EDUC 250 - Working with English Language Learners

Institution:

Point Park University

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Description:

This course is designed to introduce the special considerations for working with English Language Learners given their unique cultural, linguistic, instructional and assessment needs. An understanding of who these students are, how to provide appropriate interventions for them and an in-depth look at the Pennsylvania ELL Standards correlation to other content areas will be included. The study will focus on linking research to practice and provide information that will be useful for working with this special population as the fastest growing student group in US schools. Course Description By the completion of this course, students will: Course Objectives (1) Become familiar with the legal responsibilities of educators towards ELLs with respect to federal and state legislation (2) Know the common terms and acronyms of the field (3) Build an understanding of the World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) and Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) English Language Proficiency Standards (4) Build an understanding of the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) model for incorporating content and language objectives into the lesson design (5) Collaboratively plan lessons with content and language objectives that address speaking, listening, reading and writing skills and incorporate WIDA and/or TESOL standards (6) Understand how to advocate for ELLs in your classroom (7) Discuss socio-cultural characteristics of different populations of ELLs and explore connections between cultural values/practices and school experiences (8) Explore how to develop authentic assessments and modify/adapt instruction for ELLs at various levels of English proficiency (9) Consider recent research in the area of instructing ELLs and implications of that research for teachers (10) Identify and analyze cultural bias within student instructional materials

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.pointpark.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 391-4100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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