... Adult ESL learners have countless daily opportunities forlisteningandspeaking in English as they interact as workers, family members, community members, and classroom learners Some listening ... packet of listeningandspeakingactivities contains just a few of the hundreds of activities available for classroom instruction The activities are directly tied to two of the listening/ speaking ... Hand out the uncut photocopies so learners can check their work Gather the cut sets for reuse and let the learners keep the uncut photocopies for review Learners can write the story sequence for...
... California EnglishLanguage Development Test (CELDT), and enrolled in transition Englishlanguage development and/ or standard language arts classes (Note: Only 7% of SAUSD students are in English- only ... writing assessment, language arts GPA, performance on the reading and total language portions of standardized tests, and performance on statewide high-stakes, on-demand reading and writing assessments? ... speak English as a second languageand face a number of educational challenges Many teachers of struggling students andEnglishlanguagelearners (ELLs) avoid teaching strategic reading and analytical...
... achieving English proficiency and meeting state and national standards (Francis et al, 2006) DIALOGUE JOURNALS WITH ENGLISHLANGUAGELEARNERS One of the greatest challenges forEnglishLanguageLearners ... strategy for improving the writing skills of EnglishLanguageLearners Keywords: EnglishLanguage Learners, dialogue journals, writing, 6+1 Traits DIALOGUE JOURNALS WITH ENGLISHLANGUAGELEARNERS ... among EnglishLanguageLearners This research and literature suggest that dialogue journals could serve as an effective method for improving the writing performance of EnglishLanguageLearners and...
... content and strategies, to discuss relationships between achievement and school and family variables, to reinforce the call for high academic standards and educational reform, and to argue for system ... school districts, and states to set standards and report annual progress for English- languagelearnersand students with disabilities [Sec (c) (VII)] Rewards and corrective actions for schools are ... for Students with Disabilities and English- LanguageLearners Summary of a Workshop Judith Anderson Koenig, editor Board on Testing and Assessment Center for Education Division of Behavioral and...
... English - ListeningandSpeaking Outcomes and Indicators 2009 NT Curriculum Framework EnglishListeningandSpeaking Outcome Band Band Learners vary their speakingandlisteningfor a small range ... planning and assessing learning within Band (cont) Learners are able to Learners know and understand that: Language Structures and Features Language Structures and Features Listeningandspeaking ... curriculum scope for planning and assessing learning within Band (cont) Learners know and understand that: Learners are able to Listeningandspeaking situations (cont) • Listeningandspeaking situations...
... Understanding EnglishlanguagelearnersEnglishlanguagelearners (ELLs) in Ontario schools Canadian-born Englishlanguagelearners Newcomers from other countries Understanding what Englishlanguage ... and are learning to Making languageand content accessible forEnglishlanguagelearners Strategies to support beginning Englishlanguagelearners On-going strategies for supporting Englishlanguage ... Understanding EnglishlanguagelearnersEnglishlanguagelearners in Ontario schools Englishlanguagelearners are students in provincially funded Englishlanguage schools whose first language...
... Massachusetts Curriculum Framework forEnglishLanguage Arts and Literacy, March 2011 College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards forSpeakingandListening The pre-k–5 standards on the following pages ... ambiguities, and poor reasoning in texts Each section is divided into strands The ELA sections for pre-k–5 and grades 6–12 have four strands: Reading, Writing, Speakingand Listening, andLanguage ... grades and, for Reading and Writing, across all content areas The CCR anchor standards in each strand are followed by grade-specific standards (for each grade within pre-k–8 andfor grade bands...
... academic English required for a second -language student to perform at grade level (Collier, Thomas, 1997) ELL Englishlanguagelearners (ELLs) are students whose first language is not Englishand ... Education Hotline and also conducts professional and program development activitiesfor SEAs, LEAs, and schools to help improve services to migrant children and other EnglishLanguageLearners ESCORT ... four language dimensions listening, speaking, reading, and writing (Baker, 1993) English dominant—A student whose language of communication is predominantly English ESL English as a second language...
... maintenance and transfer of strategies to other contexts and tasks Rationale for the Study Positive results have been found in studies of listening strategy instruction for foreign -language learnersand ... for foreign -language learners Typically, foreign -language learners study language as a subject area It is not often that they are required to use the language outside the classroom for authentic ... learn to use listening strategies and (b) the use of strategies can improve listening comprehension The earliest listening strategy instruction studies were done on foreign -language learners In...
... District Board of Education EnglishLearners in California Public Schools LISTENING TO TEACHERS OF ENGLISHLANGUAGELEARNERS High Quality and Effective Teaching forEnglishLearners Although empirical ... communication and understanding of home-community issues, the need for more time to teach Englishlearners both Englishand academic subjects, and the extremely variable academic andEnglishlanguage ... Office of EnglishLanguage Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement of Limited English Proficient Students (OELA): Washington D.C 22 LISTENING TO TEACHERS OF ENGLISHLANGUAGE LEARNERS...
... Common Core State Standards forenglishlanguage arts & literacy in history/social studies, science, and technical subjects appendix c | 19 Common Core State Standards forenglishlanguage arts & ... Common Core State Standards forenglishlanguage arts & literacy in history/social studies, science, and technical subjects appendix c | 32 Common Core State Standards forenglishlanguage arts & ... research and organization of information 25 Common Core State Standards forenglishlanguage arts & literacy in history/social studies, science, and technical subjects • links opinion and reasons...
... learner Languages: L1 First language L2 Second language TL Target language FL Foreign language Programs: ESL EFL ESOL TESOL TESL ESP EAP English as a second languageEnglish as a foreign languageEnglish ... speaker /speaking Native English speaker /speaking Nonnative speaker /speaking Nonnative English speaker /speaking Non -English language background Limited English proficient/proficiency Englishlanguage ... foreign languageEnglishfor speakers of other languages Teaching English to speakers of other languages Teaching English as a second languageEnglishfor specific purposes Englishfor academic purposes...
... maintained in Englishlanguagelearners homes To practice this philosophy, we ask our teacher candidates and in-service teachers to design activities to help Englishlanguagelearners identify ... her individual journey into English as her second language as well as the ways the two languages and cultures, her home languageand culture and the new languageand culture she was acquiring, ... support students who are second languagelearners in an English dominant context When an English dominant school enrolls Englishlanguagelearners who speak a variety of languages, there is little...
... identifying and describing a pupil’s proficiency in English: Before language support begins At any stage during language support At the end of language support For planning and delivering language ... seminars forlanguage support teachers In the autumn of 2000 we introduced the first draft of the primary language support curriculum, the EnglishLanguage Proficiency Benchmarks for non -English -speaking ... past six years: general information for schools; information forlanguage support teachers; general guidance on organizing a language support programme; the EnglishLanguage Proficiency Benchmarks;...