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EAL in the mainstream curriculum
Ritsa Potamitis
Paul Burgess
we are indebted to Dr Virginia P Rojas
Introduction
our school…issues>>…
responsibilities… immersion vs submersion>>…what do we need
to do?
Why didn’t we brainstorm our
responsibilities?
“Lingualisms”
bilingualism
ambilingualism
additive bilingualism
subtractive bilingualism >>
Additive bilingualism
respect for primary language
primary and other languages a resource not a hindrance to EAL, e.g. Greek <-> English
EAL not a threat to any primary language
except where there is severe ASD children can be fluent in up to 7 languages
Can you understand something if you can’t say it?
How good must their English be?
How long does it take 90% of learners to achieve fluency?
5-7 yearssame developmental stages as primary language but times variable
For how many years do we need to teach English?
7 years
Genre/heteroglossia
• type I…survival words
• type II…tricky words
• type III…specialist vocabulary, e.g. pathetic fallacy
opinion vs evidence
How can English learners attain language proficiency and academic achievement simultaneously?
know our students
scaffolding
Scaffolding strategies [A]
affirm identity…know your students… informal<->SIMS
annotation…sticky notes…don’t write all over the ****** book [pb]!
Scaffolding strategies [B]
biography
blogging [or journaling]
brainstorming
Scaffolding strategies [C]
Cloze vocab exercise [fill in the blanks every words]
compare and contrast
cooperative learning…wikis, blogs and the read-write web
cubing…describing-comparing-associating-analyzing-applying-arguing
cue cards
Scaffolding strategies [D]
diversity awareness
Scaffolding strategies [E]
etymological awareness…most of the type III English words are Greek, aren’t they?
extend language
Scaffolding strategies [F]
find someone who
five-minute pause
four-square vocab chart
Frayer model
Scaffolding strategies [G]
genre…
tier I…survival words, e.g. toilet
tier II…polysemous words, e.g. set, ring, bad, slip, run, drive
tier III…technical/specialist words, e.g. photosynthesis, calculus
graphic organisers
Scaffolding strategies [H]
[smart] highlighting
Scaffolding strategies [I]
immersion not submersion
input, intake, output…formative assessment
Scaffolding strategies [J]
jigsaw
journaling or blogging
Scaffolding strategies [K]
KWL…know-want to know-learned
Scaffolding strategies [L]
linguistic buddy…be careful
learning log
list-classify-identify
Scaffolding strategies [M]
mind map
modelling language
multiculturalism…diversity as an opportunity not a threat
Scaffolding strategies [N]
numbered heads together
Scaffolding strategies [O]
opinion diagram
Scaffolding strategies [P]
parallel notes
practice, practice, practice
prefix mastery…including SI profixes
presentations
proximal development…difference between what a learner can do without help and with help
Scaffolding strategies [Q]
QAR…question-answer-response
Scaffolding strategies [R]
RAFT…role-audience-format-topics
register
rehearsing
rubrics
reverse word
Scaffolding strategies [S]
semantic mapping
sentence cards
sentence scaffolds
simultaneous vs sequential
story card
summarising
Scaffolding strategies [T]
T-chart
teach it…if you can teach you’ll recall 90%!
tic-tac-toe
tree diagram
think, pair, share
Scaffolding strategies [U]
ummh, errr ;-)
Scaffolding strategies [V]
Venn diagrams
visual association
vocab first…plan strategies to teach vocab at beginning of unit
vocab thru context
Scaffolding strategies [W]
whizz learners
word bank
word walls
word sort
writing to develop understanding
Scaffolding strategies [X]
ummh, errr ;-)
Scaffolding strategies [Y]
ummh, errr ;-)
Scaffolding strategies [Z]
ummh, errr ;-)
Resources [in no particular order]booksinter- and intradepartmental
cooperative developmentInternetline managerEAA, ERP, SPBweekly “myths fibs and
strategies”further trainingyour willingness to help
learners