Supporting ELLS in the Iowa Core
- Participants will have a deeper understanding of the impact a student’s language acquisition level has on their ability to understand core content.
- Participants will take away a clear understanding of how mainstream classroom/content/grade-level teachers can engage ELLs at any English language proficiency level in the mainstream core curriculum.
- Participants will leave with a list of professional books and websites that provide resources for teachers.
Professional Books
- Differentiating Instruction and Assessment for English Language Learners, A Guide for K-12 Teachers, Shelley Fairbairn & Stephaney Jones-Vo, 2010, Caslon Publishing.
- Making Content Comprehensible for English Learners, The SIOP Model, 3rd Ed., Jana Echevarria, Mary Ellen Vogt, Deborah Short, 2008, Pearson Education, Inc.
- 99 Ideas and Activities for Teaching English Learners with the SIOP Model, Mary Ellen Vogt & Jana Echevarria, 2008, Pearson Education, Inc.
- Response to Intervention (RTI) and English Learners, Making It Happen, Jana Echevarria & Mary Ellen Vogt, 2011, Pearson Education, Inc.
- Multicultural Students with Special Language Needs, 3rd Edition Celeste Roseberry-McKibbin, 2008, Academic Communications Associates, Inc.
- Making Sense: Small-Group Comprehension Lessons for English Language Learners, Juli Kendall & Outey Khuon, 2005, Stenhouse Publishers.
- The SIOP Model for Administrators, Deborah J. Short, Mary Ellen Vogt, Jana Echevarria, 2008, Pearson Education, Inc.
Classes/Book Studies
- Introduction to Sheltered Instruction for Teachers of ELLs, Jan. 29, 2011 & Feb. 19, 2011, Stephaney Jones-Vo & Shelley Fairbairn
Activity Number: ES004292111101
This workshop is not for teachers who have previously attended unless they come with a team of at least 4 other classroom teachers. A $200 stipend will be given for full attendance and completion of the assignment. Graduate credit is available.
- Empowering ELLs in the Mathematics Classroom, Feb. 5, 2011 & 26, 2011, Judy Kinley
Activity Number: ES006192111101
Participants will receive the book Supporting English Language Learners in Math Class and a $200 stipend upon completing the attendance and assignment requirements. Graduate credit is available.
- Book Study for Differentiating Instruction and Assessment for English Language Learners: A Guide for K-12 Teachers by Shelley Fairbairn and Stephaney Jones-Vo, 2011, Caslon
- Book Study(approval pending) for Response to Intervention (RTI) and English Learners by Jana Echevarria and Mary Ellen Vogt, 2011, Pearson Education, Inc.
Websites
- Go to the Educators tab.
- Diverse Learners link
- English Language Learners/Diversity
Resources listserv
organization ICANREAD, Inc-beginning readers K-1
Kenneth Beare gives tips on ESL instruction
our very own ESL Blog
songs with sheet music, words, and audio online
picture dictionary
Schools Moving Up, West Ed.-Free Webinars
books in many different languages
English Courses, Tests and Classes
Denise Krefting’s presentation from ICLC
Dave’s ESL Café, all things ESL: jobs, stuff for teachers, stuff for students, stuff for everyone. Great site.
A free program that uses step-by-step activities to teach reading.
The Early Childhood Education Network
EBSCO-Heartland search engines-Media Library, look at the bottom of Heartland AEA 11’s webpage.
Online dictionary with video supports
Heartland AEA 111(Latham & Jones-Vo) January 2011