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Strategies for Closing the Achievement Gap with English Language Learner

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All documents referenced in this presentation can be downloaded by

searching for…

East Lansing High School (ELHS)Then following these links… Teacher pages ESL

Click here Documents & Publications Achievement Gap folder

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Building Relationships: The First Key to

Closing the Achievement Gap

Design activities throughout the school year to ensure students and families know that their teacher is interested in and respects who they are, where they come from and what they value.

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Tools for Getting to Know Students & Their Families:

Getting to Know the Families: What are the family’s expectations for the student?

Is there a quiet place for the student to study?

Is there a computer in the home? Does the family have high academic expectations for the student?

Does the family have transportation? Do the parents / guardians speak English?

Building Relationships: Reaching out to Families

Attend community cultural celebrations.

Home visits Learn a few greetings. Read about what is

acceptable as well as taboo in a family’s culture.

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Providing Families with Useful Information

FamilyUser Guide Family tours of local public library Bus route maps Sources for free and reduced food / clothing /

furniture / supplies

Seeing Families as Valuable Resources

Parent Advisory Group Classroom volunteers Sharers of Culture

Getting to Know Students Personally

The first and most important strategy for maximizing student performance lies in establishing a trusting teacher-student relationship.

Where We Are From Map

Student photos, names, countries, and flags surround the world map.

Autobiography Wall

Each student creates an autobiography and a coat of arms for our back wall.

Other Tools for Getting to Know Students

Journals

Questionnaires

Interviews

Games

Celebrations

Students’ extracurricular events

Students presentations of their language and culture

Getting to Know Students Academically

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What level of English proficiency does this student possess?

“Phases of Language Acquisition” “BICS & CALP”

What is the educational background of the student? Does the student come to the classroom with significant gaps in background information needed for success in the class?

What strengths does this student possess? What enriching experiences can this student share with the class?

Teachers of ELLs Must Know the Following:

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Creating a Culture for Success:The Second Key to

Closing the Achievement Gap

Setting Goals and High Expectations Students set their own goals in writing in contract format.

Teacher expects students to make the honor roll and closely monitors their grades throughout the year. Recognition of students who maintain high grades is key to establishing a culture for learning.

Setting Goals and High Expectations

Teaching the Habits of Successful Students

Instruct students in how to utilize daily planner to keep track of assignments, projects, and tests.

Daily planner checks reinforce daily use of planner in all classes.

Provide tools such as folders and binders, and teach students how to use them.

Displaying the Master Planner

Maximizing Student Achievement with Clear Procedures and

Routines

Where is the homework always posted?

Where do students turn in their homework?

How should a student who misses a class make up missed work?

Warm up: Please write the homework in your planner. Please put your reading logs in the 2nd hr tray, and I will pass back your other one. Grab your f older.

Content Objective: Reading f or information and communicating specific information with a classmateNew vocabulary: Braille, mobility training, premature, mainstreamingAgenda:

- People First presentation! Take Cornell notes.- Readings on 2 people who are blind:

J oe Kovach and I vonne Mosquera- Fill in graphic organizer- J igsaw sharing with partner

Homework: - Read at least 30 minutes, fi ll out a reading log, and get it signed.

- Make corrections on I rregular Verbs Family 4 interviewand sentences by Monday.

Sample Day’s Agenda

Clear Procedure for Turning in Homework

Improving Student Achievement by Maximizing

Time on Task at School

After-school Academic Center

Academic support in ESL class.

After-school Academic Center meets three days a week and is staffed by teachers and parent volunteers. Students who are missing any assignments are expected to attend.

Half of an ELL’s time in ESL class is spent on academic support. Students learn English while working on core subjects.

Making Content Comprehensible: The Final Key to Closing the

Achievement Gap

SIOP: Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocols

Research-based model Make content comprehensible while developing academic language.

Effective in closing the achievement gaps of all learners, not just ELLs

Provides framework for differentiation to ensure student learning and realistic assessment

Measures effectiveness of lessons taught along specified measurable criteria

Students learn respectfully.

SIOP Model: 8 Key Components

Lesson Preparation

Building Background

Comprehensible Input

Strategies

Interaction

Practice and Application

Lesson Delivery

Review and Assessment

Self Assessment

The Three Keys to Unlocking the Potential of Each ELL

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Relationships

Culture of Success

Comprehensible

Instruction