Getting Started with English Language Learners

Next session is Monday the 31st. Let's look at these questions in Chapters 3 & 4:
Chapter 3:
1. Pick a stage of second language acquisition and describe a student at that level.
2. What activities can a newcomer at the pre-production stage successfully complete?
3. What learning style is most common with new English Language Learners? Describe activities that you would give these students to help them learn English.
4. Pick a unit taught on your grade level. Describe activities from the unit you would assign to ELL's to help them develop the comprehension level of Bloom's taxonomy.

Chapter 4:
1. What can you do to establish a nurturing environment for ELL's in your classroom and school?
2. If you were to develop a PD workshop for your building on the cultures of your ELL populatioin, who should attend? Why?
3. Give specific examples of how you take advantage of the diversity in your classroom.
4. How can you include the parents of your ELL's in the education of their children?