It is important for us, as educators, to keep current on the variety of issues that impact our students and their learning. ELL students are one group of students with diverse cultural and linguistic needs. These students are in more and more classes every year and one way to learn about them and how to meet their needs is to read professional journals. Here’s how to access these articles using NebraskAccess through LPS.
Writer’s Workshop is a transformative approach to teaching the practice and the art of writing. Students engage in the act of writing in the same way as published authors. They choose topics of interest about which to write, they write consistently, they share their writing with others, they receive feedback about their work, and they publish their writing for a variety of audiences. The teacher acts as a mentor and coach for students, guiding them on their journey to hone their skills to effectively express themselves using written language.
A teacher seeking to use this approach should strive to provide student writers with the following necessities:
The basic structure of a Writer’s Workshop includes:
To learn more about the ideas mentioned in this post, click here.
There are many resources available for secondary ELL teachers to support them in all of the different classes at each language level. Teachers can access the latest draft of the scope and sequence for each class at each language level in Docushare. To access the different classes in level 1, click here. For the classes in level 2, click here. For the classes in level 3, click here. For level 4, click here.
In addition to the scope and sequence for each class, there is also folder in Googledocs containing various resources. Teachers can find a comparison chart for the different reading leveling systems and lists of texts that could be used at each language level. To access this folder, click here.
As we continue to work and improve the reading and writing skills of our ELL students, we have resources to support guided reading groups in secondary ELL classrooms and writer’s workshop in all ELL classrooms. To find more information about guided reading, click here. To find more information about writer’s workshop, click here.
This session focused on ELL Business including 2014-2015 PD opportunities and where to find pertinent ELL information in the ELL handbook and in Synergy. We reviewed of McGraw Hill materials developed for ELL teachers and updates on reading assessments for ELLs. It also included an introduction to the new ELPA21 State Standards.
Click here for the presentation about ELL Business and the McGraw Hill Review and Updates
Click here for the presentation introducing ELPA21 State Standards
Click below to access the updated Language Arts Assessment Guides:
4th Grade
5th Grade