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Passport to Learning: Teaching Social Studies to ESL Students

Passport to Learning: Teaching Social Studies to ESL Students. Part one: Getting to know the ELL student Part Two: Teaching the Social Studies: Challenges and Prospects Part Three: Internet resources. Overview. Getting to know the ELL student. What can I expect?

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Passport to Learning: Teaching Social Studies to ESL Students

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  1. Passport to Learning: Teaching Social Studies to ESL Students

  2. Part one: Getting to know the ELL student • Part Two: Teaching the Social Studies: Challenges and Prospects • Part Three: Internet resources Overview

  3. Getting to know the ELL student

  4. What can I expect? • Increasing presence of ELL’s in the United States. • Familiarize yourself with the jargon • Become familiar with the background and level of English proficiency of each ELL student. • Lau vs. Nichols Getting to know the ELL student

  5. Focus on language • Provide comprehensible instruction • Promote English language development • Stages of Second Language Acquisition Getting to know the ELL student

  6. Modified input- altering the way that information is conveyed, including simplifying language, gesturing, or providing visual cues. • Modified interaction- altering the way that information is exchanged, including checking for comprehension, re-stating and paraphrasing each other’s utterance, or asking for clarification Teaching ELL students: Effective Communication

  7. Where do I begin? • Understand the second language acquisition process and effective communication • Scaffolding • Contextual support in primary grades • Build cognitive academic proficiency • Cooperative learning: “jigsaw” technique Teaching ELL students

  8. V: voice- quality and pitch • I: intonation- proper enunciation • P: pausing- for comprehension and response • S: speed- giving time to process the language Teaching ELL students: Questioning and Discussion

  9. Strategies to make ELL students feel welcome and included in your classroom: • Learn to pronounce their name correctly. • Invite student to make a presentation about their culture to entire class. • Labeling items in the language of ELL students and in English. • Setting high expectations • Provide visuals for class routines Celebrating Cultural and Linguistic Diversity

  10. Teaching the Social Studies: Challenges and Prospects

  11. United States History • World History • Geography • Government and Civics • Economics Teaching the Social Studies

  12. Provides professional resources and Internet websites. • Lesson Planning, Learning Activities, and Printable Materials: • Boggles' World: http://bogglesworld.com/ • ESL lounge: www.esl-lounge.com • ESL Party land: http://www.eslpartyland.com • English Learning Fun Site: http://www.elfs.com Internet Resources

  13. Format of book: Question/Answer • Clear and provided examples • Resources • Incorporates the stages of language proficiency • Really organized and helpful! Critique/Recommendation

  14. Background knowledge • Cultural background of ELL • CALP • BICS • Use of visuals in classroom • Individual needs Correlation to class

  15. Cruz, B. C., Nutta, J., & O’Brien, J. (2003). Passport to learning: Teaching social studies to ESL students. Silver Spring, MD: National Council for the Social Studies. Reference:

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