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Language Arts Sheltered English Methods

Translation Tech

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One in ten students in MA is classified as an English Language Learner (ELL). And most of these students struggle to perform at the same level as other students on measures of academic success such as standardized tests and high-school completion rates. In theory, translation technology could help ELLs learn in Sheltered English Instruction (SEI) classrooms by helping them access knowledge that they have in other languages. The following presentation summarizes my efforts to “translate” theory to practice in an SEI classroom during my full practicum. Drop a line if you have comments or questions!

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Language Arts Online resources Texts

Pepe: The Coolest Cat in Katmandu

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For a course on teaching language arts, our final project was to create a fictional narrative on a digital platform – like a video or animation. After considering platforms like toontastic, which are easy to use but limit your creativity, I decided to take the plunge and try to use scratch for the story. The process was tedious, and the results are still not that polished. But the story below highlights the potential for scratch-based animated books that (with appropriate pauses and questions built in) could be used for “read-alouds” or even guided reading lessons (especially to build fluency).