Oral Language and English Language Learners

Learning a new language requires students to develop the ability to accurately pronounce words which can be a daunting task! The development of oral language has proven to be closely related to reading and writing development. By encouraging the development of oral language skills through fun and engaging activities, ELL's are provided with the tools and skills necessary to converse confidently with peers and engage in meaningful interactions within the classroom (CTW, Ch 7).

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ELL students face an additional challenge compared to their native speaking peers. By providing additional support to these students, they are provided with an equal opportunity to develop and thrive within a literacy program. By providing these students with supportive partners, technology to assist them, and ample opportunities to practice their writing, they can acquire important skills that will benefit their overall literacy development. (Ch. 11).

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Instruction: Providing a supportive and inclusive learning environment to all students is clearly demonstrated as an integral aspect to effective literacy instruction in CTW. Activities such as this one not only build a sense of community, it also allows provides opportunities to encourage oral language development among ELLs.

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Instruction: While this might seem daunting to students in the early stages of oral language proficiency, this activity could be a great way to engage students once they are comfortable getting up in front of the class. This provides a fun and meaningful opportunity for students to practice their oral language skills which will benefit their overall literacy development (Balanced Literacy Diet Website).

In order to foster an inclusive and equitable learning environment teachers need to make adaptations to ensure that all students receive the support they need. Pages 240-241 provide 10 great examples of ways you can adjust your educational approaches to support students learning English.

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Eunice Jang, a professor at the University of Toronto, offers valuable insight into effective ELL assessment and instruction. With a focus on providing culturally sensitive assessments to students, Jang provides a theoretical explanation of language proficiency. Through one of her courses, she emphasizes the importance of using the students native languages and also demonstrates the linguistic advantages associated with being multilingual (Jang, 2014).

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Masks can be a great prop to provide to ELL students to increase their level of comfort during oral speaking exercises. According to CTW p. 141, ELL students may feel less self-conscious when they have a physical barrier between them and the audience. Acting out stories could be done with much more confidence using masks.

Providing opportunities for ELL's to feel confident and successful is an important aspect of fostering their oral language development. A classroom full of rich linguistic interactions can be a great starting point to meet the needs of your students. Providing additional support to ELL's and differentiating instruction are described throughout CTW as being an integral aspect to inclusive literacy instruction.

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Instruction: Providing ELL's with opportunities to engage in conversations is a great way to encourage their oral development skills. They can practice pronunciations and phrases that they already know while also listening to what is generated by fellow students. A great collaborative game to build confidence.

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Instruction: Storytelling can be a great way to encourage oral development among ELL. This creates an informal setting for students to develop an understanding of the oral components of the English language.

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Instruction: According to Eunice Jang, an expert in assessing ELL's, students benefit from casual interactions amongst their peers. This interaction increases their social confidence and assists in their conversational language proficiency (Jang, 2014)

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Assessment: This literacy game can be used as a means to informally assess ELL students within the classroom. By providing students with the opportunity to play an engaging game you can effectively assess their oral language and vocabulary abilities in a casual, stress-free context

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This video provides a contextualized example of the stages of language development for ELL's. Understanding that ELL's progress through different stages of language proficiency is integral to fully understanding the needs of your students. This video can be useful to guide informal assessment techniques and also demonstrates the complex and progressive nature of second language acquisition.

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Instruction: This is a great resource that consists of the phonological patterns of the English Language Learner. Being aware of these patterns can further assist in your instruction to provide effective instruction to ELL students.

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This infographic highlights key elements of support that should be provided to ELL's. While these strategies could be useful for all students, it provides a quick visual reminder of simple ways you can adjust your instruction to cater to the needs of your students.

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Instruction: This word wall of homophones could serve as an effective means to teach and provide access to a variety of words that have the potential to confuse a non-native English speaker.