CALLA: Accelerating CALLA: Accelerating Academic Achievement Academic Achievement

for English Learnersfor English Learners

CALLA: Accelerating CALLA: Accelerating Academic Achievement Academic Achievement

for English Learnersfor English Learners

Oxford Round TableOxford Round Table

March 19, 2007March 19, 2007

Anna Uhl ChamotAnna Uhl Chamot

The George Washington The George Washington UniversityUniversity

ObjectivesObjectivesObjectivesObjectives Identify English language learners Identify English language learners

and their academic needs;and their academic needs; Describe an instructional model Describe an instructional model

that meets these needs;that meets these needs; Provide guidelines for developing Provide guidelines for developing

content knowledge, language and content knowledge, language and literacy, and learning strategies.literacy, and learning strategies.

Who are EnglishWho are EnglishLanguage Learners?Language Learners?Who are EnglishWho are EnglishLanguage Learners?Language Learners?

Linguistically and culturally diverse.Linguistically and culturally diverse. Differing educational backgrounds.Differing educational backgrounds. Variety of approaches to learning.Variety of approaches to learning. Range of levels of family literacy.Range of levels of family literacy. Differing family attitudes towards Differing family attitudes towards

school.school. Differing family expectations. Differing family expectations.

What Do English What Do English Language Learners Need Language Learners Need to Learn?to Learn?

What Do English What Do English Language Learners Need Language Learners Need to Learn?to Learn?

Socialization and Socialization and acculturation to school.acculturation to school.

Conceptual development.Conceptual development.Linguistic development.Linguistic development.Literacy development.Literacy development.Learning how to learn.Learning how to learn.

The CALLA Model: An The CALLA Model: An Instructional Approach for Instructional Approach for Academic DevelopmentAcademic Development

The CALLA Model: An The CALLA Model: An Instructional Approach for Instructional Approach for Academic DevelopmentAcademic Development

Cognitive-Social theoretical model.Cognitive-Social theoretical model. Research-based.Research-based. Content aligned to state and Content aligned to state and

national standards.national standards. Academic language focusing on Academic language focusing on

literacy.literacy. Explicit instruction in learning Explicit instruction in learning

strategies.strategies.

CALLA Components

COGNITIVE LEARNING MODEL: COGNITIVE LEARNING MODEL: Learning is mentally active, based on prior Learning is mentally active, based on prior knowledge.knowledge.

CURRICULUM CONTENT: CURRICULUM CONTENT: ContentContent topics topics aligned with National and State aligned with National and State Standards. Standards.

ACADEMIC LANGUAGE: ACADEMIC LANGUAGE: Integrated Integrated language development across the language development across the curriculum.curriculum.

LEARNING STRATEGIES:LEARNING STRATEGIES: Metacognitive Metacognitive awareness, explicit instruction, awareness, explicit instruction, scaffolding. scaffolding.

Why implement CALLA?Why implement CALLA?Why implement CALLA?Why implement CALLA?

Promotes academic and Promotes academic and linguistic development.linguistic development.

Benefits diverse students.Benefits diverse students. Emphasizes higher level Emphasizes higher level

thinking.thinking. Documented effectiveness.Documented effectiveness. Motivates students.Motivates students.

Alief, TXAlief, TX

Allentown, PAAllentown, PA

Arlington, VAArlington, VA

Bethel, AKBethel, AK

Boston, MABoston, MA

Chula Vista, CAChula Vista, CA

Dearborn, MIDearborn, MI

El Paso, TXEl Paso, TX

Fargo, NDFargo, ND

Federal Way, WAFederal Way, WA

Houston, TX Houston, TX

Lowell, MALowell, MA

McAllen, TXMcAllen, TX

Mesa, AZMesa, AZ

New York, NYNew York, NY

Ogden, UTOgden, UT

Philadelphia, PAPhiladelphia, PA

Washington, DCWashington, DC

CALLA CALLA SitesSites CALLA CALLA SitesSites

CURRICULUM CONTENT

Aligned to National and State Aligned to National and State Standards for content subjects.Standards for content subjects.

High priority topics from science, High priority topics from science, mathematics, history/social mathematics, history/social studies, and literature.studies, and literature.

Linked to students’ prior Linked to students’ prior experiential and cultural experiential and cultural knowledge.knowledge.

Taught through hands-on/inquiry-Taught through hands-on/inquiry-based/cooperative learning tasks.based/cooperative learning tasks.

ACADEMIC LANGUAGE

Integrated language development Integrated language development across all curriculum subjects.across all curriculum subjects.

Vocabulary and discourse of science, Vocabulary and discourse of science, mathematics, history/social studies, mathematics, history/social studies, literature, and writing.literature, and writing.

Focus on literacy in all subjects.Focus on literacy in all subjects. Linked to students’ prior linguistic Linked to students’ prior linguistic

knowledge.knowledge. Development of language awareness.Development of language awareness.

LEARNING STRATEGIESLEARNING STRATEGIES

Thoughts and actions that Thoughts and actions that assist learning tasks.assist learning tasks.

Ways to understand, Ways to understand, remember, and recall remember, and recall information.information.

Ways to practice skills Ways to practice skills efficiently. efficiently.

What does the What does the research say?research say?What does the What does the research say?research say?

Effective learners’ strategies Effective learners’ strategies are varied and flexible.are varied and flexible.

Use of learning strategies is Use of learning strategies is correlated to self-efficacy.correlated to self-efficacy.

Strategy use improves Strategy use improves academic performance. academic performance.

Teaching Learning Teaching Learning StrategiesStrategiesTeaching Learning Teaching Learning StrategiesStrategies

Focus on the learning process.Focus on the learning process.Model and teach learning Model and teach learning

strategies explicitly.strategies explicitly.Develop students’ awareness Develop students’ awareness

of their own thinking and of their own thinking and learning - their metacognition.learning - their metacognition.

Integrating Content, Language, and Learning Strategies

Integrating Content, Language, and Learning Strategies

PREPARATIONPREPARATION

PRESENTATI ONPRESENTATI ON

PRACTICEPRACTICE

SELFSELF-- EVALUATIONEVALUATION

EXPANSI ONEXPANSI ON

CALLACALLA’’S FIVE PHASESS FIVE PHASES

PREPARATIONPREPARATION

Teacher provides overview Teacher provides overview and objectives;and objectives;

Elicits students’ prior Elicits students’ prior knowledge;knowledge;

Develops vocabulary; andDevelops vocabulary; andUses students’ native Uses students’ native

language as a resource. language as a resource.

PRESENTATIONPRESENTATION

Teacher addresses different Teacher addresses different learning preferences; learning preferences;

Models language processes Models language processes explicitly;explicitly;

Explains learning strategies; Explains learning strategies; and and

Discusses connections to Discusses connections to students’ prior knowledge.students’ prior knowledge.

PRACTICEPRACTICE

Students engage in Students engage in interactive activities;interactive activities;

Practice different cooperative Practice different cooperative learning structures;learning structures;

Use authentic content and Use authentic content and language tasks; andlanguage tasks; and

Use learning strategies.Use learning strategies.

SELF-EVALUATIONSELF-EVALUATION

Students reflect on their Students reflect on their own learning;own learning;

Identify preferred Identify preferred strategies;strategies;

Keep learning logs; andKeep learning logs; andEvaluate themselves.Evaluate themselves.

EXPANSIONEXPANSION

Students apply what they have Students apply what they have learned to their own lives;learned to their own lives;

Make connections between Make connections between language and other content language and other content subjects; andsubjects; and

Relate new information to own Relate new information to own culture.culture.

Parents contribute to learning.Parents contribute to learning.

CALLA AssessmentCALLA AssessmentCALLA AssessmentCALLA Assessment

Linked to Standards.Linked to Standards.Standardized test practice.Standardized test practice.Portfolios of best work.Portfolios of best work.Self-assessment and Self-assessment and

reflection.reflection.Teacher reflection.Teacher reflection.

CALLA Instruction CALLA Instruction Is...Is...

Research-basedResearch-basedLearner-centeredLearner-centeredReflectiveReflectiveSupportiveSupportiveFocusedFocusedEnthusiasticEnthusiastic