Hello, colleagues! I am Gin Hodge, NCCAT News Early Grades Literacy Specialist, joining you this evening from gorgeous Ocracoke Island! #Together4ELs

A1) MLs need robust instructional activities that provide focused and extended language input that prompts output with opportunities for discussion. A few of the activities include word sorts (especially during a small group setting), word mapping, & vocab games. #Together4ELs

A1) One instructional activity is “example/non-example.” When teaching the word frigid the teacher tells the students to respond with “brrrr” if the place might be described as frigid. If not, don’t say anything. Antarctica / Florida / Canada in January / Mexico. #Together4ELs

A2) It is fun to have students dress up as “rock stars” to celebrate their rock star reading status! I used to have a reading celebration when we finished a class novel as a read-aloud. Students can make a “book jacket” with a summary and illustrations. #Together4ELs

A3) Our ML students may lack writing experience but they have real-life experiences and it is great for them to write about their world before they are expected to write about a new subject. Do not overcorrect. Celebrate small victories. #Together4ELs

A3) Use pre-writing scaffolds through simple models based on mentor texts. When offering suggestions, pls focus on one skill at a time. Create opportunities for collaborative writing so MLs can see it from a child’s point of view and not just the teacher modeling. #Together4ELs

A4) Frog Example: Let’s start with a “cloze” picture of a science or SS topic such as a frog. Give the students a labeled diagram of a frog but leave several of the labels blank. Show the completed frog diagram on a screen and ask the students to fill in the rest #Together4ELs

A4) Frog Example Cont’d: Read aloud more info. about frogs and have them add to their diagram. Encourage the addition of descriptive words as well. A great next step is to create an “alpha-box” with squares on a piece of paper for each letter. You can clump XYZ. #Together4ELs

A4) Frog Example Final: As more information is learned from reading text, watching videos, etc., add words to the “alpha-box”. The students can use the information from the “alpha-box” to “quick write” an informational paragraph about frogs. #Together4ELs

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