Comments by April Salerno Most recent public comments by April Salerno https://nowcomment.com/users/4825 Thanks, Kelley! :) https://nowcomment.com/documents/136480?scroll_to=1317766 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136480?scroll_to=1317766 Sat, 06 Apr 2019 18:24:56 -0400 I had this same question. :) https://nowcomment.com/documents/136480?scroll_to=1317765 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136480?scroll_to=1317765 Sat, 06 Apr 2019 18:23:13 -0400 I didn't see these in the materials. Are these examples of actual student work? https://nowcomment.com/documents/136480?scroll_to=1317763 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136480?scroll_to=1317763 Sat, 06 Apr 2019 18:20:16 -0400 Are there any visual supports you can provide for this? https://nowcomment.com/documents/136480?scroll_to=1317762 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136480?scroll_to=1317762 Sat, 06 Apr 2019 18:19:16 -0400 What story will you tell them? https://nowcomment.com/documents/136480?scroll_to=1317761 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136480?scroll_to=1317761 Sat, 06 Apr 2019 18:15:37 -0400 Is this you reading it aloud? https://nowcomment.com/documents/136480?scroll_to=1317760 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136480?scroll_to=1317760 Sat, 06 Apr 2019 18:14:56 -0400 Is it helpful to teach related words together (e.g., assume, thematic for theme)? https://nowcomment.com/documents/136480?scroll_to=1317759 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136480?scroll_to=1317759 Sat, 06 Apr 2019 18:14:11 -0400 I think this might actually be a do objective? https://nowcomment.com/documents/136480?scroll_to=1317758 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136480?scroll_to=1317758 Maybe an understand is that they will understand that overgeneralized statements are not good literary thinking and why. (Or something like that, I'm just jotting down an idea to give you an example, but my content wording might not be quite right). Sat, 06 Apr 2019 18:18:18 -0400 Thanks for including these. Can you write them out? https://nowcomment.com/documents/136480?scroll_to=1317757 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136480?scroll_to=1317757 Sat, 06 Apr 2019 18:10:32 -0400 I really like how active students get to be during this lesson! https://nowcomment.com/documents/136047?scroll_to=1317462 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136047?scroll_to=1317462 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 20:01:53 -0400 Is this the part where students learn the functions of the political parties? (I might just be overlooking it, but I'm not seeing that part, where they learn this before they go into the hallway.) https://nowcomment.com/documents/136047?scroll_to=1317461 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136047?scroll_to=1317461 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 20:01:08 -0400 Agreed. I like the idea of different organizers. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136047?scroll_to=1317460 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136047?scroll_to=1317460 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 20:00:11 -0400 Can you give an example of where they'll need to be critical? https://nowcomment.com/documents/136047?scroll_to=1317459 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136047?scroll_to=1317459 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 19:59:35 -0400 Is the document called lesson plan materials the graphic organizers you'll use? https://nowcomment.com/documents/136047?scroll_to=1317458 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136047?scroll_to=1317458 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 19:58:40 -0400 Just a clarification: Does blank mean that they don't have a list of the functions? I'm thinking that I understand political parties pretty well but that a list of the four functions would still help me with this activity. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136047?scroll_to=1317457 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136047?scroll_to=1317457 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 19:55:31 -0400 Does it help to teach related words together (e.g. nominate/nomination, fund-raiser/to fund-raise)? https://nowcomment.com/documents/136047?scroll_to=1317456 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136047?scroll_to=1317456 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 19:46:50 -0400 often but not always when someone is running for election? (Wow, as I type that, I'm thinking how idiomatic that use of the verb run is). https://nowcomment.com/documents/136047?scroll_to=1317455 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136047?scroll_to=1317455 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 19:45:28 -0400 I mentioned this in response to your comment on David's lesson plan, but you might not see it. So I'll add it here, too. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136047?scroll_to=1317454 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136047?scroll_to=1317454 Yes, it's a good idea to try to focus these on ones that are particularly relevant. Fri, 05 Apr 2019 19:44:23 -0400 Nice lesson, Ladi! It looks like you've gotten good feedback from peers, too. I added my ideas to this lesson. I hope you have fun teaching it! https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002989 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002989 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:50 -0400 For 5470, be sure to add the rationale about which Gibbons strategies are addressed for the final draft. https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002974 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002974 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:50 -0400 This isn't required, but I noticed that you profiled two of three students here. Can you add something that might be important to keep in mind with the third? https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002973 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002973 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:50 -0400 Is there a picture of it in the book that you'll show? https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002972 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002972 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:50 -0400 Good thinking! https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002970 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002970 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:50 -0400 Nice idea! Or, since this is a small group, maybe you were planning for each to share? https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002968 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002968 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:50 -0400 Which are the three sight words? These were from a previous lesson? https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002965 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002965 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:50 -0400 Maybe along with mess, they might also learn messy and "clean the mess". https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002964 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002964 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:50 -0400 in reading, you mean? Like, to start decoding the words? https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002963 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002963 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:50 -0400 I wonder if at this age, maybe this one is more of a content objective on the skill of re-telling. Just a thought here. https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002961 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002961 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:50 -0400 Should your standards for phonetic principles be reflected somewhere in your objectives? https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002944 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002944 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:50 -0400 Which WIDA level is each of these descriptors from? https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002943 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002943 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:50 -0400 Yes, I had this same question. Also, what are their L1s? https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002941 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002941 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:50 -0400 As stated above, you do a really nice job of keeping the two groups separate in the plan. https://nowcomment.com/documents/101045?scroll_to=996929 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101045?scroll_to=996929 One thing to think about: Do you feel that Group 2 is still engaged in learning, or is it like they're waiting to learn more interesting things once they learn their letters first? I ask because I think this can be a danger of remediation. Just something to think about. Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:34 -0400 I wonder if Group 2 is also transforming knowledge, in a sense, by learning the sound/letter and then finding additional examples of words starting with those letters. Or of words that end with the sounds? https://nowcomment.com/documents/101045?scroll_to=996927 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101045?scroll_to=996927 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:34 -0400 Cool! https://nowcomment.com/documents/101045?scroll_to=996924 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101045?scroll_to=996924 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:34 -0400 Yes, this can be a fun room scavenger hunt, too, where they draw a picture of things in the room that start with T, or gather objects. https://nowcomment.com/documents/101045?scroll_to=996923 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101045?scroll_to=996923 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:34 -0400 Do manipulatives help? Maybe some items/objects that they can figure out what letter the name starts with? https://nowcomment.com/documents/101045?scroll_to=996921 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101045?scroll_to=996921 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:34 -0400 Could they take turns teaching it to the rest of the group? https://nowcomment.com/documents/101045?scroll_to=996920 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101045?scroll_to=996920 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:34 -0400 Cool! https://nowcomment.com/documents/101045?scroll_to=996916 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101045?scroll_to=996916 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:34 -0400 Do you expect that this letter might be hard for Spanish-speakers to differentiate from V? https://nowcomment.com/documents/101045?scroll_to=996914 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101045?scroll_to=996914 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:34 -0400 Is this happening now, or will you do this the next time the group meets? Sorry if I'm misunderstanding here. https://nowcomment.com/documents/101045?scroll_to=996912 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101045?scroll_to=996912 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:34 -0400 Is it important at this stage that it starts with an /fl/ blend? https://nowcomment.com/documents/101045?scroll_to=996911 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101045?scroll_to=996911 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:34 -0400 Will you also write the word stem, so they can see it, too? https://nowcomment.com/documents/101045?scroll_to=996910 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101045?scroll_to=996910 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:34 -0400 Do they know how to use the past tense? https://nowcomment.com/documents/101045?scroll_to=996909 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101045?scroll_to=996909 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:34 -0400 Is this something you're explicitly teaching them? https://nowcomment.com/documents/101045?scroll_to=996905 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101045?scroll_to=996905 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:34 -0400 Great that you're being flexible here! I know this uncertainty isn't the easiest. https://nowcomment.com/documents/101045?scroll_to=996903 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101045?scroll_to=996903 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:34 -0400 So these are all standards that the students are learning in the gen ed classroom. And do they get additional time on these with the pull-out group, or will this be their first exposure to these standards? https://nowcomment.com/documents/101045?scroll_to=996901 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101045?scroll_to=996901 Just trying to understand how the model is working in this school. Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:34 -0400 I know this isn't your regular classroom, but I wonder if things could be rescheduled or if there's any way to help him arrive on time. Any guess at the reason he's missing this? https://nowcomment.com/documents/101045?scroll_to=996897 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101045?scroll_to=996897 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:34 -0400 Nice work! I especially like the hands-on nature of this lesson. I'm sure students will love that. https://nowcomment.com/documents/34464?scroll_to=341551 https://nowcomment.com/documents/34464?scroll_to=341551 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:09 -0400 Yes, I agree that some more details could be helpful. :) https://nowcomment.com/documents/34464?scroll_to=341550 https://nowcomment.com/documents/34464?scroll_to=341550 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:09 -0400 How will you select these groups? https://nowcomment.com/documents/34464?scroll_to=341549 https://nowcomment.com/documents/34464?scroll_to=341549 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:09 -0400 Great! Will you also tell them that's what they're doing, so that they will know what scientists do? https://nowcomment.com/documents/34464?scroll_to=341548 https://nowcomment.com/documents/34464?scroll_to=341548 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:09 -0400 Ah! This is helpful, too, because it can help you to assess whether students have content knowledge but not the English to express it. (You could consider adding a piece about this to your assessment explanation above). https://nowcomment.com/documents/34464?scroll_to=341547 https://nowcomment.com/documents/34464?scroll_to=341547 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:09 -0400 This materials list suggests how interactive and hands-on these lessons are! Wonderful! https://nowcomment.com/documents/34464?scroll_to=341546 https://nowcomment.com/documents/34464?scroll_to=341546 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:09 -0400 When do students write the compare/contrast paragraphs, and what are those about? https://nowcomment.com/documents/34464?scroll_to=341544 https://nowcomment.com/documents/34464?scroll_to=341544 You might want to provide them with word banks to use related not only to the content vocabulary but also to helpful words commonly used in comparison/contrast writing. When we read Gibbons, you'll see that she talks about teaching different genre of writing. You might find something helpful there. Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:09 -0400 Great use of sentence starters! https://nowcomment.com/documents/34464?scroll_to=341543 https://nowcomment.com/documents/34464?scroll_to=341543 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:09 -0400 Do you find that this list of vocabulary fits the needs of your students? Do they also need process-related vocabulary? https://nowcomment.com/documents/34464?scroll_to=341542 https://nowcomment.com/documents/34464?scroll_to=341542 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:09 -0400 Will students have a visual of this vocabulary somewhere? https://nowcomment.com/documents/34464?scroll_to=341541 https://nowcomment.com/documents/34464?scroll_to=341541 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:08 -0400 Yes! Great that you're incorporating the picture. You're totally right about the multiple meanings of the word "wave". And the sticky notes are an interactive way to do this! https://nowcomment.com/documents/34464?scroll_to=341540 https://nowcomment.com/documents/34464?scroll_to=341540 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:08 -0400 This compare and contrast paragraph suggests to me that you might do well to add a language objective above related to writing. https://nowcomment.com/documents/34464?scroll_to=341539 https://nowcomment.com/documents/34464?scroll_to=341539 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:08 -0400 In my view here, this one is cut off. https://nowcomment.com/documents/34464?scroll_to=341538 https://nowcomment.com/documents/34464?scroll_to=341538 I know you're working on writing language objectives, so this might be an area to continue to revise, especially once you've gotten a chance to further explore the Can-Do descriptors through the Oral/Written Language assignment and through seeing the SIOP examples. Let me know if you have questions about that as we move forward. It might be helpful, too, to add a list of content vocabulary that students will need to learn. Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:08 -0400 Are students from all middle school grades 6-8? All the students in the class are English learners? How many students are there? https://nowcomment.com/documents/34464?scroll_to=341537 https://nowcomment.com/documents/34464?scroll_to=341537 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:08 -0400 Nice work, Laura. I think you do a great job of differentiating for different levels. https://nowcomment.com/documents/33270?scroll_to=331685 https://nowcomment.com/documents/33270?scroll_to=331685 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:06 -0400 For your final draft, be sure to add in her a brief description of how/when they do each one. https://nowcomment.com/documents/33270?scroll_to=331684 https://nowcomment.com/documents/33270?scroll_to=331684 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:06 -0400 This is great that you've thought through all of this! https://nowcomment.com/documents/33270?scroll_to=331683 https://nowcomment.com/documents/33270?scroll_to=331683 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:06 -0400 Sounds good! https://nowcomment.com/documents/33270?scroll_to=331682 https://nowcomment.com/documents/33270?scroll_to=331682 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:06 -0400 Is this the same writing that is listed as a diagnostic assessment? https://nowcomment.com/documents/33270?scroll_to=331681 https://nowcomment.com/documents/33270?scroll_to=331681 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:06 -0400 This is great that you have a differentiated objective here for these students! https://nowcomment.com/documents/33270?scroll_to=331680 https://nowcomment.com/documents/33270?scroll_to=331680 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:06 -0400 Will transition words be visible in the word bank for students? https://nowcomment.com/documents/33270?scroll_to=331679 https://nowcomment.com/documents/33270?scroll_to=331679 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:06 -0400