ESLP 4100 Content and strategy quiz Dorota

Total Physical Response (TPR)

a method of teaching language or vocabulary concepts by using physical movement to react to verbal input.

teaches vocab and reading. appropriate for giving directions.

Verb Action

Teaching irregular verbs through experience.

Example- DRAW a picture and write about the picture that you DREW (these verbs do not correlate like want and wanted to show present and past)

teaches grammar.

Syntax Surgery

A strategy that allows students to see the relationship of elements within a sentence that may be confusing to understand.

Example- Cutting up sentence strips to switch the adjective and the noun it's describing

teaches grammar.

Preview/Review (connect to grammar)

A teaching strategy where a teacher gives a preview of the lesson in the students' home language. The language is then taught in English and reviewed in both languages to ensure understanding.

Example- Cards that have body parts in English and Spanish with visuals

teaches grammar.

Small Group and Partners

AKA skills grouping and peer tutoring. Skills grouping is the act of arranging students in groups based on their need for instruction in a specific skill. Peer tutoring is a strategy in which a student who has already achieved certain skills works with a classmate to help him or her acquire the skills.

Example- Think-pair-share and buddy read

collaborative learning.

Learning Centers

Places in a classroom where the students can engage in hands-on activities that allow them to obtain additional experience in using new skills, expand skills usage to match more closely their individual needs, and work cooperatively with other students.

Example- Breakout EDU, Keva planks, base ten blocks, writing station, etc.

collaborative learning.

Bilingual Books and Labels

Visuals written in the home language of students to introduce some of the students' native culture and language into the classroom.

Example- Labels put around the classroom with Spanish and English

uses ELL's background, language, and culture.

Cognate Strategies

Words in two languages that share similar meaning, spelling, and pronunciation. Strategies that help point those pairs of words.

Example- Sort these words. Have an assortment of words and their counterpart and sort them into their pairs where they mean, sound, or are spelled the same.

uses ELL's background, language, and culture.

Language Focus Lessons

Lessons in which the emphasis is on English vocabulary and usage, rather than the curricular content. May involve exploration of content such as math, science, or social studies, but the focus of the lesson is on the language being used rather than the content itself.

Example- Close reading a word problem in math

teaches vocab and reading.

Vocabulary Role-Play

Provides a link between learning a new word and using the word in context or multiple contexts. Allows students to create experiences to link to new vocabulary. Increase their interactions with understanding the English vocabulary and multiple meanings.

Example- students dressing up like professionals is a great way to prepare students to use English in real world scenarios.

teaches vocab and reading

Close Reading

A strategy recommended to help students uncover the layers of meaning that lead to deep comprehension.

Example- Reading one text multiple times.

Read Aloud Plus

A teaching strategy that can be used when students must read a "tough text." This strategy involves a teacher reading a text aloud to students while adding another support to help with comprehension. teaches vocab and reading.

Guided Reading

An approach to teaching reading in small group settings while providing individual coaching. Students should be on the same reading level.

Example- Teacher reading a book with a small group of students and helping them read the text with supports

Read Pair Share

An adaptation of a partner activity called think, pair, share. Partners read together, answer questions about the text together, and then share their answers with the class.

collaborative learning.

Scaffolded English Writing

Modeling, monitoring, and encouraging students while they are writing. Giving the students prompts and supports throughout the writing process.

Example- Giving students sentence stems

Graphic Organizers

Visuals or pictures created to represent ideas, text, or connections between texts. Aid comprehension by enabling readers to label aspects of a text, using language from that text, to visually illustrate the connections between events and characters.

Example Venn Diagram, Word Web, Tables

teaches vocab and reading.

Cohesive Links

The important parts of written and spoken paragraphs that connect sentences so that they form a comprehensible whole.

Example- Breaking down a text by figuring out what each pronoun and article are referring to. So he is referring to Steve in this sentence. Steve is cool, but he can sometimes be mean.

Checking for Understanding

Questions asked specifically to determine what a student understands in order to clarify misunderstandings before continuing instruction.

Example- Show-Me Cards

Leveled Questions

A strategy that teachers use to adapt the way they ask a question so that student can respond to the question according to their language acquisition stage. Appropriate at any grade level.

Example- Bloom's Taxonomy

Multiple Intelligences Strategies

The ways people are smart-- the modes in which they process information effectively.

Example- Linguistic, Auditory, Musical, etc.

Cooperative Learning

A collection of strategies in which students work together to accomplish a group task.

Example- Roundtable, Think-pair-share, Small group discussions, etc.

collaborative learning.

Multimedia Presentation

Involve the use of media such as audio and video equipment, computers, and related software, and internet sources to research, publish, and make classroom presentations.

Example- Powerpoint, iMovie, Prezi

incorporate technology. collaborative learning.

Modeled talk

Teachers verbally explaining and physically demonstrating directions or concepts at the same time.

Example- How to make a mini-book and Anchor chart on the board with steps

appropriate for giving directions.

Predictable Routines and Signals

Highly important in structuring a positive and nurturing environment and reducing anxiety of English language learners.

Example- Arrival, Reading, Centers, Lunch, Math, Recess, Snack, Dismal

provides predictable and welcoming classroom management.

Cultural Studies

Studies in which students research and share information about their own cultural history. The studies vary depending on the ages of the students.

Example- Draw a family portrait

uses ELL's background, language, and culture. incorporate technology.

Realia Strategies

Used to provide students with opportunities to build on their learning using all their senses using real things.

Example- map, coupons, restaurant menu

appropriate for giving directions.

Manipulatives Strategies

Uses objects to connect content by giving students concrete devices that they can maneuver to support their learning and thinking.

Example- Interlocking cubes, Pattern blocks, Fraction bars, Probability spinners, Protractors

appropriate for giving directions.