Four Blocks Literacy for Students with Complex Communication NeedsJane Farrall
The document describes the implementation of the Four Blocks literacy program at Willans Hill School, which educates students with intellectual and physical disabilities. Previously, the school lacked a consistent literacy curriculum and students with complex communication needs were not fully included. The Four Blocks program was introduced to provide all students with opportunities to develop communication skills across reading, writing, and language arts. Teachers received training, support staff roles were expanded, and resources were implemented to ensure all students could participate in the Four Blocks blocks of Guided Reading, Self-Selected Reading, Writing, and Working with Words. This led to positive changes including increased engagement, quicker response times from students, and a focus on valuing every student's contributions.
This document provides an introduction to the Four Blocks approach to literacy instruction in special needs classrooms. It discusses emergent literacy and the traditional views of literacy learning. The Four Blocks approach provides a balanced literacy instruction incorporating phonics, whole language, guided reading and other strategies. It emphasizes meeting the diverse needs of students and ensuring all students can learn to read and write.
The document provides an overview of the Four Blocks literacy approach for teaching students with diverse needs. It discusses emergent literacy, balanced literacy instruction, and the four blocks: guided reading, self-selected reading, writing, and working with words. The four blocks framework is designed to provide structured, multisensory literacy instruction adapted for each student's needs and skills.
A Whole of School Approach to Literacy AssessmentSpectronics
This document summarizes a school's efforts to improve literacy for all students through a whole school approach. The school implemented several assessments and literacy interventions. Over the course of a year, they assessed 64 of 69 students using both formal and emergent literacy assessments. The assessments showed improvement in students' literacy skills. The school focused on emergent literacy, guided reading, self-selected reading, writing, and word work interventions. Teachers received training and students received individualized support to help all students progress in their literacy.
Connect2Literacy: Communication Supports for Guided ReadingJane Farrall
This document discusses guided reading strategies and supports for students with complex communication needs (CCN). It recommends setting a purpose for reading and using aided language displays and comprehensive communication systems like PODD to support participation. Short-term customized supports and generic displays are suggested initially, with a long term goal of providing each student with their own comprehensive AAC system for full participation and language development.
Balanced Word Instruction - Supporting Students with CCN to Crack the Alphabe...Jane Farrall
This document provides information on supporting students with complex communication needs to develop early reading skills. It discusses assessment and teaching of emergent readers and conventional readers. For emergent readers, it focuses on teaching the alphabet and phonological awareness through activities like letter of the week, alphabet books/songs, word sorts, and incidental teaching. For conventional readers, it discusses assessing and teaching word identification and developmental spelling through activities like word walls, word sorts, and making words. The overall goal is to help students learn to crack the alphabetic code through a balanced literacy approach.
A teacher's job is to help students build on their existing knowledge and bring diversity of knowledge into the classroom. Teachers should have high expectations for all students, respect what students bring to class, and provide support to help students achieve. The document discusses how teachers can bridge students' current knowledge to new learning by valuing different perspectives and making curriculum accessible to diverse learners.
1. Literacy is fundamental to individual and national prosperity as it allows people to engage productively in the knowledge economy and society.
2. A principal shared a story about a student who was able to express himself through writing what was happening in his mind, when he previously was unable to speak about it.
3. Students with intellectual disabilities at Willans Hill School made on average 1 year of reading progress in 1 year of instruction, showing that good instruction leads to progress for all students.
Four Blocks Literacy for Students with Complex Communication NeedsJane Farrall
The document describes the implementation of the Four Blocks literacy program at Willans Hill School, which educates students with intellectual and physical disabilities. Previously, the school lacked a consistent literacy curriculum and students with complex communication needs were not fully included. The Four Blocks program was introduced to provide all students with opportunities to develop communication skills across reading, writing, and language arts. Teachers received training, support staff roles were expanded, and resources were implemented to ensure all students could participate in the Four Blocks blocks of Guided Reading, Self-Selected Reading, Writing, and Working with Words. This led to positive changes including increased engagement, quicker response times from students, and a focus on valuing every student's contributions.
This document provides an introduction to the Four Blocks approach to literacy instruction in special needs classrooms. It discusses emergent literacy and the traditional views of literacy learning. The Four Blocks approach provides a balanced literacy instruction incorporating phonics, whole language, guided reading and other strategies. It emphasizes meeting the diverse needs of students and ensuring all students can learn to read and write.
The document provides an overview of the Four Blocks literacy approach for teaching students with diverse needs. It discusses emergent literacy, balanced literacy instruction, and the four blocks: guided reading, self-selected reading, writing, and working with words. The four blocks framework is designed to provide structured, multisensory literacy instruction adapted for each student's needs and skills.
A Whole of School Approach to Literacy AssessmentSpectronics
This document summarizes a school's efforts to improve literacy for all students through a whole school approach. The school implemented several assessments and literacy interventions. Over the course of a year, they assessed 64 of 69 students using both formal and emergent literacy assessments. The assessments showed improvement in students' literacy skills. The school focused on emergent literacy, guided reading, self-selected reading, writing, and word work interventions. Teachers received training and students received individualized support to help all students progress in their literacy.
Connect2Literacy: Communication Supports for Guided ReadingJane Farrall
This document discusses guided reading strategies and supports for students with complex communication needs (CCN). It recommends setting a purpose for reading and using aided language displays and comprehensive communication systems like PODD to support participation. Short-term customized supports and generic displays are suggested initially, with a long term goal of providing each student with their own comprehensive AAC system for full participation and language development.
Balanced Word Instruction - Supporting Students with CCN to Crack the Alphabe...Jane Farrall
This document provides information on supporting students with complex communication needs to develop early reading skills. It discusses assessment and teaching of emergent readers and conventional readers. For emergent readers, it focuses on teaching the alphabet and phonological awareness through activities like letter of the week, alphabet books/songs, word sorts, and incidental teaching. For conventional readers, it discusses assessing and teaching word identification and developmental spelling through activities like word walls, word sorts, and making words. The overall goal is to help students learn to crack the alphabetic code through a balanced literacy approach.
A teacher's job is to help students build on their existing knowledge and bring diversity of knowledge into the classroom. Teachers should have high expectations for all students, respect what students bring to class, and provide support to help students achieve. The document discusses how teachers can bridge students' current knowledge to new learning by valuing different perspectives and making curriculum accessible to diverse learners.
1. Literacy is fundamental to individual and national prosperity as it allows people to engage productively in the knowledge economy and society.
2. A principal shared a story about a student who was able to express himself through writing what was happening in his mind, when he previously was unable to speak about it.
3. Students with intellectual disabilities at Willans Hill School made on average 1 year of reading progress in 1 year of instruction, showing that good instruction leads to progress for all students.
This document summarizes a PYP job alike session on language integration. It discusses how language is at the center of learning and describes the communicator profile of expressing ideas creatively in multiple languages. It outlines the language strands of oral, visual, and written language. The session uses the inquiry cycle, including tuning in with pictures, finding out by listening to a song, sorting out ideas, going further with a speed dating game, and making conclusions. Participants create personal action plans and reflect on a video about being obvious to yourself but amazing to others.
There Is No Can't: AAC, Literacy & Meeting Complex NeedsJane Farrall
This document discusses strategies for teaching literacy to students with complex needs. It begins by describing traditional, reductionist approaches to literacy instruction and argues for an emergent literacy approach. Some key points made include:
- Literacy instruction should involve exposure to all aspects of literacy from an early age, not just isolated skills.
- Universal design for learning principles and differentiation can help make instruction accessible for diverse learners.
- Shared reading using strategies like C-A-R (comment, ask, respond) can promote language development.
- For conventional literacy, the four blocks framework including guided reading, working with words, writing, and self-selected reading supports a balanced approach.
This document provides an overview of a presentation on academic vocabulary instruction. It discusses the importance of vocabulary instruction, outlines six components and steps for effective instruction, and provides strategies like the Frayer model, concept circles, dice games and list-group-label. The presentation aims to help educators understand research on vocabulary, differentiate between general and academic words, and implement best practices for teaching vocabulary to increase student comprehension and achievement.
The document discusses support for children with English as an additional language (EAL) in Brighton and Hove schools. It introduces the Ethnic Minority Achievement Service (EMAS), a group of specialist teachers and assistants who help children and families with limited English. It provides definitions, discusses the challenges of learning in a new language, and offers strategies for teachers to support EAL students, such as using visual aids, modeling language, and allowing thinking time before answering questions. It emphasizes the importance of making EAL children feel welcome and stresses that additional language acquisition takes time.
The document discusses reasons for teaching thinking skills to pre-school children. It argues that very young children are able to think and learn, but their thinking is reactive unless cognitive tools are developed. These tools help children direct their own attention, take responsibility for learning, and develop skills like abstract thinking and problem solving. The document provides examples of activities that can help develop cognitive tools in pre-schoolers, including role playing, following rules, developing imagination and categorization. It emphasizes building these skills through English lessons can boost literacy, creativity and social-emotional development in young learners.
Learning in the 21st Century Practical Tips for AdultsCompass Publishing
This session presented by James Hall at Compass Teacher's Day in Brazil in July of 2018. The session looks at two amazing courses, Blueprint and Interact, which help adult learners to develop their language competencies within the context of the 21st Century. The session looks at the changing needs of language learners away from just traditional forms of input and output into the 4cs of 21c learning and the growing need for practical and useful contexts for a real and dynamic world. (c) 2018 James Hall- please use citations with references.
This document provides guidance for supporting children learning English as an additional language. It discusses that bilingualism is an asset and that a child's first language continues to play an important role in their identity and learning. It also notes that it can take 5 or more years for an EAL learner to acquire proficiency in English comparable to their monolingual peers. The document provides several strategies and considerations for supporting EAL learners such as using visual aids, allowing extra processing time, incorporating the child's first language, and having high expectations while allowing more time for learning.
This document provides advice for supporting English as an Additional Language (EAL) students in mainstream classrooms. It notes that EAL learning occurs across subjects, not just English lessons. Teachers should aim to teach students the language needed to access lessons to prevent them from feeling lost. Suggestions include giving EAL students tasks to contribute and build confidence, allowing work in their native language, incorporating pictures and speaking exercises, and pairing students with peers who speak their language. The goal is for EAL students to progress in learning English and not fall behind academically due to language barriers.
Workshop for teachers of English to young learners in Sudanjoobrien2012
The document discusses best practices for teaching English to young learners (YLs). It covers topics like the characteristics of YLs, how YLs learn according to theorists like Piaget and Vygotsky, the importance of creating a stress-free and interactive environment, using familiar materials, and teaching methodology focused on communication, repetition, and relating new concepts to students' lives. Examples of simple hands-on materials are provided, like using the students' bodies to learn letters, real-world objects, pictures, and games to engage YLs in an active and meaningful way.
This seminar keynote was conducted by James Hall at Compass Teacher's Day Brazil in Sao Paulo in 2018. The seminar covers key trends and changes in the education sector and how educators and learners need to use different and varied approaches in order to succeed in the 21st Century. (c) 2018 James Hall - Please use content with citation of references. Thank you!
AAC & Literacy: In Partnership to Develop LanguageJane Farrall
This document provides information on strategies for combining augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) with emergent literacy instruction. It discusses why AAC and literacy should be partnered to develop language, noting the need for meaningful communication and engagement. Shared reading is recommended, using techniques like Comment, Ask, Respond (CAR) and its extension, Putting the CROWD in the CAR, which involves completion, recall, open-ended questions, WH- questions, and distancing. Predictable chart writing is also outlined as an interactive writing activity where students compose text with an adult using a repeated sentence structure.
This document discusses several topics related to implementing the secondary curriculum for modern foreign languages in the UK, including:
- An overview of the renewed Key Stage 3 Framework and how it can be used, along with guidance, exemplification, and an online planning tool.
- Suggestions for creative approaches to planning schemes of work, such as using themes, interdisciplinary learning, and learning outside the classroom.
- Examples of contexts that could be used at different year levels to develop language skills and cultural understanding, including sports, travel, and current events.
- Ideas for outcomes like presentations, poems, and promotional materials that allow students to apply their language skills.
- Questions about measuring the impact
This document outlines the goals and structure of language and reading workshops for primary grades. The goals are to develop students' reading abilities including accuracy, fluency, comprehension strategies, and motivation. Workshops are constructed by students and facilitated by teachers through units of study focused on ideas, strategies or genres. Learning is shared between students through peer interactions and collective between the class. Teachers design units, participate in discussions, and assess students to teach to their needs. The mini-lesson structure includes engaging students, explicit teaching, guided practice during read alouds, and sharing of student thinking.
Developing a Well Balanced Class- The Four Strand Approach and Top Activities...Compass Publishing
This session was given by James Hall at Compass Teacher's Day in Sao Paulo Brazil in 2018. The session looks at effective course design based on the four strand approach to course design. It also looks at the popular course Hang Out! as an example of great course design. In addition, James shares his favorite activities for teacher's to use in the classroom. (c) 2018 James Hall, please use citations when referencing.
Akhavan presentation on ca new eld standards ideas slideshareNancy Akhavan
This document discusses key aspects of the new English Language Development (ELD) Standards, including major instructional shifts, the proficiency level descriptors, and the importance of including both content and language objectives in lesson planning. Some of the major shifts highlighted include moving from teaching language as isolated skills to integrating the four language domains, using more complex texts, and focusing on language production rather than just accuracy. The document also outlines the three proficiency levels - Emerging, Expanding, and Bridging - and describes what students at each level should be able to do. It emphasizes the need for teachers to clearly define both a content and language objective for their lessons to guide students' language development.
Teacher Development Workshops and SeminarsLarry Lynch
English as a foreign language teacher training workshops and seminars for EFL teachers at the Santiago de Cali University in Cali, Colombia topics of interest in ELT
Creative, dynamic elt materials for teaching englishLarry Lynch
English as a foreign language learners come in a variety of personalities and learning styles. This presentation briefly explores how a range of teaching materials can help language students
Oral language presentation for silverstream school 28.1.13Liblearner
The document outlines an agenda for a workshop on oral language development that includes exploring how oral language relates to curriculum, increasing awareness of the impact of language difficulties on learning, and discussing strategies to support language development in the classroom such as using conversational styles and scaffolding students' learning.
This document discusses qualities of effective leadership and team management. It begins by outlining Australian teaching standards regarding professional engagement and ethics. It then presents qualities of effective leaders, including prioritizing, decision-making, respecting staff, setting goals together, and leading by example with integrity. The document also identifies poor leadership qualities like indecisiveness, not fighting for one's team, and micromanaging. Finally, it suggests discussing scenarios to demonstrate how skills, relational qualities, and personal character can help solve problems faced by leaders.
This document summarizes a PYP job alike session on language integration. It discusses how language is at the center of learning and describes the communicator profile of expressing ideas creatively in multiple languages. It outlines the language strands of oral, visual, and written language. The session uses the inquiry cycle, including tuning in with pictures, finding out by listening to a song, sorting out ideas, going further with a speed dating game, and making conclusions. Participants create personal action plans and reflect on a video about being obvious to yourself but amazing to others.
There Is No Can't: AAC, Literacy & Meeting Complex NeedsJane Farrall
This document discusses strategies for teaching literacy to students with complex needs. It begins by describing traditional, reductionist approaches to literacy instruction and argues for an emergent literacy approach. Some key points made include:
- Literacy instruction should involve exposure to all aspects of literacy from an early age, not just isolated skills.
- Universal design for learning principles and differentiation can help make instruction accessible for diverse learners.
- Shared reading using strategies like C-A-R (comment, ask, respond) can promote language development.
- For conventional literacy, the four blocks framework including guided reading, working with words, writing, and self-selected reading supports a balanced approach.
This document provides an overview of a presentation on academic vocabulary instruction. It discusses the importance of vocabulary instruction, outlines six components and steps for effective instruction, and provides strategies like the Frayer model, concept circles, dice games and list-group-label. The presentation aims to help educators understand research on vocabulary, differentiate between general and academic words, and implement best practices for teaching vocabulary to increase student comprehension and achievement.
The document discusses support for children with English as an additional language (EAL) in Brighton and Hove schools. It introduces the Ethnic Minority Achievement Service (EMAS), a group of specialist teachers and assistants who help children and families with limited English. It provides definitions, discusses the challenges of learning in a new language, and offers strategies for teachers to support EAL students, such as using visual aids, modeling language, and allowing thinking time before answering questions. It emphasizes the importance of making EAL children feel welcome and stresses that additional language acquisition takes time.
The document discusses reasons for teaching thinking skills to pre-school children. It argues that very young children are able to think and learn, but their thinking is reactive unless cognitive tools are developed. These tools help children direct their own attention, take responsibility for learning, and develop skills like abstract thinking and problem solving. The document provides examples of activities that can help develop cognitive tools in pre-schoolers, including role playing, following rules, developing imagination and categorization. It emphasizes building these skills through English lessons can boost literacy, creativity and social-emotional development in young learners.
Learning in the 21st Century Practical Tips for AdultsCompass Publishing
This session presented by James Hall at Compass Teacher's Day in Brazil in July of 2018. The session looks at two amazing courses, Blueprint and Interact, which help adult learners to develop their language competencies within the context of the 21st Century. The session looks at the changing needs of language learners away from just traditional forms of input and output into the 4cs of 21c learning and the growing need for practical and useful contexts for a real and dynamic world. (c) 2018 James Hall- please use citations with references.
This document provides guidance for supporting children learning English as an additional language. It discusses that bilingualism is an asset and that a child's first language continues to play an important role in their identity and learning. It also notes that it can take 5 or more years for an EAL learner to acquire proficiency in English comparable to their monolingual peers. The document provides several strategies and considerations for supporting EAL learners such as using visual aids, allowing extra processing time, incorporating the child's first language, and having high expectations while allowing more time for learning.
This document provides advice for supporting English as an Additional Language (EAL) students in mainstream classrooms. It notes that EAL learning occurs across subjects, not just English lessons. Teachers should aim to teach students the language needed to access lessons to prevent them from feeling lost. Suggestions include giving EAL students tasks to contribute and build confidence, allowing work in their native language, incorporating pictures and speaking exercises, and pairing students with peers who speak their language. The goal is for EAL students to progress in learning English and not fall behind academically due to language barriers.
Workshop for teachers of English to young learners in Sudanjoobrien2012
The document discusses best practices for teaching English to young learners (YLs). It covers topics like the characteristics of YLs, how YLs learn according to theorists like Piaget and Vygotsky, the importance of creating a stress-free and interactive environment, using familiar materials, and teaching methodology focused on communication, repetition, and relating new concepts to students' lives. Examples of simple hands-on materials are provided, like using the students' bodies to learn letters, real-world objects, pictures, and games to engage YLs in an active and meaningful way.
This seminar keynote was conducted by James Hall at Compass Teacher's Day Brazil in Sao Paulo in 2018. The seminar covers key trends and changes in the education sector and how educators and learners need to use different and varied approaches in order to succeed in the 21st Century. (c) 2018 James Hall - Please use content with citation of references. Thank you!
AAC & Literacy: In Partnership to Develop LanguageJane Farrall
This document provides information on strategies for combining augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) with emergent literacy instruction. It discusses why AAC and literacy should be partnered to develop language, noting the need for meaningful communication and engagement. Shared reading is recommended, using techniques like Comment, Ask, Respond (CAR) and its extension, Putting the CROWD in the CAR, which involves completion, recall, open-ended questions, WH- questions, and distancing. Predictable chart writing is also outlined as an interactive writing activity where students compose text with an adult using a repeated sentence structure.
This document discusses several topics related to implementing the secondary curriculum for modern foreign languages in the UK, including:
- An overview of the renewed Key Stage 3 Framework and how it can be used, along with guidance, exemplification, and an online planning tool.
- Suggestions for creative approaches to planning schemes of work, such as using themes, interdisciplinary learning, and learning outside the classroom.
- Examples of contexts that could be used at different year levels to develop language skills and cultural understanding, including sports, travel, and current events.
- Ideas for outcomes like presentations, poems, and promotional materials that allow students to apply their language skills.
- Questions about measuring the impact
This document outlines the goals and structure of language and reading workshops for primary grades. The goals are to develop students' reading abilities including accuracy, fluency, comprehension strategies, and motivation. Workshops are constructed by students and facilitated by teachers through units of study focused on ideas, strategies or genres. Learning is shared between students through peer interactions and collective between the class. Teachers design units, participate in discussions, and assess students to teach to their needs. The mini-lesson structure includes engaging students, explicit teaching, guided practice during read alouds, and sharing of student thinking.
Developing a Well Balanced Class- The Four Strand Approach and Top Activities...Compass Publishing
This session was given by James Hall at Compass Teacher's Day in Sao Paulo Brazil in 2018. The session looks at effective course design based on the four strand approach to course design. It also looks at the popular course Hang Out! as an example of great course design. In addition, James shares his favorite activities for teacher's to use in the classroom. (c) 2018 James Hall, please use citations when referencing.
Akhavan presentation on ca new eld standards ideas slideshareNancy Akhavan
This document discusses key aspects of the new English Language Development (ELD) Standards, including major instructional shifts, the proficiency level descriptors, and the importance of including both content and language objectives in lesson planning. Some of the major shifts highlighted include moving from teaching language as isolated skills to integrating the four language domains, using more complex texts, and focusing on language production rather than just accuracy. The document also outlines the three proficiency levels - Emerging, Expanding, and Bridging - and describes what students at each level should be able to do. It emphasizes the need for teachers to clearly define both a content and language objective for their lessons to guide students' language development.
Teacher Development Workshops and SeminarsLarry Lynch
English as a foreign language teacher training workshops and seminars for EFL teachers at the Santiago de Cali University in Cali, Colombia topics of interest in ELT
Creative, dynamic elt materials for teaching englishLarry Lynch
English as a foreign language learners come in a variety of personalities and learning styles. This presentation briefly explores how a range of teaching materials can help language students
Oral language presentation for silverstream school 28.1.13Liblearner
The document outlines an agenda for a workshop on oral language development that includes exploring how oral language relates to curriculum, increasing awareness of the impact of language difficulties on learning, and discussing strategies to support language development in the classroom such as using conversational styles and scaffolding students' learning.
This document discusses qualities of effective leadership and team management. It begins by outlining Australian teaching standards regarding professional engagement and ethics. It then presents qualities of effective leaders, including prioritizing, decision-making, respecting staff, setting goals together, and leading by example with integrity. The document also identifies poor leadership qualities like indecisiveness, not fighting for one's team, and micromanaging. Finally, it suggests discussing scenarios to demonstrate how skills, relational qualities, and personal character can help solve problems faced by leaders.
This document provides an overview of a workshop about unpacking the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers for accreditation in New South Wales. It discusses the four levels of accreditation, the three domains and focus areas of the standards, and how the standards are numbered. It also covers the process for maintaining proficient teacher accreditation, including professional development requirements. Teachers must meet requirements in specific standard descriptors and undertake further studies or complete a professional development progress report. The document provides information on developing a professional learning plan and lists useful resources for teachers.
This document discusses mentoring colleagues and the role of an instructional coach. It provides an overview of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers, which outline what teachers should know and be able to do at various stages of their career. An instructional coach can help mentors grow by modeling high-level teaching skills, supporting colleagues undergoing accreditation, and establishing a professional learning hub for workshops, observations, and sharing best practices. The coaching process involves setting goals, lesson planning, observations, and debrief meetings to help teachers improve.
This document provides guidance for developing effective K-10 language programs. It discusses key elements to consider, such as the purpose of the program, format, topics, goals and how they will be assessed. Different approaches are outlined, including understanding backwards design and using a multidisciplinary approach. The importance of scope and sequence, program and unit outlines, teaching strategies, evaluation and assessment types are explained. Questions to guide planning and reflection at each stage of program development are provided.
Maria Lobytsyna - Using Authentic, Online textsMLTA of NSW
This document discusses using authentic audio-visual texts in language classrooms. It provides examples of audio-visual resources used such as documentaries, interviews, films and songs. It also discusses platforms like Moodle and Edmodo that can be used and the importance of audio-visual texts in language curriculums. Challenges in teaching comprehension of audio-visual texts and developing higher-order thinking skills are also addressed. The document concludes with considerations around copyright and ways to embed and use audio-visual content within online courses.
The document discusses several factors that affect language learning, including learner characteristics, age, gender, aptitude, motivation, personality, cognitive/learning styles, hemisphere specialization, and learning strategies. It notes that understanding these learner characteristics allows teachers to help students develop positive traits and tailor their teaching approaches to better support different students. Age in particular plays a major role in decisions around how and what to teach, as children, adolescents, and adults learn differently and benefit from different teaching techniques due to variations in maturity levels.
This document summarizes key points from several presentations and workshops attended at a literacy conference. It discusses the importance of oral language, modeling reading strategies, adapting reading programs to meet student needs, intervention programs for struggling readers, the role of nutrition and behavior in learning, using games and technology to teach literacy, and tracking literacy development from early childhood to adulthood. Presenters emphasized explicit instruction in phonics, vocabulary, comprehension and other literacy skills.
This document discusses teaching speaking skills in a second language classroom. It begins by outlining the objectives and reasons for teaching speaking, such as its importance for language learning and students' evaluations of their progress. It then defines speaking and describes its features. Next, it defines teaching speaking and the rationale for using communicative approaches and collaborative learning. Some examples of communicative activities are then provided, such as discussions, role-plays, simulations and storytelling. Guidelines for teachers on conducting speaking activities are also outlined.
This document provides guidance and best practices for teaching English to primary school students. It discusses using a communicative, analytic approach focused on the learner. Key recommendations include supplementing lessons with visuals and movement; teaching vocabulary directly and indirectly; gradually introducing simplified grammar patterns; using a process approach to writing; and establishing classroom routines in English. Effective strategies for young learners are to incorporate their interests, use familiar themes, check for comprehension often, and allow opportunities for personalization. The document emphasizes creating a supportive, structured learning environment.
The document discusses the importance of oral language development for students learning a second language. It notes that for these students, language can act as a barrier to learning if they have poor English skills. As such, teachers need to be aware of the language they use and deliberately create opportunities for students to practice listening and speaking. The document provides strategies for supporting oral language development, such as encouraging conversation, teaching vocabulary, and establishing a literacy-rich classroom environment.
The document provides an analysis of an English pre-school program from 2012. It describes the pre-school's assessment system which evaluates students' language performance and proficiency in two domains: comprehension and production. It also references the Common European Framework levels for language acquisition and compares language acquisition to language learning approaches. Finally, it discusses strategies for making input comprehensible to students based on Stephen Krashen's theories of second language acquisition.
The document provides an analysis of an English pre-school program from 2012. It describes the pre-school's assessment system which evaluates students' language performance and proficiency across two domains: comprehension and production. It also references the Common European Framework levels for language acquisition and compares language acquisition to language learning approaches. Finally, it discusses strategies for making input comprehensible to students based on Stephen Krashen's theories of second language acquisition.
K-8, one day session, as a kick-off to establishing effective, inclusive, literacy practices. With 'Every Child, Every Day' as a framework, examples are provided to put this in action.
This document discusses teaching English to young learners. It begins with defining key terms like TESL, TEFL, and the differences between them. It then discusses characteristics of young language learners, noting that they have shorter attention spans, learn through play and movement, and imitate their teachers. The document also discusses some myths around language learning, like that more exposure equals faster learning. It suggests the most important skills to teach young learners are speaking, listening, singing songs and playing games. Overall, the document provides an overview of concepts and approaches for teaching English to young learners effectively.
This document discusses strategies for teaching speaking skills to English language learners. It begins by defining speaking and comparing it to other skills. It then explores reasons why students may be reluctant to speak, including feeling embarrassed about mistakes and lack of confidence. Common mistakes teachers make are also examined, such as not providing enough input before speaking activities. The document provides suggestions for developing speaking skills, such as creating a supportive environment, allowing time for thinking, and providing maximum opportunities for students to speak. Finally, it discusses different types of speaking activities teachers can use, including information gap activities, role plays, discussions and interviews.
This document provides information and strategies for teaching vocabulary to English language learners. It discusses the importance of vocabulary instruction, recommends direct teaching of specific words using visuals and examples, and suggests activities like word sorts, dictionaries, games and word walls. Effective vocabulary instruction incorporates techniques like pre-teaching key words, modeling independent learning strategies, encouraging wide reading, and using oral language development.
(Presentation) How to teach Speaking March 2023.pptxMohamedAtef576773
This document provides guidance on teaching speaking skills. It defines speaking as building and sharing meaning through verbal and non-verbal communication in various contexts. The main objectives are to develop teachers' ability to teach speaking and students' oral proficiency. It emphasizes the importance of speaking and recommends providing authentic speaking practice and real-life situations to develop students' fluency. Suggested activities to promote speaking include discussions, interviews, role plays, storytelling and picture describing. Teachers should involve students, reduce teacher talking time, and provide feedback to develop students' confidence in speaking.
The document discusses techniques for differentiating instruction when teaching English as a foreign language. It provides examples of how to differentiate based on content, tasks, support, products, learning styles, interests and other factors. Some key ideas include differentiating content by using texts of varying levels of difficulty, tasks by varying the complexity and open-endedness of questions, and support provided through modeling, scaffolding and grouping. The document emphasizes that differentiation involves providing students choice and a variety of instructional approaches rather than focusing on weaknesses.
This document provides guidance on effective listening instruction and activities. It recommends the MINUS approach: focus on meaning, interest, manageable new language, understanding, and a stress-free environment. Suggested activities include listening to stories, cloze exercises, picture ordering, and information transfer tasks. Dictation and dictogloss activities are also discussed, along with developing fluency, assessment, and online listening resources. The document emphasizes selecting meaningful, level-appropriate materials and supporting comprehension through pre-listening activities and cooperative learning.
The document discusses characteristics of Filipino English language learners based on various studies. It finds that high-achieving learners use more learning strategies than low-achievers. Learners display emerging reading patterns like translating and rely on cultural strategies. While elementary students' writing lacks accuracy, learners show improved performance with computer-assisted materials. The document advocates teaching learners strategies to become autonomous and addressing individual differences.
This document discusses teaching speaking skills to ESL learners. It defines speaking as building and sharing meaning through verbal and non-verbal communication. Speaking is viewed as the most demanding of language skills to develop. The document recommends that teachers aim to develop students' communicative competence through functional oral exercises. It also provides strategies for teaching speaking such as creating a comfortable environment, encouraging students, choosing engaging topics, and using a variety of hands-on activities like role plays and games to improve fluency. The conclusion states that students will speak actively if teachers encourage them and provide many opportunities for practice.
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4. Questions
• Why G & T now?
• How do we identify G & T in
Japanese?
• What are their characteristics?
• What are their needs?
• What can teachers do?
• What do Japanese G & T students
say about their success?
5. Ministry of Education Beliefs
NAG(January 2005)
From Term 1, 2005 it will be mandatory for all
state and state-integrate schools to demonstrate
how they are meeting the needs of their gifted and
talented learners, as they are currently required
to do for students who are not achieving, who are at
risk of not achieving, and who have special needs.
7. More Important Reasons
for Japanese Education
• Better success rate in NCEA Exams
• Motivate students to continue into
senior level
• Positive influence on other students
• Become role models for other
potential Japanese G & T students
8. Defining Giftedness and
Talent
Gifted and talented students have;
- exceptional abilities,
- certain learning characteristics that give
them the potential to achieve
outstanding performance (MoE, 2002)
9. How do we identify G & T
students?
General characteristics of G & T
• Quick to master new concepts
• Applies concepts/skills to different contexts.
• Willing to take risks, guess & hypothesise
• Keen to direct & plan own learning
• Passionate interest
• High output when enthused
(From Meuli 2005)
10. 8 Creative Behaviours in Language Skills
Adapted from Williams Model
Cognitive Skills Receptive Skills Productive Skills
- Follows a flow of - Comes up with lots of ideas
1. Fluency - Substitutes an English
thought
word/phrase or creates language
rather than stopping the flow of
communication
- Able to demonstrate good
accent and pronunciation
2. Flexibility - Approaches things in - Thinks of different ways
different way
- Creates the unusual
3. Originality - Produces new, unique or clever
ideas
-Adds interesting details
4. Elaboration - Stretches or expands on things
- Uses language and - Experiments with the language
5. Risk-Taking - Willing to take risks, guesses
context clues to make
intelligent guesses in hypothesises
- Willing to express ideas
understanding
11. 8 Creative Behaviours in Language Skills
Adapted from Williams Model
Affective Skills
6. Curiosity - Shows initiative to explore language and culture
- Curious, keen to know more
7. Complexity - Feels challenged to do things in difficult or
intricate ways
- Appreciates details and looks for connections,
relationships, and patterns
8. Imagination - Builds mental pictures
12. What are their needs?
• Their ability to be understood,
accepted and valued.
• Their ability to be nurtured.
• To be challenged at their own level.
• To interact with other G & T students
(From Meuli 2004)
14. Create a G & T friendly
classroom
• Positive teacher attitudes toward G & T
students.
• Explore ways to assign work.
• Offer material which extends, not merely
reinforces.
• Encourage risk taking
• De-emphasize grades and other extrinsic
rewards
(Kennedy, 2003)
15. Understanding why they study
Japanese
The Four Most Frequently Cited Reasons for
Studying Japanese at Y11
(McLauchlan, 2006)
4. L2 study is important (35.7%)
5. Interested in the country (19.1%)
6. For a job (17.7%)
7. For travel (11.2%)
16. Understanding their difficulties
Most Frequently Cited Difficulties in
Learning Japanese
(McLauchlan 2006)
4. Vocabulary (42.9%)
5. Grammar (38.1%)
6. Kanji (11.5%)
17. “Vocabulary Teaching and
Learning in Japanese.
How can we help?”
(Bracefield, 2004)
• Which words to choose
• How to present, practise and revise
• How memory works
• Avoid “Learning Burden” (Nation, 2004)
18. “Harnessing furigana to
improve Japanese learner’s
ability to read kanji”
“… Many more kanji need to be taught and that
Leigh Kirwan (2005)
furigana might be one strategy to overcome the problem.
It will lead to students’ gaining more exposure to kanji,
and thereby feeling more familiar with it.”
19. Is furigana the answer?
• Kanji is subliminally processed to some
extent
• Students gaining more exposure to kanji,
feeling more familiar with it
• Learners develop familiality with certain kanji
combinations to attain automaticity
• Creating a positive feeling about kanji
• Encourages students and teachers to go
beyond prescribed kanji
(Kirwan 2006)
20. Present more Kanji in Y11
• All Level 1 kanji
• All Level 2 and 3 kanji with furigana
Eg: えき
駅からまっすぐ行って、二つ目のかどを右
こう
にまがります。つぎの交さてんを 左にまがって
こうえん しょ
下さい。公園は、と書かんの前にあります。
21. Help to increase intrinsic
motivation
Classroom activities should;
• Be life relevant
• Be teenager friendly
• Have a variety to suit learning styles
• Enable students to make a connection
between the curriculum and their
interests and life experiences
22. Giving Effective Feedback
• Prompt feedback
• Positive feedback
• Requests for clarification (Ellis)
• Indirect feedback (From Bitchener, 2006)
eg: coding, underlining, ? , commenting
S - Spelling
WW - Wrong Word
T - Tense
WO - Word Order
! - Need for conferencing
23. “Boosting achievement with
messages that motivate”
(Dweck 2008)
The most motivated and resilient
students are not the ones who think
they have a lot of fixed or innate
intelligence. Instead, the most
motivated and resilient are the ones
who believe that abilities can be
developed through their effort and
learning.
24. THE FIXED MINDSET MESSAGES
Praising the student’s ability and intelligence
will not help G & T students because;
• many talented students lack confidence in
themselves.
• many gifted students simply stop working
when school becomes more difficult.
• setbacks indicate a lack of ability …and that
lack of ability is permanent.
25. THE GROWTH MINDSET MESSAGES
Praise the students for their;
• Effort
• Strategies
• Focus
• Persistence in the face of difficulty
• Willingness to take on challenges
26. Teachers as Role Models
• The teacher as learner - “Teachers who
think they have nothing to learn will
convey this attitude to their students”
• Share language learning experiences with
your students
• Be a reflective teacher
• Be conscious of your own language ability
• Nuro-scientific approach
• Research-based approach
27. What are G & T students
saying about their success?
Questions asked
• Why are you studying Japanese?
• What helped you to succeed in NCEA
Level1/2?
• What is the most difficult thing about
studying Japanese?
• How do you manage this difficulty?
• Do you think rewards from the teacher or
parents help you to achieve highly?
28. Students interviewed
• 4 Excellences or more in NCEA Level 1
• 3 Excellences or more in NCEA Level 2
(NZALT Certificate of Excellence)
4 students Onslow College
4 students Queen Margaret College
3 students St. Matthew’s Collegiate
School
2 students Wairarapa College
Total 13 students
29. Why are you studying
Japanese?
• Interested in the culture, language, people
• Learning languages is important
• Different from any other languages
• The Japanese class is fun
• Easier than French
• Have special connections
30. What helped you to achieve
highly in NCEA Level 1/2?
• Self motivation
• Interesting and fun lessons
• Good teacher and good programme
• Hard work and keeping at it
• Learned and revised vocabulary and
kanji hard
31. What is the most difficult thing
about studying Japanese?
• Kanji
• The different forms of language use (eg;
plain/masu/te form, polite/casual form,
men’s/women’s way of speaking)
• Learning vocabulary
• Word order
• Different forms of writing (hiragana,
katakana, kanji)
• Pronunciation
32. How do you manage this
difficulty?
• Practise vocabulary and kanji
• Revise in class and by myself
• Just keep at it
• Create my own strategies to learn kanji/
vocabulary, eg; songs, pictures,rhymes
• Asks for help from the teacher/others
33. Do rewards help you to
achieve highly?
• No. Mostly self motivated
• Yes, to some extent
• Complements and encouragement
rather than material rewards
• No. I want to please my parents and the
teacher because they help me a lot
• I don’t get any rewards.
34.
35. Acknowledgement
Special thanks to Hidemi Fuke (Queen Margaret College),
Harumi Hasegawa(Onslow College) and their students for
their help in surveying the students and valuable feedback.
36. References
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Kennedy, D. M. (2003) Plain talk about creating a gifted-friendly classroom
Kirwan, L. (2006) Harnessing furigana to improve Japanese
Learners’ ability to read kanji. Babel, Vol 40
McLauchlan, A. (2006) Second language (L2) learning in New Zealand
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