Oral Language in Perspective
Oral Language Classroom Activities
Academic Language Development in Content-Area Instruction
Assessment
100
What percentage of classroom time is it teacher talk-instruction?
What is 65-95%
100
Name at least three of the classroom activities presented in the chapter?
GAMES, PODCASTS OR VODCASTS, SONGS, DRAMA, DRAMATIZING POETRY, CHORAL READING, RIDDLES AND JOKES, SHOW AND TELL, ONE LOOK, ONE DOESN'T, PODCAST Students’ Re-Creations of Wordless Book Stories, Recording and Dubbing a Television Show
100
Give examples of how best to assist an EL in math?
1) Imbed real life situations to provide meaning and understanding of math concepts 2) Process linguistic terms associated with math concepts, such as A) Addition can be signaled by any of these words: add, plus, combine, sub and increased by. B) Subtraction can be signaled by the words: decreased by, less, minus, differ, less than.
100
What does SOLOM stand for, and what is it?
What is Student Oral Language Observation Matrix Focuses on five oral language traits: comprehension, fluency, vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation
200
True or False: One could start reading and writing before they are fully proficient orally
True
200
How do the classroom activity examples presented in this chapter facilitate oral language development?
1) Encourages students to work in groups on motivating projects 2) Provide scaffolds for oral language performance, including informal rehearsals, written scripts and choral readings 3) Fun uses of oral language, reducing the anxiety sometimes associated with using a non-native language
200
Which content area do you have to keep in mind that different cultures have its own theories and beliefs when teaching this subject to ELs?
What is Science
200
What are the three ways to evaluate an EL?
SOLOM Checklist Anecdotal Observation
300
What is the difference between language form and language function?
Language form are the words, grammar or punctuation that you choose; Language function is the intention or meaning of what you say
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