Use students from your “ELL Case Studies ” to discuss ELL instructional strategies. When you are discussing the case studies, assume each student is joining your classroom. Include the following in your discussion:
- What are some strategies you use to teach foundational reading skills (concepts of print, phonological awareness, phonics, and fluency) to ELLs?
- What strategies do you use for vocabulary development and student practice?
- What are some strategies you use to teach the elements of language (phonetics, phonology, morphology, lexicon, semantics, syntax, and pragmatics) to ELLs?
- How do you use Response to Intervention (RTI) or Multitiered Systems of Support (MTSS) in ELL instruction?
If possible, focus on instructional or support activities related to the assigment Examples of activities include conducting a reading mini-lesson targeting a foundational reading skill; providing vocabulary instruction and practice within a content area; creating a targeted lesson based on student data to address a discrete element of language; and administering an assessment as a part of progress monitoring.
