What Classroom Practices Best Promote El Ls Writing Develoment

Nancy Curran 4 th grade teacher Russell Elementary

Description of ELL Population
Grade Level: 4
Number of Students: 1 ELL in homeroom writing class
Language Spoken: Spanish

Strategy 1: Writing and Reading are Connected
The use of mentored text
“ When ELLs master basic writing skills, they can begin to “try on” or emulate the styles they have read.”
From the article “Strategies” from the article Teaching Diverse Learners: Writing

Strategy 2: Teaching Grammar in the Context of Writing
I Am Learning To…/I Can…
“ ELL’s grammar improves over time when they are provided with good language models, guided practice, clear explanations, and tactful but explicit feedback on grammatical correctness.”
From the article “Strategies” from the article Teaching Diverse learners: Writing

Strategy 3: Using Technology to Help ESL Students Develop Language Skills
http://iteslj.org/Articles/Ybarra-Technology.html
Power Point Presentations
E-mail as a supplement to the
classroom curriculum

Strategy 4: Assessment
Rubrics – How will rubrics and specific feedback guide teacher’s assessment so that not too much weight is assigned to grammatical errors for ELLs?
“ The holistic approach to evaluating student writing samples yields a single overall score for the written work. This approach is problematic for ELLs because raters can assign too much weight to grammatical forms and conventions that take years for ELLs to master.”
Prompts – What prompt questions will be challenging, yet purposeful to ELLs but will also allow them to write about their culture?
“ Prompts should be based on the cultural knowledge the students possess as well as the information they have learned as a part of their academic studies.”
Feedback
“ ELLs benefit most from concrete feedback…two types…were especially useful: praise and [specific] suggestions for improvement.”
Quotes from the article “Teaching Diverse Learners: Ongoing Assessment of Language, Literacy, and Content Learning”

Standards for Strategy 1: Mentored Text
NCTE/IRA Standards:
1 – Students read a variety of print for a variety of reasons namely to aquire new information to use to better their writing skills
5 – Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write, such as conventions and details through the use of mentored text
7 – Students conduct research and communicate their discoveries as they did with the use of the mentored text “Should We Have Zoos?”
12 – Students use written language for persuasion when persuading their audience whether or not we should have zoos.

Standards for Strategy 2: Grammar in the Context of Writing
NCTE/IRA Standards:
4 – Students adjust their use of written language (conventions) to communicate effectively when teachers teach grammar in the context of writing
5 – Students use different writing process elements such as revising from their I Am Learning To/ I Can page when focusing on one grammar skill in their writing
6 – Students apply knowledge of language conventions (spelling and punctuation) when teachers teach grammar in the context of writing

Standards for Strategy 3: Technology
NETS Standards:
1a, 1b: Creativity – Students creatively design a power point presentation generating new ideas and original works
2a, 2d: Communication – Students communicate with others through e-mail and work in teams to produce a power point presentation
3b, 3d: Research – Students find resources via internet to create a power point presentation and report their results in front of the class
NCTE/IRA Standards:
8 – Students use technological resources such as the internet to gather information and create a power point presentation

Standards for Strategy 4: Assessment
NCTE/IRA Standards:
5 – Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements such as planning, drafting, and revising, when taking a test
6 – Students apply knowledge of language structure and language conventions as they focus on the rubric

What Classroom Practices Best Promote El Ls Writing Develoment

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