After providing a brief overview of the ESL standards and assessment documents, panelists interact with the audience and discuss how the standards have been implemented in programs in their states and districts. Topics include curriculum development and implementation, alignment to state and districts content standards, and assessment instruments. Using examples from Voices in Literature and Making Connections, presenters will demonstrate the use of progressive writing instruction, anchored in literature, to develop students' abilities to respond to texts from a variety of genres and to use standard English skillfully. Handouts will include lesson plans and resource list. The materials include the presenter's script, transparency masters, participants' handouts, and a 34-minute video of exemplary secondary content classrooms.
Instructional strategies are practical and appropriate for secondary content and students.
In addition, the plays stimulate student creativity, encourage natural language use, and build self-confidence. You'll see how easy video can be used with print materials as a stimulus for students learning English in the classroom. These participants will discuss methods of developing high-interest materials for secondary students learning English overseas. A theoretical model demonstrating four components of CALP and the three stages of CALP acquisition is presented. Hands-on lessons to accelerate the development of CALP and of academic writing are demonstrated.