Transcript Modifying Worsheets, Study Materials, Essays and Tests for

Modifying Worksheets, Study
Materials, Essays and Tests
for ELL Students
by Christine Scheid
WORKSHEETS
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Highlight
Options
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Underline
clues
WORKSHEETS
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Eliminate
choices
WORKSHEETS
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Shorten length
WORKSHEETS
1) Use chapter
questions or
comprehension
check
questions from
teacher’s
manual
STUDY MATERIALS
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Use books on tape
and recordings that
accompany content
reading
STUDY MATERIALS
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Make your own
recordings of books
and content reading
Who can do this?
 Students
 Volunteers
 Family members
STUDY MATERIALS
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How is it done?
 Speak slowly
 Use music
 Commercially
produced is less
effective
STUDY MATERIALS
• Visit this site:
www.littleexplorers.com
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Dictionary quizzes
Graphic organizers
Vocabulary maps
Alternative worksheets
TESTS
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Give tests orally
 Arrange for a
bilingual
student/parent to
interpret oral test
TESTS
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Simplify the
language you use
in the directions
and test questions.
 Eliminate words
 Give straightforward
commands
TESTS
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Offer writing
prompts or
cloze
versions
of essays.
TESTS
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Encourage use of
the index and
pictures in the
book.
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Put page #s next to
the question.
TESTS
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Test/grade only
the specific skill
or concept –
don’t test
language
TESTS
1) It’s not a crime to…
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Give clues.
Recast the question to allow for multiple choice or
yes/no answers.
Divide word bank portions into 2 smaller sections.
Tailor the test to your student’s acquisition level.
Helpful Websites for Vocabulary
www.Googleimage.com
www.unitedstreaming.com
www.littleexplorers.com
http://www.vocabularya-z.com/
Has a vocabulary lesson generator. Sign up for a free trial month.
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/grade_level_help.htm
Many useful interactive websites for different skills by grade level.
http://www.vocabulary.com
http://www.scholastic.com/kids/homework/maggie_science.htm
Has games labeling science vocabulary.
http://www.brainpop.com
This site features comic videos explaining different topics.
Useful Resources
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The More-Than-Just-Surviving Handbook: ESL for Every Classroom
Teacher, Barbara Law and Mary Eckes.
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Meeting the Needs of Second Language Learners: An Educator’s Guide,
Judith Lessow-Hurley.
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Reading, Writing, and Learning in ESL: A Resource book for K-12
Teachers, Suzanne F. Peregoy and Owen F. Boyle.
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Classroom Instruction that Works with English Language Learners, Jane D.
Hill and Kathleen M. Flynn.
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“What Can You Do to Help the ELL in Your Classroom? Effective
Classroom Strategies,” handbook compiled by Melissa Moe, CESA #11.