Teachers
Translating/Interpreting:
If you need documents translated or if you need an interpreter for a meeting, please contact Roxanne Tibbits or any of the ML Teachers in the District.
Acutrans Phone Interpreter Service with video explanation
Translation Guide SSD - What should I translate?
Communicating with Families and Interpretation/Translation Services
Shorewood ML Supports
Country Quick Facts
General Supports/Information
Improving Language Acquisition ...-video- 13 minutes!
Tailoring Instruction to Support English Language Learners -video - 5 minutes!
Scaffolds for Reading - 5 scaffolds
Translanguaging - a quick read - how to use in your classroom
SLIFE information - (a few facts specific to Shorewood & other information about Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education - SLIFE)
Major Religious Holidays- contains information about several holidays that span the school year and the impact on students' attendance at school and homework
Reach out to the parents and make that connection. You can encourage them to read with their child using these tips sheets: Reading Tips for Parents - 13 languages! or try these 8 reading tips in 16 languages!
Engaging Your Beginners - goes beyond beginners!
ML Resources for Teachers - from 1/20/2020 presentation to SSD staff
3 Ways to Encourage Reluctant Readers -super short article with effective, easy-to-implement ideas!
Interventions for Developing MLs' Oral Academic LanguageSkills
6 Facts about ELLs in U.S. Public Schools: a quick and interesting read, the facts are changing!
Lunch Photos: show to Newcomers to familiarize them with American food choices in the lunchroom
Technology and Online Supports
Talking Points: app or web-based and free. This enables you to send translated messages to parents. You type one message in English and it goes out in multiple languages! There is a bit of work on the front end to input information.
Google Translate: GET IT!! It is relatively easy to use. You can speak on your phone, type in a word or phrase, or hover over text to translate into the student's home language.
Closed captioning: consider using closed caption when lecturing with notes in class if using Google Slides.
Supporting Students from Immigrant Families (from Teaching Tolerance): loads of resources all together!
Britannica, Explora & Worldbook Online: all offer translated articles at various levels and the latter two are available at each school library/media website. Click on the school name to get the link: Atwater, Lake Bluff, SIS, and SHS
CommonLit for reading supports translations in many languages
Smithsonian articles for k-12: you can change the Lexile range for the articles. The articles are available in English and Spanish only.
Kids National Geographic Just Joking: consider beginning the day or a lesson with a joke. Like many students, MLs will tune into a joke, and these jokes are in video format.
We Need Diverse Books!: consider checking out this website when you purchase books for wonderful suggestions.
Unite for Literacy: This website has fiction and nonfiction picture books in several languages ready for you to project for your class or have children read on their own.
Free Kids Books: so many books! There is a foreign language section.
America in Class: lesson plans, videos, webinars, primary and secondary resources
Voice of America: videos to teach about US government, short & simple!
Math Instruction for English Language Learners: an article with great tips, followed by a list of online resources
Newcomer Toolkit: Welcoming Newcomers, Teaching Newcomers, Supporting Newcomers Social Emotional Needs, Partnerships with Families
WISE Learn: resources to support all curricular areas, all grades with standards and ideas for ML!
PBS Learning Media: lesson plans, videos, search by grade, curricular area, or standards - so much to explore!
Magic Foldable Books - how-to video: these books are just plain fun and could be used for vocabulary and more!
Please email rtibbits@shorewood.k12.wi.us if you have any additions!
Professional Development Take Aways
January 20, 2020
