Lesson+Preparation

Lesson Preparation


 * Base lessons on grade-level appropriate curriculum
 * Share content and language objectives with EL students - take from grade level content expectation

**A. Adapting content will provide support: ** By modifying dense and difficult text By using before, during, after reading/writing scaffolds By making texts accessible to all students without “watering down “ text

Schematic visuals that assist students in grasping the “wholeness and parts” of a concept. Use to supplement written or spoken words.
 * **Graphic Organizers: **

Teacher prepared outlines that help students take notes in an organized manner
 * **Outlines: **

Teacher composes guides to accompany students’ textbook –may include: Summary of text, Questions, Statements of learning, Definitions. Highlight key concepts, important vocabulary, and summary statements in students’ textbooks. Newcomers only read highlighted sections. This reduces stress yet maintains key concepts.
 * **Leveled study guides: **
 * **Highlighted text: **

Teacher, paraprofessional, or older student record textbook for newcomers. This allows for multiple exposures to text and should improve reading fluency and understanding. Students can take text and recording home for homework. Sometimes it is necessary to rewrite dense text in order for ELs to comprehend content. Short, simpler sentences are easier for newcomers to understand. Format: topic sentence + several supporting detail sentences--relevant to the content. Maintaining consistent format = easier reading, more connections to prior knowledge. Including definitions of key vocabulary will further comprehension.
 * **Record Text: **
 * **Adapted Text: **

One or two members of each cooperative team are chosen by the teacher to form an “expert” team. Each “expert team” is responsible for one section of assigned text. Text sections are read aloud, discussed and reviewed for essential information, key vocabulary, and better collective understanding. When clear understanding is reached, “expert team” members return to their original cooperative teams to teach their teammates—demonstrating peer-modeling. ELs benefit greatly because they are learning from others while not burdened with reading the whole text.
 * **Jigsaw text reading: **

Like highlighted text, teacher notes in the margins of a newcomer’s textbook assist in focusing attention on important ideas, key concepts, key words and their definitions, or draw attention to important supporting facts for “why” or “how”. If you didn’t want to write in actual student textbooks, you could use sticky notes that are removable. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 115%;">Texts written in students’ native language may supplement or clarify key concepts for literate students. Appropriate websites may provide translations of key words or concepts.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Marginal notes: **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Native Language Texts and Websites: **

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">B ****<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">. Appropriate Supplementary Materials: **

 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 115%;">Hands-on manipulatives—connects abstract concepts with concrete experiences
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 115%;">Pictures, Photos, Visuals--provide visual support to harder concepts.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 115%;">Multimedia: film clips, songs and chants, posters, computer games, etc.--related to concept solidify key concepts into the deep memory
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 115%;">Demonstrations: Model step-by-step completion of tasks, or model language to use with presentations.

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">C. Meaningful Activities: __real life__ activities **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 115%;">Plan activities to promote language
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 115%;">Relate __authentic__ activities to students’ lives
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 115%;">Apply to grade level content standards iInvolve students in reading/writing)