Comprehensible Input
Unit words are posted in the classroom, with definitions and translations
What is a word wall?
students take turns reading a text out loud
What is a read-aloud?
What is bolding?
A deficit term used to describe someone whose first language may not be English
What is an ESL student?
Examples include extra time, use of dictionaries and translators
What are accommodations?
a list of words definitions and translations that each student has
What is a dual language glossary?
students discuss answers with a peer before sharing with the class
What is think, pair, share?
Vocabulary words that are used across subjects in school?
What is academic (tier 2) vocabulary?
A program of support workers to assist newcomers in schools
What is SWIS? (or settlement workers)
changes to curriculum expectations made to support ELLs
What are mofications?
a poster with concepts, visuals and translations posted on the wall
What is an anchor chart?
The teacher provides words or phrases to scaffold student writing
What are sentence starters?
words are explored with translation, definition, example and non example
What is the Frayer model?
Vygotsky coined this term to describe ways of supporting students from one development level to the next
What is scaffolding?
What is an English Language Learner?
A book or text that is available in two or more languages
What is a dual language text
Who is Merrill Swain?
Words that are used almost exclusively in certain subjects
What is tier 3 vocabulary or subject specific vocabulary
What is an identity text?
The official tool used for initial and ongoing assessment in Ontario
What is STEP?
This person developed the concept of Comprehensible Output.
Who is Steven Kraschen?
Students complete intentional gaps in teacher selected texts
What is a cloze activity?
A goal established for the explicit function and form of language in a lesson
What is a language objective?
Students are encouraged to make use of their full linguitistic repertoire
What is translanguaging
A term used to describe programming for multilingual learners who have had prior gaps in their education.
What is English Literacy Development (ELD)?