Voices from the Field
We are excited to share our NEW page...Voices from the Field
We will be sharing great practices and work that we encounter with our whole ESOL Team! We are ready to share some GREAT instruction and learning going on around our district and in our ESOL Program!
Updated March 26th
Here’s a wonderful example of the Gradual Release Model for a writing lesson.
ESOL teacher Reem Alnatour at Alexander displays an excellent example of implementing the Gradual Release Model to teach about paragraphs for her 2nd grade Pull-Out group.
"I DO " During this component, the teacher explicitly models and thinks aloud as they are teaching the concept. The teacher provides direct instruction, establishes goals and purpose.
Reem states the Learning Target and Language Objectives
She explicitly teaches about a paragraph
She uses a graphic organizer to show the organization of a paragraph
Reem uses gestures To model the 3 parts of a paragraph
Reem uses visuals to visualize the concept of a paragraph
And uses visuals to explain the parts of a paragraph
"We Do" This is the Guided Practice and interactive instruction with the teacher and student working together. The teacher checks, prompts, clues and provides additional modeling if needed.
Reem works with students to sort the topic sentence and one supporting sentence of the paragraph.
"You All Do" (Collaborative Learning)-This is where the students collaborate and work together to practice the skills. The teacher moves among groups/partner to clarify any confusion and provides support.
"You Do" (Independent Practice)-This is when the students work independently to complete the task and the teacher provides feedback, evaluates and determines the student's level of understanding.
Here are some wonderful examples of a K5 teacher at Grove using EL strategies to make content comprehensible for our English Learners!
Implementing EL Strategy of Pre-Teach/Frontloading Vocabulary
Ms. Cerny (K5 teacher at Grove) models and frontloads addition vocabulary and strategies for her English Learners before she teaches it to the rest of the class!
Students repeat addition vocabulary as Ms. Cerny explains it.
Ms Cerny using gestures to model the concept to “join or put together”
Ms. Cerny using cubes to model addition sentence.
Ms. Cerny introducing addition concept to whole class after she pre-taught it to her EL’s
Ms. Cerny adding new addition vocabulary to anchor chart as she teaches it!
Great Co-teaching with the Two Teach with Two Groups Model
Kelly Lathan and Ms. Dixon at Westcliffe Elementary
The Co-Teachers worked through the entire cycle of the Co-Teaching Model. They worked as equal partners in the classroom to increase student understanding and success for ALL students!
4th Grade students using two types of manipulatives and models to understand how to decompose fractions
Ms. Dixon teaching decomposing fractions one way!
Kelly teaching decomposing fractions another way!
Students use Mastery Connect for formative assessment
ELEMENTARY NEWCOMER CURRICULUM IN ACTION
Angelica Herrera, ESOL Teacher at Crestview Elementary effectively instructing her 4th Grade Newcomers using and integrating the ESOL Curriculum
4th Grade newcomers using vocabulary
and speaking frames to ask and answer questions.
