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Welcome to TELL
Syllabus: Developing Second Language Literacy
Explanation of the Template
Total Points
Session 1: Analyzing My Literacy Background
LA 1.1 Understanding My Literacy Background and Practices
LA 1.2 Expanding the Definition of Literacy
LA 1.3 Exploring Literacy through TELL Tools
LA 1.4 Assessing for Literacy Development
HW 1.1 Implementing and Reflecting on My Literacy Practices
HW 1.2 Investigating Knowledge about Literacy Development
HW 1.3 Revisiting WIDA Performance Definitions
HW 1.4 Using First Language Acquisition in Current Educational Practices
HW 1.5 Understanding My Final Project
Session 2: Increasing Awareness of Language, Literacy, and Power
LA 2.1 Discussing Literacy Development
LA 2.2 Connecting Cross-Linguistic Transfer and Literacy
LA 2.3 Literacy Profiles
LA 2.4 Makoto's Literacy Profile
HW 2.1 Implementing and Reflecting on My Literacy Practices
HW 2.2 Designing a Literacy-Focused Classroom
HW 2.3 Final Project Work for Unit Revision
HW 2.4 More and Less Proficient ELL Student's Literacy Profiles
HW 2.5 Integrating Ideas from Jim Cummins and Attention to Literacy
Session 3: Designing a Literacy-Focused Classroom
LA 3.1 Reviewing Final Project and Literacy Profile
LA 3.2 Evaluating Literacy Richness and Standards for Effective Pedagogy
LA 3.3 Examining Literacy Guidelines
LA 3.4 Planning Lessons that Build Learners' Literacy
HW 3.1 Implementing and Reflecting on My Literacy Practices
HW 3.2 Unit Goals for ELLs' Literacy Profiles
HW 3.3 Final Project Work for Unit Revision
HW 3.4 Using Video Segment 7.1 to Learn about Vocabulary
HW 3.5 Reading a Dense Text Using a Double Entry Journal
HW 3.6 Bring a Text for Your Unit Plan
Session 4: Building Knowledge of Academic Language
LA 4.1 Characteristics of Academic Language
LA 4.2 Effectively Teaching Academic Vocabulary and Language
LA 4.3 Selecting Academic Vocabulary and Language to Teach
LA 4.4 Planning to Teach Vocabulary
HW 4.1 Implementing and Reflecting on My Literacy Practices
HW 4.2 Planning for Teaching Vocabulary in my Unit
HW 4.3 Gathering Resources for Revising a Unit Plan
HW 4.4 Learning about Comprehension and the Role of Text Structure
HW 4.5 Identifying Readings in My Unit Plan
HW 4.6 Deepening Understanding of Literacy Guidelines for ELs
Session 5: Assisting Students in Understanding and Constructing Texts
LA 5.1 Accumulating Knowledge for Promoting Literacy Development
LA 5.2: Center 1: (Teacher Center) Utilizing the Literacy Guidelines for ELs
LA 5.3 Center 2: Building on and Developing Oral Language
LA 5.4: Center 3: Text Structures and Text Features in Literacy Instructon
LA 5.5 Center 4: Modeling Good Reading Strategies
LA 5.6: Center 5: Selecting a Text with Purpose
LA 5.7 Consolidating Knowledge for Supporting EL Literacy
HW 5.1 Implementing and Reflecting on My Practice
HW 5.2 Planning for Teaching Reading in My Unit
HW 5.3 Writing Instruction Guidelines
HW 5.4 Examining Process Writing
HW 5.5 Writing Instruction for ELLs (Wright)
HW 5.6 Identifying Writings for My Unit Plan
Session 6: Intentionally Teaching Writing in Content Area Instruction
LA 6.1 Teaching Effective Writing Practices
LA 6.2 Connecting Reading to Writing
LA 6.3 Creating Authentic Writing Opportunities
LA 6.4 Process Writing and Writer's Workshop
LA 6.5 Partner Debrief: Consolidating Knowledge of ELL Writing Instruction
HW 6.1 Implementing and Reflecting on My Literacy Practice
HW 6.2 Planning for Teaching Writing in My Unit
HW 6.3 Creating Equity in Literacy Teaching Practices
Session 7: Critiquing, Reviewing, Editing, Revising My Unit Plan
LA 7.1 Center 1 (Teacher Center): Aligning Objective and Assessments
LA 7.2 Center 2: Responding to ELs Language and Literacy Development through Input and Interaction
LA 7.3 Center 3: Building Academic Language and Literacy
LA 7.4 Center 4: Attending to Writing Instruction
LA 7.5 Center 5: Attending to Equity through the Standards for Effective Pedagogy
LA 7.6 Preparing My Explanatory Document and Revising My Final Project
HW 7.1 Implementing and Reflecting on my Literacy Practice
HW 7.2 Completing the Final Project
HW 7.3 Reviewing What I Know about Teaching to Improve
Session 8: Sharing My Learning
LA 8.1 Presenting My Knowledge of the Literacy Guidelines for ELs
LA 8.2 Sharing an Exemplar of Designing Lessons to Promote ELs' Literacy Development
LA 8.3 Making a Commitment to My Best-Loved Self as Teacher

LA 4.1 Characteristics of Academic Language

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Learning Outcome Pedagogical Intent Student Position

Utilize knowledge and skills to construct learning environments that support development of English language proficiency: literacy, academic, and cognitive development. (footnote language and definition)

Assessment: 25 pts.

TA: 50 Minutes

Teachers can use their understanding of the characteristics and importance of students' development of academic language to guide their planning and teaching. 

Students have inventoried their literacy practices, developed principles for creating literacy rich and literacy focused classroom. Now they explore the characteristics of acdemic language.

Instructions

Instructions:

  1. Discuss in heterogenous groups of 4-5 (elementary/secondary) the characteristics of academic language presented in the article Words as Tools from HW 3.5. Discuss the following questions:
    • What did you learn from reading the article that you want to implement in your language and literacy teaching practices?
    • What are your favorite quotes from the article that you could use to inspire your students to foster word consciousness? (Fostering word awareness means having an awareness and interest in words and their meanings.)
    • What are the definitions of these characteristics of academic language?
    • Why are they important for elementary and secondary teachers to understand?
    • How can they be attended to in the literacy teaching practices of elementary and secondary education professionals?
  2. Create a document that lists each of the following Characteristics of Academic Language  and they provides a definition or description of each:

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