This document provides information about language arts instruction including defining key concepts like assimilation, accommodation, equilibration, and disequilibration. It discusses the six language arts and strategies to help learners in the four language systems. It also describes different patterns of practice teachers can use for language arts like literature focus units, literature circles, reading and writing workshops, and thematic units. The document discusses the teacher's role and how to adapt instruction for English language learners. It provides examples of ways to assess students' learning like observations, notes, conferences, and checklists.

1. WELCOME
March 13, 2013

2. Review
What are the six language arts?
Define how assimilation and accommodation
are an important part of a child’s learning
process.
Define how equilibration and disequilibration
are an important part of a child’s learning
process.

3. APPLICATION
Choose five language arts strategies from the
list on pages 20-21 and identify which of the
four language systems the strategy would best
help the learner.

4. The Goal
The goal of language arts instruction is for
students to develop communicative
competence in the six language arts.

5. Organizing for Instruction
How did Mrs. Miller-McColm incorporate all
four patterns of practice in her language arts
class?

6. Patterns of Practice
Literature Focus Unit has four components:
Reading, responding, teaching a
minilesson, and creating projects

7. Minilesson
Introduce the topic
Share examples
Provide information
Supervise practice
Assess learning

8. Patterns of Practice
Literature Circles have four components:
Reading, responding, creating projects, and
sharing
Student play roles in literature circles
Literature Circles have three components:
Reading and responding, sharing, teaching a
minilesson

9. Patterns of Practice
Reading and Writing Workshop
Reading workshop fosters real reading of self-
selected stories, poems, and informational
books.
Writing workshop fosters real writing for
genuine purposes and authentic audiences

10. Patterns of Practice
Thematic Units integrate language arts with
social studies, science, and other curricular
areas.
Thematic Units have four components:
Reading, keeping learning logs, making visual
representations and creating projects

11. The Teacher’s Role?
What is it?

12. ELL Needs
How do teachers adapt instruction for English
language learners?

13. Assessing Students’
Learning
Classroom observation
anecdotal notes
conferences
checklists

14. Thinking Time