ESOL Learning Walks
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PaulESOL Learning Walks
French Prairie Middle School
11-18-2013
The members of the ESOL Learning Walks (Ricardo and Paul) would like to extend thanks to all
of the teachers who opened doors for us to visit. Our team had the opportunity to visit 5
classrooms. We would like to share our learning walk observations.
Listening
Speaking
Listening to teacher during whole group
instruction (I do it We do, You do it
approach from Systematic ELD)
Listening to other student response to
teacher questions
Listening to partner during paired
activity
A/B partner speaking activity from
Passages Unit 4
Reading
Asking questions
Responding to teacher questions
Giving examples of using suggested
vocabulary
Sharing ideas and written responses using
WORD Bank vocabulary (We do it.. phase
from SysELD)
Using idioms with Luck out of luck, in
luck, bad luck
Working in teams to solve language
challenge using TIME language
Writing
Reading directions
Reading
Vocabulary meta-cognitive chart Words I
know // Words Ive heard // Words I
dont know
Language Rich environment word banks,
classroom libraries, Sentence frames, flip
charts, posters, notebooks, overhead
Notes/ observations
Simple, Compound, Complex sentences defined
and practiced in multiple classes
Word BANKS used in all classes
Language goals in all classes
Students writing alone in response to prompt
Students writing with a partner
Ticket out the door strategy using target
language and vocabulary
Teacher writing modeled on overhead
Teacher writing student dictated sentences
using target language = shared writing and
discussion on overhead
Did you do anything special over the weekend?
Students will use positive and negative future tense statements
and questions in order to predict what will happen.
I think I would choose WeBss because I like sports. Past
tense I chose WeBss because I like Sports.
Gentle correction and modeling Did you did to Did you do?
I can use conditional past tense
If _____ had/hadnt____ wouldnt have ____.
You should _____ if you ______________.
Cause and effect
Describe
Sequence, Time language
High percentage of student engagement
Students will use compound and complex sentences in
order to explain a series of events and relate to past
actions.
ESOL Reminders & Ideas
Link Language Objective to Language Practice
Continue to use language routines for language practice
Continue to post objective visible for students
