ELL Notes from Urban Sites NWP Conference Some notes from Urban Sites Conference in Savannah Georgia.

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Reading/Writing Connection

The teaching wedge - a pie shaped self assessment tool that one labels on the outside and measures on a 0 to 10 scale with a dot or X. The center of wheel is 0. The outer edge is 10.

Tattle Notes notes are placed in box News for the Day Alphabet Book with Photos and Student Word and Sentence and photo. Slang of the Day - Saying and picture. List of Proverbs http://www.rong-chang.com/ppverbs.htm Build vocabulary.

Webbies - Publishing books with templates. Bilingual templates http://www.realebooks.com

Storyboard

Student Publications

Tell Me a Story Important moments in life.

When We Were Little - (form based on childrens book by Jamie Lee Curtiss) Picture and text of what

America is ... another topic book with drawings and text

Moods theme book - I feel _________ when ......

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Theme - Family, Friends and Relationships Vocabulary Across the curriuclum Find out Backround experiences Art is important - built in accross the Curriculum puppit and Skits are used to build esl skills

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Assessments - one to one conferences. Standardized test preparation is oral versus written.

Children like talking about their work versus write about it.

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It is important to develop trust . Buddy Reading Support thier English Growth

Chalk Board stories (strategy) student or group story

Teacher questions student or students to get content.

First visit? What pictures did you have in your head. What did you on Friday. What did you see?

How is Savannah different from where you come from. Would you ever want to liver here.

Students Copy down. (Example of Chalkboard story. ) Christine flew in to Savannah Thursday night. This is her first time in Savannah. Before she got here, she thought it would be very warm. She heard about the lovely, old buildings and the squares. On Friday, she waled for about 3 hours and saw the rivers. She sat in the squares. She says people here are less rushed. The pace is slower.

One Minute Monologue , see handout
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