Most recent public comments by Ashley Jackson https://nowcomment.com/users/40328 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101580?scroll_to=1009520 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101580?scroll_to=1009520 Glossaries stood out to me as well because reading in a foreign language can become exhausting when one is forced to define words repeatedly. When learning to read in the primary years, teachers introduce specific vocabulary words in "circle time" and often use visuals to solidify that learning. Likewise, even at the high school level students need to be able to access text and a glossary has immediate feedback to a student's comprehension. Fri, 11 May 2018 16:47:34 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101580?scroll_to=1009519 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101580?scroll_to=1009519 When reading the assigned chapters I started to think, many of these suggestions are great practices of good teaching and should be automatically included; however, as I dug deeper I started to feel overwhelmed by all of steps that one may need to consider. In my current teaching placement I feel like an outsider looking in, but as I develop my engagement and recruitment of ELs I know that these are elements that will be mandatory in creating a successful learning environment. Additionally, as I collaborate with teachers I need to become more mindful of scaffolding for speaking, reading, listening, and writing. All that to say, when partnering with content teachers I will be mindful of the three stages of learning by have the charts in front of me until the intentional supports become more automatic. When collaborating, it is important for me to know the content the teacher is implementing and have a great understanding of how he or she will develop the learning. The load can be divided by offer suggestions through developing guiding questions in English and home language, produce sentence stems, alter test or assignments based on the individualized needs, and model graphic organizers or Thinking Maps. Sun, 22 Apr 2018 20:34:20 -0400