ell conference presentation 2012

Bilingual Strategy Instruction for the School Community

Presented by:

Community Consolidated School District 146

ELL Team

CCSD 146 Demographics

District Student Demographics & Characteristics - Educational Environment (2000-12)

Year LEP (%) IEP (%)Low

Income (%)Parental

Involvement (%)Attendance

(%)Mobility

(%)Chronic Truants

(%)

2012 10.6 14.9 31.6 100.0 95.3 5.4 0.3

2011 9.7 16.9 30.5 100.0 95.0 7.9 0.1

2010 9.0 17.4 27.0 100.0 95.1 6.7 0.1

CCSD 146 Characteristics

CCSD 146 Predominant Language Groups

Native Language Total

English 1662

Arabic 293

Spanish 213

Polish 46

Pilipino (Tagalog) 28

Urdu 13

Lithuanian 12

Gujarati 12

District ELL Team Book Study

Establishing a unified philosophical base

• Literacy Instruction for English Language Learners

by Nancy Cloud, Fred Genesee & Else Hamayan

Philosophical Base

• “…early literacy experiences support subsequent literacy development, regardless of language, and time spent on literacy activities in the native language whether it takes place at home or in school is not time lost with respect to English reading acquisition…”

(Reese et al. 2000, 633)

Latino Family Literacy Project

www.latinoliteracy.com

Latino Family Literacy Project

Arabic Family Literacy Project

Books chosen based on the following criteria:

• Dual language

• Culturally relevant

• Authentic literature

• Fortify the family bond

• Foster vocabulary development

Sample AFLP Book Sequence Birth - 3Week 6 Week 5 Week 4 Week 3 Week 2 Week 1

Opposite Fruits/Vegetables

Colors Body Parts Animals/Farm Animals

My First Words

Grade 1-5

Book TitlesHow Much Do You Love Me?

Kisses for Daddy

Time to Pray

Mama’s Job

What is My Color?

What is My Shape?

Did You See My Letters?

You Are Really A Good Friend of Mine

http://www.noorart.com

Resource for books in Arabic:

Literacy Studio Resources

• Mosaic of Thought (Keene & Zimmerman)

• 7 Keys to Comprehension (Zimmerman & Hutchins)

• Talk About Understanding (Keene)

• To Understand (Keene)

• Conferring (Patrick Allen)

Metacognition

In her essay on the essence of understanding in reading, Ellin Oliver Keene (2007, 37) describes metacognition as…

“Listening to the voice in your mind that speaks while you read.”

The 7 Keys to Comprehension

• Monitoring for Meaning— knowing when you know, and knowing when you don’t

• Using and Creating Schemata — making connections between the new and the known, creating schemata when necessary

• Asking Questions— generating questions to prompt interpretation and to probe the text more deeply

• Determining Importance— deciding what matters most and is most worth remembering

• Inferring— combining background knowledge with information from the text to predict, conclude, make judgments, and interpret

• Using Sensory and Emotional Images— using images to deepen and stretch meaning

• Synthesis— integrating understanding with knowledge from other texts and sources.

Metacognitive Posters

Metacognitive Posters

Research Supporting Strategy Videos

In Learning from Latino Families by Susan Auerbach…

–Informal learning activities at home

–Validate families’ cultures

–Nurture parent voice

–Keep it small

Homework Strategy Videos

“When educators offer smaller-scale parent activities and

infuse personal touches and authentic interaction into

outreach immigrant parents feel less intimidated, and

they respond with more open participation.”

(Delgado-Gaitan, 2004)

Parent Testimony

“[Estos vídeos] me sirven a mí, a mi esposa y a mis niños. [También] estoy yendo a la escuela y [los vídeos] me están ayudando. Entre nosotros nos ayudamos—yo y los niños.”

“[These videos] serve me, my wife and my children. I am [also] going to school and [the videos] are helping me. Amongst ourselves we help each other—the children and I.”

~ Pablo Merino

Registration Videos

Parents empowering parents with videos to facilitate the school registration process.

Implementing RTI withENGLISH LEARNERS 1. Clearly defined purpose

2. Models

3. Interaction

4. Guided instruction

5. Focus on language

6. Culturally responsive curriculum

7. Meaningful & challenging tasks

8. Metacognition

9. Student Choice

Fisher, Frey and Rothenberg (2011) describe nine key elements of effective instruction for English learners:

CCSD 146 Link for Presentation

www.district146.orgClick: Special Services OfficeClick: English Language Learning