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Literacy Education of English Language Learners - Coggle Diagram
Literacy Education of English Language Learners
Communicative Competence: The knowledge and use of language for oral interaction.
Linguistic Competence: Understanding of phonological and syntactic structures of language.
Sociolinguistic Competence: Ability to use language in various social situations.
Oral Interaction: conversational abilities, switching topics, taking turns
Language functions: reporting opinions or facts, answering questions, predicting events, complaining, giving directions, telling a story
Style shifting: Ability to adapt language style to various contexts
Psycholinguistic Processing: Comprehending language using various thinking processes (memory, knowledge, perception, etc.)
Code Meshing and Switching
Meshing: Blending vernacular dialects and world Englishes with standard English
Switching: Shifting between dialects or languages in different situations.
Linguistic Variations
Variations across languages
Lexical (vocabulary) differences
Phonological differences and pronunciation
Orthography (writing system)
Syntactic differences
Variations within a Language
Regional dialects
Social dialects
Vernacular dialects (pervasive in groups of lower social status)
Principles for Literacy Education
Respect differences in languages and dialects
Use methods that bridge cultural background knowledge and texts
Integrate instruction on language structures and skills
Use authentic materials from the learner's community
Access the learners' out-of-school interests
Design literature-based instruction
Use multiple forms of communication (technology, photography, dance, painting, etc.)
Facilitate authentic communication
Practice ongoing assessment
Be sensitive to cultural and linguistic variation in interpreting assessment data
Effective instructional practices
Stages of language acquisition
Beginning: familiar with English sounds, rhythm, and patterns
Use visuals
Active listening
Songs, chants, simple poems
Physical movement
Early intermediate: speech emergence, confidence increases, uses routine expressions, identifies nouns
Use yes/no questions
Ask who, what, when, where, why questions
Label pictures and objects
Intermediate: uses grammatically accurate phrases, new vocabulary, independent reading
Open-ended questions
Guided reading
Variety of resource materials
Student conferences
Early advanced: connected discourse, extensive vocab, understands narrative and expository material
Group discussions
Creative narratives
Writer's workshop
Advanced: understands idiomatic expressions, more creative and analytical writing, comparable to native speakers
Integrate thematic units for content areas
Provide real-world literacy experiences