Gale Klotsko, August 2011 CTE Conference Workshop

Students have a hard enough time learning our course content…… Now imagine if they were learning English at the same time….. Gale Klotsko, August 2011 CTE Conference Workshop

Why English is Hard to Learn (Author Unknown) We’ll begin with BOX, the plural is BOXES— But the plural of OX is never OXES. One fowl is a GOOSE, and two are called GEESE; Yet the plural of MOOSE is not MEESE. You may find a lone MOUSE or a nest of MICE, But the plural of HOUSE is HOUSES, not HICE. If the plural of MAN is always MEN, Why shouldn’t the plural of PAN be called PEN? If I speak of a FOOT and you show me two FEET, And I give you a BOOT— would a pair be called BEET? If one is a TOOTH and a whole set are called TEETH, Why shouldn’t the plural of BOOTH be BEETH? If the singular is THIS and the plural is THESE, Then the plural of KISS surely should be KEESE. We speak of a BROTHER and also of BRETHREN; But though we say MOTHER, we never say METHREN. The masculine pronouns are HE, HIS and HIM; But imagine the feminine: SHE, SHIS and SHIM! Gale Klotsko, August 2011 CTE Conference Workshop

SO….. WHAT IS A TEACHER TO DO? Gale Klotsko, August 2011 CTE Conference Workshop

 Tap-A-Word  Zip-Around  Jigsaw  Inside-Outside Circle  Hear-a-Word Gale Klotsko, August 2011 CTE Conference Workshop

 Reading  Listening  Speaking  Sharing &  Socializing Gale Klotsko, August 2011 CTE Conference Workshop ……All necessary tasks to help them learn and practice English!

Tap-A-Word Gale Klotsko, August 2011 CTE Conference Workshop

Gale Klotsko, August 2011 CTE Conference Workshop Use movement to help remember. Try It! Say your NAME, SCHOOL, & SOMETHING ABOUT YOURSELF. Add a movement to help us remember. Tap-A-Word

Zip-Around Gale Klotsko, August 2011 CTE Conference Workshop

Gale Klotsko, August 2011 CTE Conference Workshop Use card with an Answer & a Question. Try It! One person begins by asking their question. The person with the answer on their card gives it. They then ask their question. This continues until all questions & answers have been used. Zip-Around

Jigsaw Gale Klotsko, August 2011 CTE Conference Workshop

Gale Klotsko, August 2011 CTE Conference Workshop Split up your “homegroup”. Try It! Count off 1-4. All same #’s meet and review information. Return to your homegroup and share what each of you have learned. Jigsaw

Inside- Outside Circle Gale Klotsko, August 2011 CTE Conference Workshop

Gale Klotsko, August 2011 CTE Conference Workshop Create an inside circle and an outside circle. Try It! Inside circle faces person in outside circle. Inside person has an index card and asks a question. Outside person answers. Move the outside circle to the right one. Continue until everyone has gone around once. Inside-Outside Circle

Hear- A- Word Gale Klotsko, August 2011 CTE Conference Workshop

Gale Klotsko, August 2011 CTE Conference Workshop Want your students to listen while reading is happening? Try It! Provide an item (snack, candy, closed bag) to be passed “left” when they hear a word and “right” when they hear another word. More than one item can be passed. Person left holding the bag at the end of the reading gets to keep it! Hear-A-Word

If you enjoyed learning these strategies today, I highly recommend the George Mason University SLATE course offered for FREE in the county! There is a section for elementary, middle, and high school teachers. The SLATE course will teach you more than these few strategies. Learn in depth about what your ELL students are facing and thinking and how you can help! Visit the Course Catalogue today! Gale Klotsko, August 2011 CTE Conference Workshop