What to Do With Newcomers
May 6, 2014
Where are they
coming from?
Some are Born Here, Never Studied
Here
Some are Refugees, Others Not
Mexico
Honduras
El Salvador
Guatemala
Burma
Thailand
India
Yemen
Korea
China
Russia
Phillippines
Our Job:
Helping the Child
Survive and Succeed
in the Classroom Content--the Common Core
Acquiring and Using
the “Language Of
_______”
BUT---Some Essentials FIRST!
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Make Them Feel Welcome and Comfortable!
Tour With a Trusted Student…
Another ESL Student, Maybe?
The Necessities--Bathroom, Cafeteria, Changing Classes,
Fire Drills, Dismissal, Buses…
Buddies Throughout the Day--Greatest Fear/Most Traumatic Event, Top 5:
Eating Alone in the Cafeteria
SCHEDULE!
Double Dose/Interaction with Peers
http://wida.us/standards/eld.aspx#2007
2007
WIDA Manual:
http://wida.us/standards
/eld.aspx#2007
WIDA Can-Dos
http://wida.us/standards/CAN_DOs/
2007 WIDA Manual, p. RG-14
2007 WIDA Manual, p. RG-14
2007 WIDA Manual, p. RG-21
2007 WIDA Manual, p. RG-21
2007 WIDA Manual, p. RG-23
2007 WIDA
Manual,
p. RG-24
2012
WIDA
Manual
DPI LiveBinder of
Transformed MPIs
(Model Performance Indicators)
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play
?id=1089921&backurl=/shelf/my
Let’s Share
Some Activities & Resources
ESL Website: http://wsfcs.k12.nc.us/Page/1169
ESL Resources Livebinder: http://wsfcs.k12.nc.us/Page/83818
Act It Out Game
Go Get It Card Game
Card Game (Uno-like) with High Frequency Words
Website: Rimes and Rhymes
Google Translate App
iTranslate App: http://www.itranslateapp.com/
Google Glass
Others
Time to Explore Resources