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Welcome to English as a Second Language (ESL)
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Hi! I’m Daria Avery. I work with students whose first language is something other than English to increase their communication skills in English. We work on speaking, listening, reading and writing. I feel fortunate to work with many diverse students throughout Region #10. Languages that are spoken by these students include Italian, Polish, Lithuanian, German, Portuguese, Mandarin Chinese, Korean and Spanish. While I’m helping these students increase their English language skills and learn about our culture, they’re helping me learn about their cultures, languages and customs. It’s wonderful to watch Region #10 students interact with English Language Learners as they teach, and learn from, each other! |
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What is done in ESL?
| In ESL, we often work to increase students’ reading and writing skills while reading books about and doing projects related to seasonal themes or American holidays and traditions. |
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How can parents help?
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• Read to and with your children every day!
• Talk about what you’ve read and the pictures in the book. Ask questions like, “What part did you like best?”, “Did this story remind you of anything else you’ve read or seen?” or “What else could the character have done?” |
• Have children read poems or stories more than once so they can become comfortable with the words and increase their reading speed.
• Ask children to read to their siblings or other family members.
• Encourage them to discuss their day with you, asking them to tell you detailed stories about what they did or learned.
• Review and discuss the child’s homework.
• Continue speaking or reading to your child in your native language, as well as English.
• Encourage your children to repeat rhymes or poems they’ve learned in school.
• Send a note to Mrs. Avery at your child’s school if you have any questions.
Using technology
Many of us are lucky enough to have computers in our homes. With adult supervision, these can be wonderful teaching tools. Here are some websites that you can access with your children to help them have fun with language and give them some additional practice with English.
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Useful LInks
www.poetry4kids.com a fun poetry site for children.
www.enchantedlearning.com offers many exciting activities and even translations from a variety of languages to English.
www.starfall.com all children can enjoy hearing stories read to them through their computer as they look at the pictures.
www.pdictionary.com has pictures showing many words in English, French, Italian, German and Spanish
www.manythings.org offers activities, lessons and quizzes for English Language Learners of various levels
http://a4esl.org has puzzles, quizzes and translations from many languages
October
During October, children practiced writing with details as they described a trip through their spooky pumpkin patch!
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November
In November, children created seasonal wreaths which framed writing about all the things in their lives that they are thankful for.
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December
Students learned about holiday traditions and vocabulary by playing “holiday bingo”! In this version of the game, I give a description of a holiday term and they have to figure out which word to cover on their handwritten Bingo boards.
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January
Reader’s theater allows students to practice reading out loud in front of an audience. It gives them practice reading loudly and with expression to make their reading more interesting. Second graders were treated to performances of “Fox in Luck” while first graders will be seeing “Frog and Toad”.
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Games
Playing games is a great way to help children learn. These students are learning about grammar while they play a matching game.
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Library
We are fortunate that there are so many wonderful choices for reading in our schools’ libraries. It’s an excellent opportunity for students to learn new vocabulary and literary devices and practice their writing skills by writing responses about what they’ve read.
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Illustration
Often, students understand concepts best when they use pictures or illustrations. These students created illustrations and a written explanation of a food chain.
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Rhyming Skills
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Since some first graders went on an apple-picking field trip, we read Ten Apples up on Top to practice rhyming skills. These students followed the story’s pattern and wrote about what they could do with 10 apples up on top.
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| Playing games is a great way to help children learn. These students are learning about grammar while they play a matching game.
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