Hi! Does your district use the pull-out model for Language Arts? How are the students grouped, by grade level or by language proficency level? Is there any district test to find out the ELL's English language proficiency level? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Kleinert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 3:56 PM Subject: [MOSAIC] Teaching ELL's
> > Hi All > I am an ESL teacher in a school in PA. My school has approximately 40% > ELL's and our students come from all over the world. Our ELL's stay in > their classroom for all subjects, except language arts. I see my students > during their entire language arts block. Our district uses the Harcourt > Trophies program. I use the program coupled with many other things. I do > teach my children reading strategies based on Mosaic of Thought, > Strategies That Work etc. > > I scaffold a lot of my instruction, build a lot of background and go at a > much slower pace than the classroom. I teach a balanced literacy program > focusing on all aspects of language arts. When beginners come in the goal > is to increase their vocabulary and oral language. I use "Moving Into > English" by Harcourt and vocabulary builders. > > One resource that may help you a lot is Julie Kendall's book titled > "Making Sense." It is written specifically for ELL's. I use a lot of the > selections that she recommends in the book and create anchor charts based > on her book. You can access her book below from the Stenhouse publishers. > My students love to hear literature read to them about their cultures. I > try to find books that they can relate to. You can access Julie's book at > the link below. I call her book the "Strategies That Work for ELL's" Feel > free to email me off the list and I would be happy to even call you to > talk. > http://www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=60&idproduct=8949 > > Donna > ESL teacher > Hatfield Elementary School > Hatfield, PA > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
