Basic Terms
ELL
What is English Language Learners
Rubrics
What is to provide focus, emphasis, and attention to particular details as a model for the students.
Amount of Practice
What is a short meaningful amount.
* Always use meaning to divide your content into parts.
Sliding Sentences
What is structured reading and vocabulary sentence practice.
Name all 4 language skills
What is reading, writing, listening, and speaking?
BICS
What is Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills
*6 months to 2 years to develop
Hands On Activities
Gives students something tangible and concrete to embed the learning in their minds.
Practice Period Time
What is a short time so that student exerts intense effort and has intent to learn.
Memory
Quick way to practice the 4 language skills to learn materials.
Students make connections most effectively
What is when they use all language processes, including reading, writing, speaking, and listening during practice and application.
CALP
What is Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency
*3-10 years to develop
Building Relationships
What is connecting students' experiences to meaningful instruction.
New Learning
What is Massed practice.
*Several practice periods scheduled close together.
Videos
What is change the speed of the video, add close caption, stop, and re-watch as many times as needed.
Forges connections between abstract and concrete concepts.
What is hands-on activities, materials, and manipulatives.
L1
What is the 1st language that a person knows. The origin language of a person. Most commonly the language spoken in the home.
Strategies
What is connecting experiences to learning.
Old Learning
What is distributed practice.
*Spacing practice periods farther and farther apart, such as when we review previously learned material.
Stand Up, Sit Down
Student responds physically to teacher’s questions. Up is yes, down is no…or whatever is designed.
Adult Bike references...
What is accessing background knowledge for bigger achievements.
L2
What is the Second language a person as acquired.
Assessments
Help us to understand the placement of a student and what they excel and struggle with academically.
Knowledge of Quality Work
What is students are given specific feedback in a timely manner.
Bingo
What is a strategy to practice vocabulary in a non threatening independent way.
How much repetitive exposure is needed for kids?
What is 5-10 times and even up to 20 times.