1. STUDENT TEACHING NUGGET BUILDING CLASSROOM COMMUNITY & GAUGING THE LITERACY LEVELS IN YOUR CLASSROOM

2. 5 SENTENCES ABOUT YOURSELF 1. Em tên là Nguyễn Thị Thái H ă ̀ng. 2. Em sinh ra tại Biên Hoà, Việt Nam. 3. N ă m nay em 24 tuổi. 4. Nhà em có ba, mẹ, và hai em; một ng ươ ̀i em gai va một ng ươ ̀i em trai. 5. Gia đ ình em đ ã đ ịnh c ư tai Hoa Kỳ h ơ n 20 n ă m. My name is Thai-Hang Nguyen. I was born in Bien Hoa, Viet Nam. I am 24 years old. I have a father, mother, and two siblings; a younger sister and a younger brother. My family immigrated to the United States more than 20 years ago.

3. OTHER CLASSES Ask students to write a short essay about themselves Provide a check list of requirements you want in their essay Grade for completion not quality, it’s okay if they don’t actually write it in a essay formate Have students share it with the class

4. Check List Where you were born? Where your family is from? A funny story about you? Future careers/goals Etc. etc.. ……

5. VOCABULARY BOARDS/CHARTS

6. RATIONALE “Oral proficiency and literacy in the first language can be used to facilitate literacy development in English.” “…home language experiences can have a positive impact on literacy achievement.” And other language acquisition theory… August, D., Shanahan, T., & Escamilla, K. (2009). English Language Learners: Developing Literacy In Second-Language Learners—Report Of The National Literacy Panel On Language-Minority Children And Youth. Journal of Literacy Research, 41(4), 432-452.