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Explore strategies to incorporate students' home languages and dialects in teaching. Learn how to respect and utilize diverse linguistic backgrounds to enhance education. Gain insights on promoting language diversity for academic success and social inclusion.
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That Book is mines:how to incorporate students’ home languages and dialects Sarah Stephanoff Fort Dorchester Elementary, ESOL teacher
Mission and Vision Mission: Dorchester School District Two leading the way, every student, every day, through relationships, rigor, and relevance. Vision: Dorchester School District Two desires to be recognized as a “World Class” school district, expecting each student to achieve at his/her optimum level in all areas, and providing all members of our district family with an environment that permits them to do their personal best.
My Background • Previously taught 4th grade for 3 years at Eagle Nest • Taught 2nd and 3rd grade in Spartanburg
your Background • Would you say you teach students who speak African-American Vernacular English? • Southern English? • Other languages?
What do we mean by dialects? • Bonquiqui video
What do we mean by dialects? • Varieties of a language (in this case English) • According to linguists, varieties of a language are legitimate languages in their own right • They have their own set of rules • Are not just mistakes in English
Better Time, Better Way • Research shows that students responded much better in classrooms where the teacher did not interrupt them to correct their language • These students experienced had higher scores and used more standard English • What if we rephrased from “We don’t it say it that way.”/”That’s wrong.”/”Here’s the right way to say it.” • Instead try – “What would be another way to say that?”
What would be another way to say that? • Doesn’t diminish their home language/home dialect • Students need to remain adept at their home language/home dialect in order to retain social ties • When forced to choose between a variety of English and standard English, students will often choose their home variety and suffer academically • When traditional English learners are forced to choose, they will often choose standard English and their family ties will suffer
Writing • Writing is a great way to incorporate students home languages or home dialects • Narrative writing allows students to write dialogue as it actually sounded (whether in a dialect or another language)
Steffanie • Share Steffanie’s writing and video of her talking about it
Mentor Texts • Benefit ALL students • Essential for exposing students to standard English and quality language • Cannot expect students to reproduce what they have not read or heard
Persuasive Writing Example • Let’s examine some authentic examples of persuasive writing • As we’re reading, let’s chart what we notice about these texts
Your Turn! • Using our noticings chart, create your own persuasive writing • OR • Using Abuela or Flossie and the Fox as a mentor text, write a narrative incorporating dialect or another language
Student Examples • Share Shayla, Victoria, Summer, Gabriella writing
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Session EvaluationParticipants are asked to complete a session evaluation for each session attended. Credit (attendance, renewal, and/or technology) will be added following evaluation completion. For each question, use 1=Strongly Disagree, 2=Disagree, 3=Neither Agree nor Disagree, 4=Agree, 5=Strongly Agree. Your responses will assist us in planning future professional development in Dorchester School District Two. • The instructor was well prepared for the workshop. • The materials for the workshop were appropriate. • The concepts presented were appropriate to my job. • I will benefit from attending this session. • I would recommend this training to others.
