Most recent public comments by Mary Alice Stovall https://nowcomment.com/users/40326 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101580?scroll_to=1009581 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101580?scroll_to=1009581 I totally agree with you about moving past a deficit perspective when working with ELs. None of our students should be treated as less because of circumstances out of their control! Sun, 22 Apr 2018 21:56:36 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101580?scroll_to=1009573 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101580?scroll_to=1009573 Having culturally responsive texts in the classroom is what resonated with me the most. Students need to be able to connect to what they are learning, and if they can't see themselves in that, then they lose the purpose of learning! As a white female, I always took for granted that I was able to read stories that had amazing female characters that looked like me, lived like me, and were relatable. I want to make sure my students can see themselves in what we study and truly invest in their own learning! Sun, 22 Apr 2018 21:44:21 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101580?scroll_to=1009559 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101580?scroll_to=1009559 One of the best scaffolds I have used with ELLs are paragraph frames and sentence stems. I learned about these types of assessments at WIDA training when we were working with MPIs. I took a crack at making a three leveled writing assessment on Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech. I created three different assessments: one with a complete paragraph frame, one with a semi-paragraph frame and the last one with just sentence stems. I found that it really helped my students access and truly use their critical thinking skills. Mon, 23 Apr 2018 22:04:44 -0400