Storyboard Paper to Practice: Using the TESOL Standards in the classroom Susan Penton EESL 650 – Summer 2014 May 31, 2014 Storyboard • “Language is woven into the • TESOL Standard #1 fabric of instruction.” • English language • Language is what we use to learners (ELLs) teach – speaking communicate for • Language is what we use to social, learn – reading & intercultural, and listening instructional • Language is what our purposes within the students use to school setting. demonstrate what they know - writing Storyboard • Social and Intercultural language... • used in face-to-face interactions in a school setting. • necessary to participate in class • asking for directions or assistance • learning to follow rules and directions • understanding how and when to complete an assignment • often used during recess, in the hallways, and outside of school. Storyboard • Instructional (academic) language • the language necessary for success in school • Receptive skills: listening and reading • Productive skills: speaking and writing • includes vocabulary and grammar • Everyday vocabulary can take on a whole new meaning in the classroom. • “table” multiplication tables water table Storyboard • TESOL standards #2,#5 • communicate ideas, information & concepts in language arts & social studies. • hyperbole, simile, proofread, summarize • relief map, judicial branch, political party • TESOL standards #3,#4 • communicate ideas, information & concepts in science & math. • cell, lab report, hypothesis • ratio, greater than, divided by, goes into, product Storyboard • Language proficiency is dependent on both in and out – of - school experiences. • Simplify and support (with visuals, peers, L1 when appropriate) • Both social & academic language is necessary for academic success. • Academic language proficiency provides a path to academic success. • Content-based instruction helps develop academic language proficiency. • L1 academic proficiency facilitates the acquisition of academic English language proficiency. Storyboard