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std4 3 Madison Mcduffie Artifact
std4 3 Madison Mcduffie Artifact
Description
School/Classroom Setting:
The ELL student is in a collaborative classroom with 23 students. Since there are a small group of special
education students in the classroom there is a special education teacher that collaborates with me. There are
three ELL students in that class. Our school has an ESOL program and with a very small group of students.
They meet with the ESOL teacher every day for one class period in the morning.
Student Information:
I am working with a female student name Lucinda which is not her real name. She is a Spanish speaking
seventh grade student and this is her first year in an American school. Her English is very limited and she is
also very quiet, but she does well with basic computation. All students have a school issued device that they
take home with them, and she uses her device regularly--especially a digital translator. Her current
accommodations include small group, explain directions, repeat directions, oral reading of test questions, word
to word dictionary, breaks, extended time
Meeting Times:
I meet with Lucinda every day for an hour during math from about 9:25 to 10:25.
Interaction/Engagement:
I used Spanish index cards to teach the vocabulary that was used in the lesson in both English and Spanish. I
also provided a graphic organizer with visual representations of the math terms.
Objectives and Assessments
Objective
Assessment
Resources
1.
I used readingrockets.org, and specifically the section for ELL students because there is information for
teachers on supporting students in inclusive classrooms in reading. There was also blogs, research, and tips for
parents included at this site. I used this resource to get a better understanding of context and to get ideas for
teaching vocabulary.
2. I also used bankstreet.edu which provided more information about different levels of English proficiency as
well as strategies for working with ELL students. The strategies focus on individuals who are tutoring ELL
students. However, the tips could still be used by a classroom teacher, especially since there has not been much
professional development in this area at my school. I found the tips on communicating with ELL students to be
especially useful.