Language Acquisition Part I in a 4 Part Series. How can we help all of our students acquire the necessary language to be successful in all content areas?

Language AcquisitionPart I in a 4 Part Series

How can we help all of our students acquire the necessary language to be successful in all content areas?

Curriculum Version 3.0 Upgrades

•Key Academic Vocabulary•Transfer Tasks▫Three Versions – Comprehension,

Guided/Scaffold, Accelerated/Enhanced•Measurement Topics: focused, reduced number•Scoring Rubrics with student feedback

suggestions• Inclusion of WIDA rubric and strategies for ELL

writing

What impact does Gloria’s use of the English language have on her and her family?

Think-Pair-Share

Principles of Language Acquisition

• Language acquisition is a developmental process.• It requires a lot of comprehensible input.• It requires repetition.• It requires changes to negotiate meaning, the more

meaningful the exposure the more you learn.• It requires participation in discourse (both verbal

and written)•Knowledge of the topic helps one to interpret what

they hear and read.

Jigsaw Activity - Six Key Strategies

As an expert group, summarize the strategy that you have been assigned.

Six Key Strategies

•Vocabulary & Language Development•Guided Interaction•Metacognition & Authentic Assessment•Explicit Instruction•Meaning-Based Context & Universal Themes•Modeling, Graphic Organizers, & Visuals

Think-Pair-Share

Maxillary or Maxilla = Teeth in the Upper Part of the Mouth

Mandibular or Mandibula = Teeth in the Lower Part of the Mouth

Cusp

Enamel

Dentin

Pulp

Crown

Connecting the Lesson to the Strategies

Ramping up Your Lesson(s)

•Take a look at the Unit Objective for the lesson you brought.

•Read through all three Transfer Tasks for the unit.•Change the delivery and/or content of your lesson

to maximize the its impact in the students’ language acquisition.

•Feel free to work with a colleague or team members.

PDSA

Evidence of Language Acquisition

What data and/or evidence can we collect to determine if language acquisition is increasing the level of student achievement?

Our Evidence

Our data points on the effectiveness of language acquisition on our students’ academic achievement will be:

Language Acquisition

•Vocabulary & Language Development•Guided Interaction•Metacognition & Authentic Assessment•Explicit Instruction•Meaning-Based Context & Universal Themes•Modeling, Graphic Organizer, & Visuals

Planning for Instruction• Read and think through the Transfer Task student will be

asked to complete. What will they need to know and do in order to be successful on this task?

• Determine the content to differentiate so the individual needs are being met.

• What assessment will you in this unit: pre-assessment, formative assessment, summative assessment?

• What will be your daily plans for:▫ Framing the Lesson▫ Presenting Information and Creating Engagement▫ Consolidating and Anchoring the Lesson

Language AcquisitionPart I in a 4 Part Series