English as a second language (ESL) : guide to implementation kindergarten to grade 9 PDF
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UniversityofAlbertaLibrary 1620 2469073 5 AS A Second Language Guide to Implementation Kindergarten to Grade 9 ^Ibcrra 2007 EDUCATION Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from University of Alberta Libraries http://archive.org/details/engsecondlangkto907albe UniversityofAlbertaLibra 1620 2469073 5 A S Second Language Guide to Implementation Kindergarten to Grade 9 /dlberra 2007 EDUCATION Ex LlBRIS Universitatis Albertensis / Second Language Guide to Implementation Kindergarten to Grade 9 2007 — — ALBERTA EDUCATION CATALOGUING IN PUBLICATION DATA Alberta. Alberta Education. Learning and Teaching Resources Branch. English as a second language (ESL) guide to implementation : kindergarten to grade 9. ISBN 978-0-7785-6389-1 — — 1. Education Alberta Curricul—a. 2. En—glish language Study and teaching (Elementary) Alberta Foreign speakers. — — 3. English language Study and teachin—g (Secondary) Alberta Foreign speakers. 4. English language Study and teaching — — (Elementary)—Alberta. 5. English language— Study and teaching (Secondary) Alberta. 6. English language Study and teaching as — a second language Alberta. I. Title. PE1128.A2.A333 2007 372.6521 Forfurther information, contact: ijtN A PDF version ofthis resource is *&> available on the Alberta Education Web Learning and Teaching Resources Branch site at 8th Floor, 44 Capital Boulevard 10044 -108 Street NW http://education.alberta.ca/teachers/co m/esl/resources.aspx Edmonton, Alberta T5J 5E6 Telephone: 780-427-2984 in Edmonton or toll-free in Alberta by dialing 310-0000 Copies of this resource are available for Fax: 780-422-0576 purchase from the Learning Resources Centre. Order online at www.lrc.education.gov.ab.ca/ or telephone 780-427-2767. Several Web sites are listed in this document. These sites are listed as a service only to identify potentially useful ideas for teaching and learning. The responsibility to evaluate these sites rests with the user. The primary audience forthis document is: s Teachers / Administrators Students Parents Copyright©2007, the Crown in Right ofAlberta, as represented by the Minister of Education. Alberta Education, Learning and Teaching Resources Branch, 10044 - 108 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T5J 5E6. Every effort has been made to provide proper acknowledgement oforiginal sources. If cases are identified where this has not been done, please notify Alberta Education so appropriate corrective action can be taken. Permission is given by the copyright owner to reproduce this document, or any part thereof, for educational purposes and on a nonprofit basis, with the exception of materials cited forwhich Alberta Education does not own copyright. UNIVERSITY LIBRARY UNIVERSITY Of ALBERTA > ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Alberta Education gratefully acknowledges the many teachers, other individuals and groups who contributed to the writing and/or provided suggestions, feedback and validation over the course of the development of the English as a Second Language (ESL) Guide to Implementation, Kindergarten to Grade 9. Learning and Teaching Resources Branch staff involved in the development, production and distribution ofthis guide include: Raja Panwar Director Stella Shrum Acting Director Greg Bishop Assistant Director, Resource Development Jennifer Jackson Program Manager, Primary Programs and ESL Kim Blevins Document Production Coordinator Esther Yong Desktop Publishing Dianne Moyer Desktop Publishing Sandra Mukai Copyright ESL Guide to Implementation (K-9) Acknowledgements / iii tAlberta Education. Alberta, Canada 2007 ESL Guide to Implementation (K-9) jv / 2007 ©Alberta Education, Alberta, Canada TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 ± Understanding ESL Learning Defining English as a Second Language 1 Purpose of the Guide 2 ESL Students in Alberta 3 ESL Policy and Funding 4 Learning English as a Second Language 6 Understanding Second Language Learning 7 Factors Influencing Second Language Learning 9 Developing Communicative Competence 10 The ESL Learning Team 12 CHAPTER 2 21 Getting Started Intake Procedures 21 I Welcoming New Students 24 Initial Assessment 26 The Adjustment Period 31 CHAPTER 3 35 Establishing the ESL Program Cultural Considerations 35 ESL Students with Special Education Needs 37 Comprehensive ESL Program Delivery 38 Organizing for Instruction 40 Models of Program Delivery 43 Models of Language Instruction 46 Characteristics of Second Language Learning 49 Creating a Successful ESL Environment 52 CHAPTER 4 63 Teaching and Learning Strategies Identifying the Literacy / Language Levels of Individual Students 63 Integrating Language and Content 75 Other ESL Teaching Strategies 84 > ESL Guide to Implementation (K-9) Table of Contents / v 'Alberta Education, Alberta, Canada 2007 Lesson and Activity Ideas 91 • Level 1: Pre-beginner 91 • Level 2: Beginner 93 98 • Level 3: Intermediate • Level 4: Advanced 105 107 Strategies for Students with Special Needs *" ESL Students and Technology in the Classroom CHAPTER 5 119 Differentiated Instruction for ESL Students Introduction to Differentiated Instruction 119 Differentiating Content 121 Differentiating Process 123 Differentiating Product 128 CHAPTER 6 133 Assessment of ESL Students Assessment of ESL Students 133 Principles of ESL Assessment 135 Assessment Tools 141 ESL Evaluation 147 Reporting ESL Students' Learning to Parents 148 APPENDICES 153 Appendix 1: Personal Profile 155 Appendix 2: Understanding Cultural Differences in Student Behaviour 157 Appendix 3: General Language Characteristics of ESL Students 159 Appendix 4: Learning Strategies 165 Appendix 5: Graphic Organizers 169 Appendix 6: Sample List of Text Forms 207 Appendix 7: Vocabulary Tools 209 Appendix 8: Examples of General Accommodations 211 BIBLIOGRAPHY 213 INDEX 223 vi / Table ofContents ESL Guide to Implementation (K-9) 2007 ©Alberta Education, Alberta, Canada
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