Many Roots, Many Voices: Language of Everyday Life

1. HELP THEM TO BEGIN SPEAKING IN ENGLISH

1.1.  My name is . . .  Please repeat that.  I don’t understand/speak English.  Where is my period two class?

2. HELP THEM TO BEGIN READING IN ENGLISH

2.1. Simple words related to food, the human body, clothing, animals, and physical action.

2.1.1. Picture Dictionaries

2.2. Names of objects in the classroom (blackboard, desk, bunsen burner), places in the school (washroom, cafeteria, office), and the names and job titles of the adults they interact with.

2.2.1. Match the word to the object

3. HELP THEM TO BEGIN WRITING IN ENGLISH

3.1. Learn the letters of the alphabet; be able to speak the name of each letter, and begin the process of forming letters in print.

3.2. Copying familiar words.

3.3. Labelling images of common objects.

4. Be resource rich

4.1. Photographs

4.2. Printed materials

4.3. Found objects

4.4. Manipulatives

4.5. Images

4.6. Art Materials

4.7. Clocks and watches

4.8. Timetables and schedules

4.9. Maps

4.10. Money

4.11. Advertising materials

4.12. Forms

4.13. Models

5. KEEP SIMPLE ART SUPPLIES CLOSE AT HAND

5.1. English language learners may need visual aids to demonstrate their knowledge.

5.1.1. Booklets (about interesting events)

5.1.2. Posters (displaying new learning)

5.1.3. Models (3-D displays about chemical elements)