1. ELAA (English Language Acquisition for Adults) and the challenges Test Anxiety Supplemental Instruction Identifying and using resources  Library  Internet  Faculty/Assoc. Fac.  Tutoring Plagiarism Sigi3

2. ELAA’s may not have sufficiently developed oral language communication skills in social and personal contexts in their primary language and/or in English ELAAs may not be able to use the rules of oral and written language that apply to English as you know it

3.  Instructional strategies for promoting, building, and sustaining rich vocabulary in meaningful contexts  Activities that allow ELAAs to make personal connections with what they hear and read to written language  Opportunities for ELAAs to hear and see words in multiple reading and writing contexts  And, practice reading and writing

4.  They need daily experiences in listening and speaking English:  Use listening and speaking activities including: read- alouds, songs, poems, and newspapers.  Use pictures, and props if necessary to make the meaning clear and develop a vocabulary list.  Strategy Example: Use a life experiences, comments, and questions to help them expand meaning. Adult learners need to know their life experiences are valuable to their continued learning as they were foundations to grow from.

5.  Create concept cards that illustrate in-depth word meanings; also make a personal thesaurus, and keep word journals  After using vocabulary strategies such as word mapping, identify word in textual context. Match word with primary language word, if possible  Act, draw, dramatize emotional words and phrases  Use Frayer vocabulary model; teach how to use a glossary  Walk through the school, do a proper noun search and discuss objects, realia, etc  Encourage students to make personal representation and connection to new words/concepts, encourage appropriate internet use  Incorporate and use vocabulary building in ALL content areas, make vocabulary instruction intentional; display synonym/antonym graphic organizers

6.  Use story mapping/story grammar and graphic organizers to teach structure as well as content  Utilize “jigsaw activities” where students become experts and share meaning with peers  Add visualization to the process of summarizing, clarifying, questioning, and predicting  Use group comprehension building: turn and talk with your neighbor, think-pair-share, QAR, etc  Try thinking and verbalizing out loud strategies  Be intentional in teaching picture cures, titles, captions, repeated readings, gloss notes, and conversations: Before, During, and After reading

7. Objectives 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 Objectives 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6

8.  Why do we have test anxiety?  What can be done about it?  What do I need to do before I start the test?  Does it really make a difference?  What do I do during the test?  What do I do if I fail a test????????  Be sure you understand the scoring rules!

9.  Effective test taking techniques.  Where do I find key information?  What is key information?  Using reading strategies.  What is the key to answering short answer questions?????? (Sometimes you are given the option of picking one question to answer)

10.  What are the hints to answering multiple choice questions?  Matching the words to answer a question.  Fill in the blank kind of questions.  Is there an easy way to write the dreaded “essay”?  What makes you think this will work for me?

11. OBJECTIVE FOUR Test taking behaviors that will help you succeed How to let go of test anxiety Deep breathing Rest How to reduce anxiety Don’t panic Read carefully

12.  Practice, practice, practice.  Very important review the rules for writing, stuff like, commas, usage and placement, sentence structure, and punctuation  Start with simple math exercises and work up to the harder stuff. Ask for practice materials  Science, pretty much the same thing. Start simple but practice makes perfect

13. The most important person for you to get to know is your Academic Counselor who can be found in the Student Services Office Get to know who is who on campus. They will gladly help you find whatever services you need in support of your educational journey Get a map of the campus lay out Ask questions of the Student Support people, they are your lifeline to success Pick up brochures, flyers, and any other material you see that might effect your program. Catalogs, schedules, student rights, all will help you make the adjustment to the college scene Forms to request help are available in many places, just ask for them The most important person for you to get to know is your Academic Counselor who can be found in the Student Services Office Get to know who is who on campus. They will gladly help you find whatever services you need in support of your educational journey Get a map of the campus lay out Ask questions of the Student Support people, they are your lifeline to success Pick up brochures, flyers, and any other material you see that might effect your program. Catalogs, schedules, student rights, all will help you make the adjustment to the college scene Forms to request help are available in many places, just ask for them

14. Library Internet Faculty/Supplemental Instruction Associate Faculty Group Tutoring Identifying and using resources

15.  First line of defense is your full time resident faculty

16. Learning Assistance Center  Peer Group Tutoring sessions  Use the resources within your computer  Spell Check  Sentence Structure  Dual Screen  Some annotated Text reference books

17. What is plagiarism & why is it important? How can students avoid plagiarism? How to recognize acceptable & unacceptable plagiarism Strategies for avoiding plagiarism Terms you need to know Interactive Tutorials Citation, Citation, Citation!  MCC Library Plagiarism tools page 2009

18. APA American Psychological Association MLA Modern Language Associate Chicago / Turabian

19.  With Sigi3: **Explore your work-related values, interests, and skills **Develop an educational and career plan that is right for you **Access the latest information on jobs and how to prepare for them **Explore transfer options, two or four-year deg

20.  MCC Student Handbook, Tutoring Handbook, Policy and Procedures all on-line at www.Mohave.edu  Materials for ELAA adapted from http://cnx.org/content/m17321/latest/ http://cnx.org/content/m17321/latest/  Materials for ELAA adapted from www.reading.org/.../Teaching_ ELAA _English- LanguageLiteracy_Acquisition_Students_in_Early_Literacy _Contexts.sflb.ashx www.reading.org/.../Teaching_ ELAA _English- LanguageLiteracy_Acquisition_Students_in_Early_Literacy _Contexts.sflb.ashx  College Reading and Language Assoc.: Tutor Training Handbook, (CRLA), 2003, Deese-Roberts, CRLA KS.  Study Skills: in Practice, 1996, Deem, Houghton Mifflin, Dallas  Essential: Study Skills, 1997, Wong, Houghton Mifflin, New York