These appraoches allow EB students to grow in their confidence. They have
room for cooperative learning and collaboration that builds community and
lowers lanaguge anxiety.
These approaches boost EB motivation, because it is baed on their
interests that they want to genuinely share with others.
Appraoches that are student-entered like these allow
for students to have the most growth and apply thier
knowledge to the real-world.
These apply across the board in several subjects. It is more a philosophyy and mindset about the kids, versus strict rules to follow.
Approaches
Language Experience Approach (LEA)
Students understand that writing is just telling but
written. Students use thier own experiencesin
writing to be read.
For beginning level
EB or early levels for
EB students
Balanced Reading Appproach
Reading instruction should be individialzied for each of the student's needs. Literacy insturction needs to be
authetnic and allow for student choice. Students need to have an approach that entails both reading and
phonics.
Some books can be fiction and non-fiction. Books need
to be appealing to children, but also include
informational and phonetic in-context teaching
incorporated.
Inquiry Approach
This approach allows the student to seek out something
they are interested in learning more about rather it is a
problem or question. The student will gath research and
a plan on what he/she is inquiring. The student will
conclude and record all of thier findings from their
inquiry.
This can be in any subject. This builds off a student's real interest
about something in the world. This approach is very
student-centered.
Process Writing
Teahcer models how writing is a process. There is brainstorming, drafting, revising, editing, and more.
Eventually, this will turn into students in writing workshop. This is an authentic way for EBs to build their confidence in writing.
Standards-Based
Instruction
The state and national standards are the following guide. For EB studnets, these are the
benchmarks that are the template for learning.
Cooperative Learning
Learning happens split into groups and share the task duties. Groups are heterogenous in ability and
language proficiency.
Literacy Across the Cirriuclum
This approach puses for integrating all content areas with reading and writing. EB
students benefit from the integration among all areas focusing on building language
skills.