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TeachingReading.docxTeaching Reading
[WLOs: 3, 4] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3]
The domain of reading is crucial for ELLs to acquire in English. In this assignment, you will explore the importance and techniques of how help ELLs learn to read in English. Respond to either the K-12 or adult learning questions, but not both.
To structure your writing,
· Your audience will be you. Consider this information as someone who is new to teaching/learning about English as a second language and you have learned this information at a workshop or a presentation.
· Your role is that of someone who understands the information from a research perspective.
· The format will be an essay paper, two to four double-spaced pages in length.
· The purpose is to explain the importance of vocabulary development when teaching reading.
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Children or Students in a K-12 Learning Context |
Adult Learning Context |
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Read from your primary text: · Chapter 6: Learn to Read, Read to Learn
Watch PCG’s 2012 video Teaching Reading and Comprehension to English Learners, Grades K-5 (Links to an external site.)
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Read Lieshoff, Aguilar, McShane, Burt, Peyton, Terrill, and Van Duzer’s 2008 article Practitioner Toolkit: Working With Adult English Language Learners (Links to an external site.) pages II-57—II-65 and Supplemental/Examples: II-66—II-75
Watch: International TEFL Academy’s 2011 video Teaching Reading in an ESL Classroom (Links to an external site.) |
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Address the following items in your original post. · Explain why vocabulary development is so important. · Describe what role BICS and CALP have in vocabulary development. You may need to refer to Week 2’s notes. o Defend your description using information from the previous weeks. · Examine the role assessment has in reading and vocabulary development? |
Address the following items in your original post. · Explain why vocabulary development is so important. · Determine the role of BICS and CALP in vocabulary development. You may need to refer to Week 2’s notes. o Defend your determination by citing research and course content from previous weeks. · Examine the role assessment has in reading and vocabulary development? |
The Teaching Reading Paper
· Must be two to four double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s APA Style (Links to an external site.)
· Must include a separate title page with the following:
· Title of paper
· Student’s name
· Course name and number
· Instructor’s name
· Date submitted
For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013 (Links to an external site.) .
· Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.
· Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
· For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) as well as Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.) , refer to the Ashford Writing Center resources.
· Must use at least two scholarly source in addition to the course text.
· The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
· Must document any information used from sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.)
· When submitting the weekly paper, please format submission indicating if you are answering questions from the K-12 or adult perspective by using the following format for your file upload: LastNameAssignmentTitleLevel (e.g., RobinsonReadingAdult or RobinsonReadingK12).
Required Resources
Text
Piper, T. (2015). Language, learning, and culture: English language learning in today’s schools . Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu
· Chapter 4: Assessment and Program Options
· Chapter 6: Learn to Read, Read to Learn
· Chapter 9: Learners with Special Needs
Article
Lieshoff, S. C., Aguilar, N., McShane, S., Burt, M., Peyton, J. K., Terrill, L., & Van Duzer, C. (2008, March). Practitioner toolkit: Working with adult English language learners. (Links to an external site.) Retrieved from http://www.cal.org/caela/tools/program_development/CombinedFiles1.pdf
· This article provides information about adult language teaching and learning and may assist you in the Assessment discussion and Teaching Reading assignment this week.
Multimedia
colorincolorado. (2015, June 5). Assessment for ELLs (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/q6fG4FmibEQ
· This video provides information about assessing ELLs in the K-12 classroom and will help you on the Assessment discussion.. Accessibility Statement (Links to an external site.) Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)
International TEFL Academy. (2011, September 22). How to assess listening in your ESL classroom (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/A-Ag69w1Hjg
· This video provides information about assessing ELLs in the adult learning classroom and will help you on the Assessment discussion.. Accessibility Statement (Links to an external site.) Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)
International TEFL Academy. (2011, September 22). Teaching reading in an ESL classroom (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/8wfH99DeKfY
· This video provides an example and ideas for teaching reading to adult ELLs. It will help you with the Teaching Reading assignment. Accessibility Statement (Links to an external site.) Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)
PCG. (2012, October 12). Teaching reading and comprehension to English learners, grades K-5. (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/s4A85oOjZW0
· This video provides an example and ideas for teaching reading to ELLs. It will help you with the Teaching Reading assignment. Accessibility Statement (Links to an external site.) Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)
