Most recent public comments by ELL Teacher McGavock High School Cheryl Harwell https://nowcomment.com/users/40462 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101580?scroll_to=1008958 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101580?scroll_to=1008958 I am constantly reminded in my work with EL's and in my endorsement program that vocabulary is so important for the EL's. As an ELD and English teacher, I know to teach the new words in the story or passage, However, I tend to forget that they need help in our everyday world. This was a message that I got loud and clear when one day a student ask me a simple question about what a particular food was on the menu for the day. As I did my EL endorsement, my research paper was questioning what helped EL's the most. After much research, I realized that it was consistency in the teaching routine. This allows their brain to relax in not wondering what is happening next. The use of the same consistent Thinking Maps makes this a wonderful scaffold for them to constantly use. As I did several interims last year, even the youngest was understanding this scaffolding. If we all used the same ones from this PD, this would lead to continuality over all the schools and grades Second, was the need for the vocabulary with visuals in the content. Vocabulary is so important to help them transition. Finally, they needed help to understand background knowledge. It is easy for me to forget that their culture and previous education did not exposed them to the same knowledge that our typical students may have had. I just have to constantly remind myself to use a checklist such as on page 74, or I will overlook one small area for me that is crucial for my EL students. Mon, 14 May 2018 23:02:59 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101580?scroll_to=1008819 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101580?scroll_to=1008819 I like the idea of finding out their culture's expectations and then discussing the expectations of our culture and class. It had not dawned on me until now that one of the reasons they may not be preforming as I want is that they do not really know what I expect. I hope to start my year better next year by incorporating this concept. Sun, 22 Apr 2018 16:53:01 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101580?scroll_to=1008817 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101580?scroll_to=1008817 Welcome to Tennessee, Nashville, and MNPS! Fri, 20 Apr 2018 11:14:45 -0400