Literacy+-+Agenda+9.22.16

Notetaker:

3:30 - 4:40 - English PLUS

4:40 - 4:55 - Break and transition

4:55 - 5:10 - Debrief English PLUS
 * What did you learn about the students? - culturally anchored reading material, kids aren't all living with their immediate families, struggle to retain L1, interested in learning about high school and college, some students are the only ones with technological literacy
 * What did you learn from the students? (especially related to teaching ELLs) - taking advantage of teachable moments to highlight language (language-rich learning community), multi-sensory vocab teaching, the need for culturally responsive teaching
 * What questions do you have about the students' literacy? What are possible sources for answering your questions?
 * What can we offer in terms of culturally approved and appropriate reading material?
 * Do they like reading? In what language? What do they read?
 * Do they read some books in English and then find translation in their L1?
 * What types of writing do they do at school?
 * Do they practice English at home? What language do they speak at home?
 * How have they gone about learning English and other languages so quickly and efficiently?
 * What are some strategies to engage students who aren't necessarily interested?
 * What are they interested in? What motivates them?
 * How do cultural expectations influence students' behavior?

5:10 - 5:40 - Book talk - Kucer, chapter 3
 * Share your venn diagrams
 * Identify teaching implications
 * Focus on __both__ written and oral language.
 * Teach a variety of academic vocabulary to support writing.
 * Use talking as a vehicle/starting place for writing (record).
 * Provide resources and tools to reinforce/support memory and lessons.
 * Use written language to provide feedback to extend the time it's available.
 * Teach social and academic writing -- include real world contexts.
 * Take advantage of texts that combine oral and written language (i.e. a play).
 * Include talk before, during, and after writing - to build critical thinking.
 * Teach skills for comprehending a text -- as a reader, they have the power to find and make meaning.
 * Blur the distinction between oral and written language and also teaching the distinction and being purposeful about communicating things like directions.

5:40 - 6:20 - Levels of English Language Proficiency and the ELP Standards
 * [|Crash Course in ELP Standards]

6:20 - 6:30 - Housekeeping
 * Read Kucer, chapter 4 (Due before class on Thursday, 9/29)
 * Complete this reading guide and upload it to Blackboard. [[file:Kucer chapter 4.docx]]

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 * Spend 30 minutes exploring the ELP Standards. http://www.k12.wa.us/migrantbilingual/eld.aspx
 * Watch for an email with a quiz study guide. The quiz window will be from 9/30 - 10/5.
 * There will be one more week of English PLUS before you start leading activities. :)