Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j3SFMEG14815; Thu, 28 Apr 2005 11:22:14 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 11:22:14 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <s270c6d9.056@admin.craven.cc.nc.us> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Debra Clouston" <cloustod@cravencc.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10845] Re: help with mixed level class X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 6.0.4 Status: O Content-Length: 3275 Lines: 65 If you have the resources, I would put them in groups and change out with activities. Also, if you have a volunteer from a local literacy council, a church, or a higher level student in the class. I'd bring that person into the picture as well. As far as resources, computers. Rosetta Stone is a great software package that services students beginning to advanced. Or, you could use cassette recorders with books on tape. Hooked on Phonics. OR, just make up your own games like concentration. That's good for many topics. Match numbers to numerals. Match pictures to words. Reading aloud to the students using larger big books is good for all lower level students to see the written word. They can follow while you read. Also, there is a way of teaching with pictures that allows you to have communication from the basic level to a higher level at one time. You have the lower students discuss who is in the picture, what kind of clothing they are wearing, make up jobs they might have, the advanced students would have a a higher level of response. Your questions would be more detailed. Also, you could set up groups whereby when the higher students come in they work on a reading comprehension story and answer the questions together while you work with a lower group. Then switch out so that you are working with the higher while the lower works together. A volunteer could help with this in case the lower group gets stuck. Watch Crossroads Cafe' video tapes together. The workbooks are leveled to high, medium, low so that when they are working the follow-up, each would be working on their level. I hope some of this helps. Debra Debra Clouston, M.Ed. Director of Literacy/Basic Skills Craven Community College 800 College Court New Bern, NC 28562 (252) 638-7246 Fax: (252) 638-3538 cloustod@cravencc.edu >>> gubinorama@yahoo.com 04/28/05 10:49AM >>> Hello all, I need help figuring out some activities for a very mixed-level class. I teach an Advanced Beginner-Intermediate ESL class. Last week, I taught a class with three new students two of whom spoke hardly any English (They didn't understand "What's your name" and "Where are you from.") and one of who spoke just a bit more. The other three of my students were at the advanced beginner level; I was working on the simple past tense with them and prosody issues. I had a hard time improvising activities for the class and that is why I am writing this list. Do you have ideas about activities that would work for such a mixed-level class as the one I describe above? I would appreciate both ideas for activities/teaching points the entire class can participate in at the same time AND ideas for activities that can occur side-by-side, e.g. half the class does a worksheet and the other half works with me. Some background: I teach in a rolling admissions ESL program with very mixed level classes (mixed both in terms of language ability and literacy). I am used to teaching in this environment, but earlier this week, I got thrown for a loop. Thanks! Sandi Gubinorama at yahoo __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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