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Strategy 3: Language Focus Lessons
Description:
Language Focus Lessons are designed to explicitly teach specific language skills or vocabulary needed for academic success. These lessons provide direct instruction on language features such as grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and discourse patterns. The goal is to help English Language Learners (ELLs) understand and use these language components in various contexts.
Implementation Steps:
Select the Focus: Choose a specific language feature (e.g., past tense verbs, academic vocabulary) relevant to the current unit or students’ needs.
Model the Language: Demonstrate the correct usage of the language feature through examples and practice.
Guided Practice: Engage students in guided practice activities where they use the language feature in controlled settings.
Independent Practice: Provide opportunities for students to use the language feature independently in various contexts.
Feedback and Reinforcement: Offer constructive feedback and reinforce correct usage through additional practice and review.
Example Activities:
Grammar games
Vocabulary quizzes
Pronunciation drills
Sentence construction exercises
Strategy 23: Advance Organizers
Description:
Advance Organizers are tools used before a lesson to help students activate prior knowledge and set a purpose for learning. They provide a framework for new information, making it easier for students to understand and retain the material. This strategy is particularly beneficial for ELLs as it helps them connect new concepts to what they already know.
Types of Advance Organizers:
Graphic Organizers: Visual representations of information (e.g., Venn diagrams, concept maps).
Expository Organizers: Written or spoken explanations of what students will learn and why it is important.
Narrative Organizers: Stories or anecdotes related to the lesson content.
Skimming and Scanning: Quickly reviewing headings, subheadings, and key terms to get an overview of the content.
Implementation Steps:
Introduce the Organizer: Explain the purpose of the advance organizer and how it will help with the upcoming lesson.
Activate Prior Knowledge: Encourage students to discuss what they already know about the topic.
Use the Organizer: Guide students in using the organizer to structure their thoughts and predictions about the lesson.
Review and Reflect: After the lesson, review the organizer with students to see how their understanding has evolved.
Example Activities:
Creating concept maps before reading a text
Using KWL (Know, Want to know, Learned) charts
Discussing a related story or anecdote before introducing new material
Reviewing key vocabulary and concepts in advance
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ELL Strategy Mini Teach
Task: Each Module, starting from Module 4 through Module 15, students are required to read two teaching strategies from Herrell & Jordan. These strategies are to be documented in their DIGITAL STRATEGY NOTEBOOK – beginning in Module 3.Links to an external site. (You will submit this digital notebook at the end of the course) You will watch each video presentation and update your notebook for each of the strategies.
Additionally, students will collaborate in pairs or groups to present strategies to the class. The presentation, lasting approximately 15-20 minutes, should encompass a summary of the strategies, practical ideas for its effective implementation, and a demonstration of the strategies. Be creative with your video, make it fun and engaging! Refer to the course reading schedule for the specific strategies designated for collective reading each week. You will be assigned a partner and a strategy.
Purpose: This jigsaw activity is designed to ensure that students thoroughly review all the strategies outlined in the text. These strategies encompass various approaches to engaging English Learners in instruction, supporting the teaching of all students, and providing students with an opportunity to practice teaching the strategy in class with their peers.
Evaluation Criteria: The presentation will be evaluated by a rubric.
Submission Details: The presentation will be submitted as a video.
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