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Language AcquisitionPart I in a 4 Part Series
How can we help all of our students acquire the necessary language to be successful in all content areas?
Curriculum Version 3.0 Upgrades
•Key Academic Vocabulary•Transfer Tasks▫Three Versions – Comprehension,
Guided/Scaffold, Accelerated/Enhanced•Measurement Topics: focused, reduced number•Scoring Rubrics with student feedback
suggestions• Inclusion of WIDA rubric and strategies for ELL
writing
What impact does Gloria’s use of the English language have on her and her family?
Think-Pair-Share
Principles of Language Acquisition
• Language acquisition is a developmental process.• It requires a lot of comprehensible input.• It requires repetition.• It requires changes to negotiate meaning, the more
meaningful the exposure the more you learn.• It requires participation in discourse (both verbal
and written)•Knowledge of the topic helps one to interpret what
they hear and read.
Jigsaw Activity - Six Key Strategies
As an expert group, summarize the strategy that you have been assigned.
Six Key Strategies
•Vocabulary & Language Development•Guided Interaction•Metacognition & Authentic Assessment•Explicit Instruction•Meaning-Based Context & Universal Themes•Modeling, Graphic Organizers, & Visuals
Think-Pair-Share
Maxillary or Maxilla = Teeth in the Upper Part of the Mouth
Mandibular or Mandibula = Teeth in the Lower Part of the Mouth
Cusp
Enamel
Dentin
Pulp
Crown
Connecting the Lesson to the Strategies
Ramping up Your Lesson(s)
•Take a look at the Unit Objective for the lesson you brought.
•Read through all three Transfer Tasks for the unit.•Change the delivery and/or content of your lesson
to maximize the its impact in the students’ language acquisition.
•Feel free to work with a colleague or team members.
PDSA
Evidence of Language Acquisition
What data and/or evidence can we collect to determine if language acquisition is increasing the level of student achievement?
Our Evidence
Our data points on the effectiveness of language acquisition on our students’ academic achievement will be:
Language Acquisition
•Vocabulary & Language Development•Guided Interaction•Metacognition & Authentic Assessment•Explicit Instruction•Meaning-Based Context & Universal Themes•Modeling, Graphic Organizer, & Visuals
Planning for Instruction• Read and think through the Transfer Task student will be
asked to complete. What will they need to know and do in order to be successful on this task?
• Determine the content to differentiate so the individual needs are being met.
• What assessment will you in this unit: pre-assessment, formative assessment, summative assessment?
• What will be your daily plans for:▫ Framing the Lesson▫ Presenting Information and Creating Engagement▫ Consolidating and Anchoring the Lesson
Language AcquisitionPart I in a 4 Part Series