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Ten Ways to Make the Methods WORK in Kindergarten Presented By: Heidi Rochin ELD Consultant and Trainer

Ten Ways to Make the Methods WORK in Kindergarten Presented By: Heidi Rochin ELD Consultant and Trainer. Objectives. By the end of the session, participants will be able to: Provide a solid verbal rationale for grammar-based ELD methods in the early primary grades;

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Ten Ways to Make the Methods WORK in Kindergarten Presented By: Heidi Rochin ELD Consultant and Trainer

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  1. Ten Ways to Make the Methods WORK in KindergartenPresented By:Heidi RochinELD Consultant and Trainer

  2. Objectives By the end of the session, participants will be able to: • Provide a solid verbal rationale for grammar-based ELD methods in the early primary grades; • Explain the importance of implementing the Key Language Acceleration Principles in grades K-2; • List ten ways to make full and vibrant use of the grammar-based ELD methods in kindergarten.

  3. Importance of the Key Language Acceleration Principles in the Early Primary Grades

  4. #1: LEVELED GROUPS FOR LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION • Group together students of a similar language proficiency level • Allows teachers to tailor-fit the language • instruction to the students’ needs • Develop more precise language objectives • Plan a more effective language lesson • Consolidate support materials • Focus on certain students • Assess growth and progress more easily • Allows students more opportunities to produce language… • Increased production = Acceleration of language learning!

  5. #2: CLEAR LANGUAGE OBJECTIVE • Teacher and student know what aspect of the English language they are expected to master. • Specific Aspect of Language

  6. 5 Aspects of Language PHONOLOGY: Sounds SEMANTICS: Vocabulary Word Meanings MORPHOLOGY: Affixes (Word Parts) Verb Tenses LEXICON: Vocabulary Word Bank SYNTAX: Word Order Rules

  7. Students produce in complete sentences at all times Apply and practice syntax (word order) rules Key to comprehension & the quick and efficient learning of new vocabulary! #3: COMPLETE SENTENCES Complete Thoughts

  8. Teacher produces 50% of the lesson • Student produces 50% of the lesson #4: 50/50 RULE • If students don’t produce a new language, they will never advance in that language • Regardless of age or grade level In order to quickly learn to play soccer correctly, what do I need to do?

  9. Teach students one level above where they are already proficient at producing without a teacher #5: THE PUSH Prevent stalled language development Accelerate language learning

  10. When a student makes a grammatical error, correct • him/her on the spot • Prevent students from developing poor grammar habits • that will be more difficult to “undo” later #6: ERROR CORRECTION • Quick • Effective • Gentle • Consistent

  11. Purpose of Grammar-Based ELD Methods in the Early Primary Grades • Develop vocabulary: Lexicon AND Semantics AND Syntax • Build a strong grammar foundation: • Teach the rules and patterns of the English language • Take the guesswork out of language learning • Eliminate wasteful time spent doing things wrong If we looked at the list of kindergarten sight words, what parts of speech would be covered within that list?

  12. Common Method Complaint #1 From Kindergarten: Way to Make the Method WORK in Kindergarten: Kindergarten students cannot pair share on topic. • Strategic Partnerships • Partner Assignments • Knee-to-Knee, Eye-to-Eye • Daily Opening Activity • Specific Task • Limited Amount of Time

  13. Common Method Complaint #2 From Kindergarten: Way to Make the Method WORK in Kindergarten: I can’t get my kindergarten students to speak in complete sentences. • Daily Opening Activity • Hand Gestures • Restate Question • Complete Sentence Clapper

  14. Common Method Complaint #3 From Kindergarten: Way to Make the Method WORK in Kindergarten: Kindergarten students cannot read the charts. • Use grade-level appropriate language • Add visuals • Color code your charts • Use hand gestures • Verb Tense Study

  15. Common Method Complaint #4 From Kindergarten: Way to Make the Method WORK in Kindergarten: Kindergarten students cannot write independently. • Manipulate words during independent practice • Use fold-ables with formula components • Require students to use words from the Working Chart and Grammar Wall • Verb Tense Study

  16. Common Method Complaint #5 From Kindergarten: Way to Make the Method WORK in Kindergarten: Kindergarten students don’t understand the parts of speech. • Focus on Adjectives, Nouns, Pronouns, and Verbs • Introduce Adverbs, Prepositions, and Conjunctions as When, Where, How, and Why words • Teach with hand gestures • Require students to justify responses with hand gestures • Grammar Wall

  17. Common Method Complaint #6 From Kindergarten: Way to Make the Method WORK in Kindergarten: Kindergarten students don’t use the Grammar Wall. • Interrogatives: Who, What, When, Where, How, Why • Grade-level appropriate sub-categories • Add visuals • Group the synonyms • Require its use! • Grammar Wall

  18. Common Method Complaint #7 From Kindergarten: Way to Make the Method WORK in Kindergarten: Kindergarten students cannot sit through the method. • Chunk material: Don’t compress too • much information into your lesson! • Hand gestures • Kinesthetic activities • Verb Tense Study: Human Formula • Floor and Tables… • Whole Group - Small Group – Partners • Syntax Surgery: Sentence Bags • Act it out! • Function Junction & This or That: • My Friend, George • Pass the Ball

  19. Common Method Complaint #8 From Kindergarten: Way to Make the Method WORK in Kindergarten: • Pull visuals from grade-level textbooks: Science, Social Studies, Language Arts, and Math • Revisit visuals to cycle back through vocabulary • Combination of: • Known Words • + • Prompted Words • + • New Words Vocabulary is too strenuous for kindergarten students.

  20. Common Method Complaint #9 From Kindergarten: Way to Make the Method WORK in Kindergarten: I cannot get the students to produce. • Don’t forward question • Ask clear questions • Pair share before calling on students • Use your hand gestures to prompt students • Make sure your visuals have several actors or actions

  21. Common Method Complaint #10 From Kindergarten: Way to Make the Method WORK in Kindergarten: • Alphabet/Sounds/Numbers: • Include letters, sounds, and number already taught… focus is pronunciation • Repeat After Me: • Visualize word clouds • Finger-pops for each word • Count the Words: • Jump • Clap • Tap Language Warm-Up is too challenging to get through with kindergarteners.

  22. Ten Ways to Make the Methods WORK in KindergartenThank you for attending!Heidi RochinELD Consultant and Trainer(559) 250-7359heidirochin@yahoo.com

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