
Pilipino (Tagalog) 28
Urdu 13
Lithuanian 12
Gujarati 12
District ELL Team Book Study
Establishing a unified philosophical base• Literacy Instruction for English Language Learners
by Nancy Cloud, Fred Genesee & Else Hamayan
Philosophical Base
• “…early literacy experiences support subsequent literacy development, regardless of language, and time spent on literacy activities in the native language whether it takes place at home or in school is not time lost with respect to English reading acquisition…”
(Reese et al. 2000, 633)
Latino Family Literacy Project
Arabic Family Literacy Project
Books chosen based on the following criteria:
• Dual language • Culturally relevant • Authentic literature• Fortify the family bond• Foster vocabulary development
Sample AFLP Book Sequence Birth - 3Week 6 Week 5 Week 4 Week 3 Week 2 Week 1
Oppositeاألضاد
Fruits/Vegetables
الفاكه/الخضار
Colorsاأللوان
Body Partsأعضاء الجسم
Animals/Farm Animals
الحيوانات/ والحيوانات
األليفه
My First Words
كلماتي االولى
Grade 1-5 Book Titles
العنوانHow Much Do You Love Me? تحبينن ي؟كمKisses for Daddy ألبي قبالتTime to Pray الص)الةُ أوقاتMama’s Job ماما وظيفةWhat is My Color? لون هو ي؟ماWhat is My Shape? شكل هو ي؟ماDid You See My Letters? أحرف رأيت ي؟هلYou Are Really A Good Friend of Mine ً فعال العزيز صديقي أنت
Literacy Studio Resources
• Mosaic of Thought (Keene & Zimmerman)
• 7 Keys to Comprehension (Zimmerman & Hutchins)
• Talk About Understanding (Keene)
• To Understand (Keene)
• Conferring (Patrick Allen)
Metacognition
In her essay on the essence of understanding in reading, Ellin Oliver Keene (2007, 37) describes metacognition as…
“Listening to the voice in your mind that speaks while you read.”
The 7 Keys to Comprehension
• Monitoring for Meaning— knowing when you know, and knowing when you don’t
• Using and Creating Schemata — making connections between the new and the known, creating schemata when necessary
• Asking Questions— generating questions to prompt interpretation and to probe the text more deeply
• Determining Importance— deciding what matters most and is most worth remembering
• Inferring— combining background knowledge with information from the text to predict, conclude, make judgments, and interpret
• Using Sensory and Emotional Images— using images to deepen and stretch meaning
• Synthesis— integrating understanding with knowledge from other texts and sources.
Metacognitive Posters
Metacognitive Posters
Research Supporting Strategy Videos
In Learning from Latino Families by Susan Auerbach…
–Informal learning activities at home–Validate families’ cultures–Nurture parent voice–Keep it small
Homework Strategy Videos
“When educators offer smaller-scale parent activities
and infuse personal touches and authentic interaction
into outreach immigrant parents feel less intimidated,
and they respond with more open participation.” (Delgado-Gaitan, 2004)
Registration Videos
Parents empowering parents with videos to facilitate the school registration process.
Implementing RTI with ENGLISH LEARNERS 1. Clearly defined purpose
2. Models3. Interaction4. Guided instruction5. Focus on language6. Culturally responsive curriculum7. Meaningful & challenging tasks8. Metacognition9. Student Choice
Fisher, Frey and Rothenberg (2011) describe nine key elements of effective instruction for English learners:
CCSD 146 Link for Presentation
www.district146.orgClick: Special Services OfficeClick: English Language Learning