Sentences with phrase «second language of instruction»

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Some daycare centers build in extracurricular activities or «interest stations» that are age appropriate within the day as part of the service offered to families, while others allow parents to elect to put their kid in gymnastics, karate, art or even second language instruction for an extra fee.

For individuals who speak English as a second language, not understanding some of the words on a questionnaire or not understanding the instructions may lead to a failed test even if there is no problem with the person's mind.

Migration and globalization are placing thousands of second language learners in the classrooms of teachers who lack training in language instruction.

Catherine Snow: Incorporating Rich Language in Early Education Educations Funders Researchers Initiative, November 18, 2013 «Taking on the task of improving reading skills, for all children and especially for those scoring at the bottom of the skill distribution, requires three simple things: first, we must provide all children with experiences designed to ensure a broad knowledge base and rich language before entry to kindergarten; second, we must redesign post-primary instruction to focus on discussion, analysis, critique, and synthesis; and third, we must redirect resources from testing children to assessing what is actually going on inside classrooms,» writes Professor Catherine Snow.

In a school district committed to balanced early literacy instruction, bilingualism was clearly not an impediment to the acquisition of literacy skills in a second language.

Examples of instruction like this can help students from diverse backgrounds figure out how to understand not only their first language but also their second language.

Regardless of a student's plans after high school, the curriculum should stress digital literacy, global perspectives, and second language instruction every year.

First - and second - language acquisition and linguistics, literacy instruction and assessment, culturally relevant pedagogy, curriculum development, and policy issues that influence assessment and instruction of bilingual learners.

Recently, the Annenberg Institute for School Reform highlighted a number of «asset - based» approaches to ELL instruction, including the International Charter School in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, a two - way immersion school where all students are labeled as second - language learners and help one another learn a second language.

Being aware of the stages of second - language acquisition and following these do's and don'ts can help any classroom teacher be more sure - footed in their instruction.

Please see Promise Park City Data.The growth shown in the preschool students with no second language or literacy services is an indicator that this kind of instruction and structure is possible through Kindergarten and 1st grade.

English as a second language (ESL)-- A program of instruction and services for non-English-speaking students or English learners to help them learn and succeed in school.

They haven't received rigorous instruction — and because beginning and introductory - level language and English as a Second Language classes tend to focus mostly on basic retrieval of vocabulary, many educators aren't even sure how help language learners meet rigorous standards.

Courses will examine first and second language development; second language literacy development, assessment, and instruction; successful approaches to assessing and teaching oral language and content skills including designs for differentiating instruction according to students» levels of language proficiency; and the multiple factors that influence academic achievement among this student population.

Impairment to language acquisition because of excessive noise during classroom instruction also can lead to deficits in reading skills according to a study by Evans, G. W. and Maxwell, L. First - and second - grade students exposed to chronic noise scored lower on standardized reading tests taken in quiet conditions.

This is especially important for teachers of English language learners and English as a second language teachers, who may not have had any data captured in the past if they provided additional instruction for part of a school day or week but were not the main content teacher.

Two researchers, in their work with second language learners, suggest that multimedia can be highly effective for enhancing the meanings of words.37 Their research showed that multimedia - enhanced instruction significantly narrowed the gap between English language learners and non-ELL children in knowledge of targeted words.

Two years of the same language other than English or equivalent to the second - level of high school instruction.

Sheltered Instruction and Use of the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) In the sheltered English classroom, the student is «sheltered» in learning English through the teacher's embedding of second language learning principles in the classroom.

Pull - out ESL Program in which EL students are «pulled out» of regular, mainstream classrooms for special instruction in English as a second language.

The FEAs have taken many forms, including: sheltered instruction observation protocol (SIOP) implementation in Texas; community - based equity assessment in Texas; IDRA's Focusing on Language and Academic Instructional Renewal (FLAIR) program implementation in reading in Louisiana; gender equity also in Louisiana; implementation of a multicultural framework in staff development to support student success in New Mexico; parent leadership in New Mexico; unitary status planning in Arkansas; English as a second language (ESL) classroom strategies in Arkansas; service learning in Oklahoma; and meeting civil rights requirements under the law in Oklahoma.

While it is admirable for school districts to promote bilingualism, it is truly a second - tier purpose that mainly does a disservice to the majority minority group in San Jose — the Hispanics at the expense of quality language instruction for numerous other second language groups.

All students receive core instruction (language arts, math, science, social science) through a second language with the goal of all students becoming bilingual and biliterate in both Spanish and English.

They are not receiving academic second language instruction in content areas and not necessarily developing school - based ways of thinking and modes of discourse.

Essential to sheltered instruction are teacher willingness and capacity to learn about and incorporate the prior knowledge of ELLs into instruction, to understand second language acquisition and address the linguistic needs of ELLs, to deliver comprehensible yet rigorous input, and to use spiraling and scaffolding techniques whereby every piece of information learned and every skill acquired provides the next - level substructure for building higher - order knowledge.

This brief is a review of research on effective science instruction for English language learners, as well as on the role of English language proficiency, learning in a second language, and first language knowledge in science learning.

Teaching and Research Interests: Second language acquisition and English instruction, distance learning, computer facilitated language learning, uses of technology in instruction.

See the Core Instruction Charts for an overview of the reading and language arts skills taught in each unit of second grade.

: The Colorín Colorado site is a partnership between AFT and WETA that aggregates and displays unique resources on Common Core for English as a second language (ESL) teachers, including videos of teachers collaborating on CCSS instruction for ELLs.

Barrington Community School, Woodridge, VA 11/2014 — Present Second Grade Teacher • Teach reading, language arts, social studies, mathematics, science, art and physical education to second grade students • Create and impart effective lesson plans for each subject • Develop instructional materials related to each subject and concept to be used during class instruction • Establish and maintain standards of student behavior and indulge in behavioral management duties when needed • Create and administer tests and check and grade test Second Grade Teacher • Teach reading, language arts, social studies, mathematics, science, art and physical education to second grade students • Create and impart effective lesson plans for each subject • Develop instructional materials related to each subject and concept to be used during class instruction • Establish and maintain standards of student behavior and indulge in behavioral management duties when needed • Create and administer tests and check and grade test second grade students • Create and impart effective lesson plans for each subject • Develop instructional materials related to each subject and concept to be used during class instruction • Establish and maintain standards of student behavior and indulge in behavioral management duties when needed • Create and administer tests and check and grade test papers