1. This video does a great job of outlining key teaching concepts when working in a Bilingual classroom. It discusses the method of Total Physical Response, which has 4 key teaching practices: Listening and Observing, Movement, Confidence and Meaningful Communication.
2. DUAL EDUCATION (Based on DLeNM)
2.1. Primary School Objectives
2.1.1. Be at or above grade level
2.1.2. Developing high levels of academic proficiency in their first language
2.1.3. Developing high levels of academic proficiency in a second language
2.1.4. Demonstrate posi8ve cross-cultural altudes and behaviors/ “cross-cultural competency”
2.2. Secondary School Objectives
2.2.1. Amain high academic abili8es in both English and the target language
2.2.2. Become fully bilingual and bi-literate
2.2.3. Develop mul8cultural competence
2.2.4. Promote student leadership
2.2.5. Prepare students for global careers and global ci8zenship
3. Teaching Practices in ESL: This video illustrates 10 strategies for teaching ESL: use visuals, body language, repeat, learning groups, buddy system, graphic organizers, voice alteration, pair-share, adapt curriculum and do not use paper and pencil for all assessments.
4. ESL (Based on Fairfield School District, PA)
4.1. Level 1
4.1.1. 1) Respond in a nonverbal manner 2) Memorize written or spoken works and phrases 3) Rely heavily on pictures to understand tests
4.2. Level 2
4.2.1. 1) Improved understanding of basic interpersonal communications (BIC) 2) Comprehend about 20% of the academic content they hear 4) Writing limited to 2-5 word sentences large gaps in vocabulary, grammar and reading comprehension
4.3. Level 3
4.3.1. 1) An understanding of most of the non-academic vocabulary used in the classroom 2) An ability to read and write in a developmentally appropriate way 3) An ability to comprehend some academic tests 4) An ability to understand cause and effect difficulty with inferences, word order, word usage and grammar
4.4. Level 4
4.4.1. 1) An ability to express ideas on a wide range of topics 2) An ability to comprehend developmentally appropriate material 3) An ability to write to convey meaning and understanding