566+Curriculum+Project

List of Units and Text Sets
(Title, topic, targeted grade level, author)

Collaboration Teams:
 * Brittney, Karly, Rachel - 1st grade - "Animals"
 * Carolyn and Christey - 1st/2nd grade - "We Are the World"
 * Sarah and Stefoni - 4th-6th grade - "Weather"

This page contains links to a collection of theme-based units designed by EDTE 566 students. These units:
 * Engage diverse learners
 * Are appropriate for ELLs at varying levels of English proficiency
 * Support literacy development
 * Promote English language development
 * Teach academic content
 * Incorporate technology
 * Encourage biliteracy and cross-cultural understanding
 * Reflect research-based pedagogy and assessment

Curricular Goals/Standards:

 * Content Objectives: Grade Level Content Standards - http://www.k12.wa.us/CurriculumInstruct/learningstandards.aspx


 * Communicative Objectives: From ELD Standards – Listening/Speaking - http://www.k12.wa.us/MigrantBilingual/ELD.aspx


 * Linguistic Objectives: Specific language goal -- e.g. targeted vocabulary, grammar structures, conversation frames, etc.


 * Literacy: From ELD Standards – Reading/Writing - http://www.k12.wa.us/MigrantBilingual/ELD.aspx


 * Cross-Cultural: Teacher identified goal to build multicultural awareness and appreciation for diversity.
 * Some ideas are here http://gonzagateach.wikispaces.com/Diversity

Student Profiles

 * Student’s Name:** Win
 * Age:** 6
 * Grade:** 1st
 * Home language:** Karen
 * Heritage country:** Burma
 * Birthplace:** Burma
 * Time in U.S.:** 1 year
 * English language proficiency:** Advanced Beginning
 * English literacy:** none
 * Prior/L1 literacy:** none
 * Prior Schooling:** none
 * Family Info:** mother stays at home (6th grade education & basic L1 literacy); father works at a manufacturing plant (10th grade education & literate in L1); four siblings – one younger sister, and three older brothers
 * Hobbies and interests:** collects stuffed animals, loves to sing and dance, tries to play video games with her brothers


 * Student’s Name:** Eduardo
 * Age:** 7
 * Grade:** 2nd
 * Home language:** Spanish
 * Heritage country:** Mexico
 * Birthplace:** United States
 * Time in U.S.:** 7 years
 * English language proficiency:** Advanced
 * Prior/L1 literacy:** none
 * English language literacy:** below grade level; can sound out basic words, struggles with comprehension
 * Prior Schooling:** kindergarten & first grade in U.S.
 * Family Info:** mother and father work in a restaurant; mother has 10th grade education and is highly literate in L1; she reads a lot in her spare time; father has 12th grade education and is highly literate in L1; two older brothers; grandparents are still in Mexico
 * Hobbies and interests:** loves videogames and collecting Pokemon cards; likes to play soccer and watch TV; says he “hates reading”


 * Student’s Name:** Terina
 * Age:** 7
 * Grade:** 2nd
 * Home language:** Marshallese
 * Heritage country:** Marshall Islands
 * Birthplace**: Marshall Islands
 * Time in U.S.:** 3 months
 * English language proficiency:** Beginning
 * Prior/L1 literacy:** was learning to read in English in the Marshall Islands
 * English language literacy:** none
 * Prior Schooling:** one year in Marshall Islands
 * Family Info:** father speaks English fluently; works at RadioShack, completed high school in Marshall Islands; Mother does not speak English; she has a high school education; mother works the swing shift in the warehouse at Fred Meyer; three younger siblings (sister - 9 months; brother – 2 years; sister – 4 years old); grandmother lives with them and helps care for the children
 * Hobbies and interests:** loves sports and being active; adores her pet dog; likes to help her grandma cook


 * Student’s Name:** Raheem
 * Age:** 11
 * Grade:** 6th
 * Home language:** Arabic
 * Heritage country:** Iraq
 * Birthplace**: Iraq
 * Time in U.S.:** 2 years
 * English language proficiency:** Intermediate
 * Prior/L1 literacy:** basic literacy in Arabic
 * English language literacy:** tested at 3rd grade reading level
 * Prior Schooling:** three years in Iraq
 * Family Info:** father speaks some English; university educated in Iraq; was trained as an engineer; now works as a janitor at the hospital; Mother speaks some English; she has a high school education; mother stays home; two younger brothers (5 and 7) and two older sisters (13 and 15)
 * Hobbies and interests:** soccer; making videos and posting them on youtube; hanging out with his friends


 * Student’s Name:** Asha
 * Age:** 10
 * Grade:** 5th
 * Home language:** Kirundi
 * Heritage country:** Burundi
 * Birthplace**: Tanzania (refugee camp)
 * Time in U.S.:** 1 year
 * English language proficiency:** advanced beginning
 * Prior/L1 literacy:** none
 * English language literacy:** tested at 1.5 grade reading level
 * Prior Schooling:** some interrupted schooling in the refugee camp
 * Family Info:** father does not speak any English; was a farmer in his home country; not literate in L1; now unemployed but looking for work; Mother speaks a little English; not literate in L1; mother works a part-time housekeeping job at a hotel; two younger sisters (6 months and 4); Asha has a lot of responsibility at home
 * Hobbies and interests:** watching TV; playing with friends; pop music