1. Susan Brown ELL Specialist

2.  What do you know about balanced literacy?  Take five minutes to discuss at your table.  Summarize and record your key ideas.  Share with the group.  15 minutes total

4.  Writing Mini-Lesson: 10-15 minutes  Independent Writing: 40 minutes  Sharing: 3-5 minutes  Shared Writing: 10-15 minutes ( Can occur during any content area subject)  Interactive Writing: 10-15 minutes (Can be used with a large or small group)

6. If the ESL teacher is co-teaching, she can do a mini-lessons with the classroom teacher.

7. The ESL teacher can work with a small group during independent writing to do shared writing or interactive writing.

8. The ESL teacher can confer with individual students during independent writing time.

9.  Build background for the writing.  Create a work bank to scaffold the student.  Provide resources to help the student such as thesaurus, picture dictionary, etc.  Allow the student to orally rehearse what he plans to write.

10.  Read Aloud (May occur anytime during the day)  Reading Mini-Lesson: 10-12 minutes  Independent Reading: 40 minutes  Guided Reading: 10-20 minutes  Shared Reading: 10-12 minutes ( May occur during science, social studies, or in a small group)

12.  If the ESL teacher is co-teaching, she may do a mini-lesson with the classroom teacher.

13.  The ESL teacher may work with a small group of students to do guided reading, shared reading, or a strategy group.

14.  The ESL teacher may confer with individual students during independent reading time.

15.  Word Work or Word Study is a time for students to work on phonemic awareness, phonics, and vocabulary. The ESL teacher may be asked to use a specific program. The ESL teacher can use strategies that are helpful to ELLs while implementing the program.  Word Work or Word Study can occur during small group instruction of reading or writing as well.

16.  Planning with the classroom teacher.  Shared responsibility of students.  Strategic scheduling that allows the ESL teacher to meet the needs of ELLs.  Training in the Balanced Literacy Model.  Providing intentional language instruction using SIOP strategies.

17. How can you establish a relationship with the classroom teacher? Sarah Lang will share her experience with co-teaching as a classroom teacher.

18.  Place all of your concerns on the Hot Topics Poster.  Please put your name on the back and we will get back to you.