Instructional+Options+for+ELLs

MODULE 4

 * Classroom-Based Strategies for Working with ELLs **


 * 1. Take app roximately 45 minutes to peruse at least three of the following links. (There are all kinds of options from videos, to succinct lists, to research articles. Choose whatever appeals to you.) As you are interacting with these texts, on GoogleDocs under the heading "Module 4" create a list of 20 recommended instructional strategies for working with ELLs. The list should be short, but descriptive -- e.g. the name of the strategy plus a 1-2 sentence explanation. **

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoU659hwTdDb6iBcxSNvqthYqdonZcBCU

http://www.k12.wa.us/MigrantBilingual/pubdocs/Training/EducationNorthwestELLDemonstrationYear2Report.pdf (chapter 5 "Instruction," starting page 29)

https://theellconsortium.wikispaces.com/Effective+Instructional+Practices+for+ELLs+-+High+School

http://uteach.utexas.edu/sites/default/files/files/SixKeyStrategiesELL.pdf

http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/apr09/vol66/num07/Best-Practices-for-Adolescent-ELLs.aspx

http://www.colorincolorado.org/webcasts/middle/

http://www.alliance.brown.edu/pubs/adlit/adell_litdv2.pdf

http://www.slideserve.com/ima/six-key-strategies-for-secondary-teachers-of-english-language-learners-achieving-parallel-goals-in-academic-literacy

http://www.colorincolorado.org/article/34712/

http://www.cal.org/resources/digest/0003strategies.html

http://www.colorincolorado.org/article/28239/'


 * 2. Code each of the strategies on your list according to the Five Foundational Principles. Type a "C," "H," "E," "M," and/or "S" next to each strategy.**
 * C**aring
 * H**igh Expectations
 * E**xplicit Attention to Language
 * M**ultiple Pathways
 * S**ocial Support


 * 3. From your list of 20 strategies, select the top five strategies you could imagine using in your classroom. Indicate your "Top 5" by changing the color of the font.**

**Additional Resources**
http://www.whsd.org/uploaded/faculty/jmd/teacher_resources/26_Classroom_Accommodation_shorter_checklist.pdf http://www.ascd.org/publications/newsletters/education-update/jan03/vol45/num01/The-ESL-Combined-Lesson@-A-Checklist.aspx http://www.saisd.net/admin/curric/bilingual/pdffiles/instructstratell.pdf http://moramodules.com/Pages/4x4activity.htm http://www.myboe.org/portal/default/Content/Viewer/Content?action=2&scId=100051&sciId=1429 http://www.suu.edu/ed/resource/StrategiesforteachersofELLstudents.pdf
 * Instructional Checklists:**