If there is a book you want to read but isn`t written yet, write it.
-Shel Silverstein
To my Grandmother Lucretia, who dared me to dream and told exquisite stories.

English Language Learners in the U.S.Today...

Getting to Know your English Learners
* Language Background, Funds of knowledge
*Family life, interests, education experience
*country of origin, cultural or religious traditions
*Celebrate heritage, share stories, highlight narratives
*Political or historical origins that may affect immigration
*DO's and DON'T's of Social Behavior and Communication

Understand...
How Language Theory Works

The Language Learning Umbrella

How Language Makes us Different, but Diversity Makes us Stronger




How to Diversify Your Biblioteca
*Texts that represent ELs and their peers, multicultural literature
*Critical Literacy Analysis
*Culturally Relevant
*Culturally Appropriate
*Rubric: David and Yvonne Freeman (2007)
*Celebrating children with open hearts
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson1003/CR-Rubric.pdf



How to Engage Young Readers in Literacy
*Learn their lit: If ELs have literacy skills in their primary language, you can build on these skills in developing English literacy
*Does EL's home language share cognates in English?
*Authentic literacy assessments: decoding, comprehension, writing Running Records
Retelling
Respond to Open-ended Questions
*Interactive, multicultural read-Alouds
*FIND RESOURCES IN YOUR SCHOOL & COMMUNITY



CREATE A SAFE, WELCOMING CLASSROOM...
*Langauge-rich environment: Personal dictionaries and Word walls
*Discover what students already know and teach it in English
*Recognize Silent Periods occur: Use modeling, gestures, read-alouds
*Peer Assisted Learning: social communication, vocabulary, comprehension
*Don't forget their reading level!
*Strong graphic support builds content vocabulary: concepts, holidays, expressions
*Develop reading skills in L1 to help develop English reading skills
*Collaborate with colleagues

Global Minds Club at Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh, PA
How to Break Barriers, An Immigrant's Tale


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If there is a book you want to read but isn`t written yet, write it.
-Shel Silverstein
To my Grandmother Lucretia, who dared me to dream and told exquisite stories.

English Language Learners in the U.S.Today...

Getting to Know your English Learners
* Language Background, Funds of knowledge
*Family life, interests, education experience
*country of origin, cultural or religious traditions
*Celebrate heritage, share stories, highlight narratives
*Political or historical origins that may affect immigration
*DO's and DON'T's of Social Behavior and Communication

Understand...
How Language Theory Works

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