Week 5:ELL


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Week 1: Assignment 1: ELA Instruction

English language arts is one of the most important skills that students will learn in their school years. It encompasses reading, writing, language, speaking, listening and language. These are the five basics which are necessary to survive socially and intellectually in the world out there. The common core standards enumerate clear goals for each of these components.  All five skills listed above are all connected and interdependent on each other. Reading requires the student to have good language skills. When a student reads it is important to make sure they have proper comprehension. How do we do that? Through assessments. During assessment, we have students speak or write. Writing skills depend on reading skills. If a child doesn't read well, they probably won't write well either. All in all, these skills are very important to ensure literacy success in students.
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Week 1: Assignment 2: Lesson Critique

Learning outcomes: The students are supposes to become better readers through this lesson. I think that by reading a book and looking for phrases to transfer to a poem it helps them learn about genres, but it may take away from the focus of the original book. The teacher reads the book to the class first without looking for phrases so that will help the comprehension of the book and only then will they learn about poems, which is great. Learning activities: This is a group activity where the students share their thoughts in a group setting and then perform. This is great for the speaking part of the common core standards. Instructional grouping: This is a class project. The students as a group are volunteering verses for the poem and then the class performs as a group. Group-work is great, however the teacher had to ensure that everyone's voices are being heard and that everyone os contributing and feels a part of the project. Instructional procedures: The teacher models first and ...
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