Ch5 Flashcards
What are SMART Goals
Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-Bound
Sheltered Instruction is an alternative to ___
“Sink-or-swim” content classes (no accommodation for EL’s)
What should sheltered learning be a component of for EL’s?
ELD (beginning) and ESL for content-based classes
In what types of classrooms is Sheltered Learning applied?
- EL’s with intermediate proficiency mixed w/ natives
- All EL’s of similar proficiency
What is the acronym associated with Sheltered Learning
SDAIE: Specifically Designed Academic Instruction in English
How do learning objectives differ in SDAIE classes
Content objectives don’t change. There are additional language learning objectives
What are the goals of support for EL’s in academic content areas?
- Opportunity to master grade-appropriate curriculum
- Linguistic support to further academic English proficiency
- Develop content appropriate learning strategies
How can teacher support the goals for EL’s in content-based classes?
- Provide appropriate context
- hands-on learning
- student interaction
- attention to communication strategies
What are 5 critical components of SDAIE?
- Content (Adapted and organized with EL in mind
- Connections (prior learning and background)
- Comprehensibility (Includes strategies to aid learning
- Interaction
- Teacher Attitude
What can a teacher do to support “Comprehensibility” in SDAIE?
- Contextualization (charts, etc.)
- Modeling
- Speech adjustment
- Frequent comprehension checks
- Repetition and paraphrasing
What can a teacher do to support “Interaction” in SDAIE?
Provide frequent opportunities to:
- Discuss content
- Clarify concepts
- Re-present in various modalities
What 3 aspects characterize success in working with EL’s? What is a something for a teacher to expect about themselves?
- Belief that all students can learn
- Recognize all students have language skills
- EL’s need to use L1 at times as that is part of their identity
- The teacher should expect to learn
Where can SDAIE lesson plans be found
SIOP: Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol provides lesson plans
What 3 things doe SDAIE-modified content involve?
- Planning to support objectives
- Assessment to confirm objectives have been met
- Creates a checklist for accomplishments
How should content objective planning be approached in SDAIE?
Using standards documents, overall goals should be divided into units and again into specific lessons
What two questions should a teacher answer when organizing content objectives in SDAIE?
- Are they organized thematically?
- Do concrete concepts precede abstract concepts?
In SDAIE modified courses, discuss the language objectives
Vocab. Also, consider the discourse of the discipline and include all 4 language modes (listening, speaking, reading writing)
What are the 3 learning strategy objectives in SDAIE?
- Cognitive: critical thinking, graphic organizers
- Social-Affective: Working cooperatively, appreciating art
- Metacognitive: Planning, self-monitoring/evaluating
What is often true about text material for EL’s
It must be modified
What can be done initially to assist EL’s in processing information from academic texts?
“Walk through” the structure of the text, the organization and the conventions that are different than literature
Identify 7 considerations when selecting a text for EL’s
- Up to date / accurate
- Appropriate tasks
- Well organized
- Variety of learning styles
- Free of excessive complex syntax, jargon, idioms, etc.
- Appropriately labeled
- Will schema building be necessary
What can be done to supplement a text that has complex concepts?
Use primary language resources - documents, personal histories and literature
Re-writing book material is time consuming. What should be considered instead?
- Supply an organizer
- change modality from written to oral
- records passages so students can listen as they read
- develop a study guide
- work in groups
In SDAIE, what is the starting point for all lessons?
Students’ prior knowledge
In SDAIE, what is the process of linking a new lesson to a student’s experience?
Bridging
In SDAIE, what two things can be used for bridging? Linking from students (2)..
- lives
- experiences
In SDAIE, what can be done to develop experiences used for bridging? (5)
- Field trips
- Guest speakers
- Films
- Experiments
- Literature
If there are no examples from students’ lives, what can be done for bridging?
Use schema building scaffolding strategies
What can be done for schema building in SDAIE? (2)
- Present information visually
- Brainstorm and organize with a semantic map (central idea and spokes)
What is the primary aspect of SDAIE that separates it from mainstream instruction.
Comprehensibility
What 2 things can be used to contextualize text?
- Object resources
- Human resources
What are some object resources for contextualization?
- Pictures
- Maps/globes
- Printed material
- Equipment
- Buttons
- Gummy bears
- Costumes
- Software
- Internet
What are some human resources for contextualization? (5)
- Groups / pairs
- Cross-age tutors
- Community resource people
- Parents
- Pen pals
How should you “model” for comprehension
Show and tell explanations with 1-1 correspondence with word
What type of speech adjustment should be done for comprehension? (6)
- Fewer “teacher” words
- Enunciate
- Less complex sentences
- Basic vocab
- More pauses, repetition
- Use “verbal markers”, Now, note this, for instance, in conclusion, first
What should be considered when determining what to use as a comprehension check?
Student proficiency
What types of comprehension checks should be used for early language, beginning speakers and more advanced speakers?
Early: Head nod / Thumbs up or down
Speakers: One word answers
Advanced: What and which questions
What type of classroom interaction (SDAIE) provides the best access to the flow of information? (2)
- Use flexible grouping patterns with teachers working with small groups to achieve specific objectives.
- Create opportunities for various interactions and cooperative learning
What is “The Instructional Conversation”?
- Circle of about 8 chairs
- Teacher manages <20% talk
- Clear academic goal that will follow the discussion
- Clear instructional focus
- Appropriately Self-select for “turn” to talk
Studies consistently show that EL’s make more gains in both content classes and English when given __-__ __
primary-language support
How is “re-presentation” of knowledge typically presented?
In modalities other than how it was presented
What does “re-presentation” of knowledge allow the teacher to assess?
student learning
How did one 5ht grade class achieve their “re-presentation” of knowledge?
- Set up a news program “reporting” on the Civil War?
When a unit is complete in SDAIE, what questions should be answered for self-evaluation? (5)
- What is the evidence of achieved objectives?
- Were resources adequate?
- Were students interested / actively involved?
- Did lessons match students’ prior knowledge?
- Was instruction effective?