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Nine Lessons About ELL

Published on Nov 18, 2015

A list of things I learned during a mandated course on sheltered immersion

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NINE LESSONS LEARNED

ABOUT SHELTERED IMMERSION LEARNING INSTRUCTION
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VALUE THE RICH CULTURAL AND LANGUAGE

BACKGROUNDS OF ELL STUDENTS
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INVITE THE FAMILY IN

TO BE PARTNERS IN THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE
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ACADEMIC LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

REQUIRES SCAFFOLDING AND IS DIFFICULT AND CRITICAL
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GOOD STRATEGIES FOR ELL STUDENTS

ARE GOOD STRATEGIES FOR ALL STUDENTS
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LISTENING AND TALKING

ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT AS READING AND WRITING
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THE LINE BETWEEN LANGUAGE AND LEARNING DIFFICULTIES

REMAINS FUZZY AND DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE
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USE OF MULTIMEDIA MATERIALS

CAN BE MORE EFFECTIVE THAN LECTURE-LEARN APPROACHES
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THERE IS NO ONE TYPE OF ELL STUDENT

EACH STUDENT COMES WITH UNIQUE STRENGTHS AND CHALLENGES
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DON'T DUMB DOWN THE CURRICULUM

CHALLENGE ALL STUDENTS AND HELP THEM ON THEIR JOURNEY
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This presentation is a reflection on my learning in a state-mandated Sheltered English Immersion course.
-- Kevin

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Kevin Hodgson

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