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Lep Presentaion
1. Introduction
• Tina Lach
• English as a Second Language Teacher
– Upper Saint Clair
• Action Research
– Teacher Training Needed for Limited English
Proficient Students
2. Introduction
• Limited English Proficient= L.E.P
• English Language Learners= ELLs
• English as a Second Language= ESL
• No Child Left Behind= NCLB
3. Introduction
• # of L.E.P. students is increasing
– Even in the suburbs
• Teachers need additional training
• Content, cultural, and language knowledge
in classrooms
• Best practice & legal obligation
4. Introduction
• Limited # of state programs to train teachers
on ESL
• Districts are not offering in-service days on
this topic
– 84% growth in ELLs
– 11% growth in overall student population
• The past decade
5. Introduction
• Teacher Concerns:
– Parent engagement
– Time constraints for student learning and
teacher planning instruction
– Language, background, and academic diversity
– Lack of appropriate tools and materials
– Language and cultural barriers to
communication
7. Literature Review
• Alyssa Alston
– National growth of L.E.P. students
• Jeanne Batalova
– NCLB vs. The Census Bureau
• Definition of L.E.P. students
• Albert Cortez
– Confirms growth in L.E.P. population in suburbs
• Office of Civil Rights
– Legal obligations
8. Methodology
• Action Research= research that each of us can do
on our own practice, that “we” (any team or family or
informal community of practice) can do to improve its
practice, or that larger organizations or institutions can
conduct on themselves, assisted or guided by
professional researchers, with the aim of improving
their strategies, practices, and knowledge of the
environments within which they practice”
(Wikipedia).
9. Methodology
• ESL teacher in Upper Saint Clair for four
years
• NCLB
– Certified ESL teachers
• Federal mandated requirements for ESL instruction
– Teacher accountability
• Additional pressure
• insecurities
10. Methodology
• Rise in L.E.P. population
• Upper Saint Clair
– Three full-time ESL teachers and one part-time
• Responsibilities have increased
– Language, cultural, and content objectives
– Instruct each student daily
11. Methodology
• Immediate plan of action
– Portfolio of lesson plan ideas and activities
– Examples of content, language, and cultural
objectives
• Teacher training
• Continuous project
12. Results
• Immediate plan of action is based on best
practices
• Eight tips for teachers:
1. Building bridges
2. Use demonstrations and gestures
3. Bridge to home culture
4. Share and incorporate first languages
13. Results
5.Create the context in which the concept
occur
6.Pair more proficient pairs and encourage
discussion
7.Repeat and write important words
8.Use simple sentence constructions
14. Results
• Lesson plans:
– Cultural objectives- Cummins
– Language objectives- BICS & CALP
– Content objectives- Academics
15. Results
• Parallels balanced literacy program
– Easily transition into classroom
• Authentic literature
• Inferential & higher order thinking
questions
16. Results
• Arranged in level of difficulty
– Provides:
• Pictures
• Vocabulary
• Comprehension questions
• Pictures to write about
• Additional writing activities
17. Findings
• On going reference
• Teachers add their own lessons
– Communicate & share ideas
• Binders will be located in the libraries of all
the elementary buildings
• In-service days
• New teachers
• Piggy back for additional content areas
