RRS #4 | teachingblog

There are 5 stages in the Language Acquisition Chart. Each stage has information about the way ELL students start off in the classroom and progress socially and academically.

Stage 1: these students are quiet, depend on context and don't know many English vocab words. Ways for the teacher to help them are to use manipulatives, model activites and use hands on assignments. These students have been in the classroom for 0-6 months.

Stage 2: these students can initiate conversations by pointing or with one word. They're still adjusting to the U.S culture and depend heavily on contex and will have grammar errors. Ways that the teacher can help them are by asking the students simple questions, motivate them to talk and using all of the strategies from stage one. They've been in the school about a year.

This page is where I will be posting my reading response sheets, RRS, for my education classes this semester.

Stage 3: the ELL students begin using short sentences and phrases. They have many grammar errors and limited comprehension. They respond better orally than writing their answer, can function socially, initiates conversation and comprehends more. Ways that teachers can help them are continuing to use stage 1 and 2 strategies and build on prior knowledge. Also, by having them read and write more because they have been in the school 1-3 years by now.

Stage 4: in this stage ELL students can participate in everyday conversation and uses a variety of vocabulary. They can also function academically but still depends on context. Ways to help the ELL students is to starty introducing graphic organizers to them and use everything else for stages 1-3. These students have been in U.S schools for about 3-5 years.

Stage 5: the ELL students have advanced cognitive and academic skills and they can function on an academic level. They can hold an in depth conversation and complex vocabulary. Ways that teachers can help them are to start teaching them how to take productive notes and to study for tests. ALso, to show them how to verify and check their answers. These students have also been in the classroom for 5-7 years.

RRS #4

How do you tell if the students are falling through the craks even though you are doing all of this work for them?