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literacy instruction for ESL middle school
by manzana
Aug 11, 2013
Hi,

As a new ESL teacher of 7th and 8th grade with 80 min blocks for ESL language arts, how would you use the time? I feel there is so much to cover with reading, writing, spelling, listening, speaking, vocab building etc. Should I do units on books, daily 5, etc? How much time should I spend with direct instruction vs independent work? Any insight is appreciated. I'm excited but overwhelmed. I've taught Spanish before so I have classroom experience but this is my first experience with ESL. Thanks in advance!
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manzana yes, i have beginners in one block and intermediate/high in a second block. they are small classes of about 5-10 students. also, i'm not given a set textbook or curriculum. Designing curriculum is up to me. Keeping wida and common core in mind is of course recommended. thanks in advance for your input!

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hst On 8/11/13, manzana wrote:

> yes, i have beginners in one block and intermediate/high in a

> second block. they are small classes of about 5-10 students. also,

> i'm not given a set textbook or curriculum. Designing curriculum

> is up to me. Keeping wida and common core in mind is of course

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cori What do you have for resources?

Are your students mixed by grade or sep. into 6th, 7th, and 8th? This is important because if they are all together, you will see your 6th graders two more years, which means you can't do the same thing next year as you did this year.

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manzana I'll have two groups for language arts esl. One is beginner and the other is intermediate/high. The 7th graders in the beginning group will be with me again next year, hopefully in the intermediate/high group.

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jennykat You could meet with their other teachers regularly to find out what they're learning in the other classes. Then take that content (find out which they're having the most trouble with) and pre-teach it, and focus on grammar, spelling, phonics, etc. You'd be killing two birds with one stone, so to speak.

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