Let’s dive into the world of ELD vocabulary! As ESL teachers, part of our mission is to clarify and educate our fellow teachers on the language of English Language Development. 🦸♀️📚
ESL Vocabulary Refresher
1. **Language Proficiency:** The superhero status of our students in mastering a new language.
2. **Scaffolding:** Providing the necessary support to help students reach new heights in language proficiency. It’s like building a language bridge to success!
3. **BICS (Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills):** The day-to-day chit-chat skills that make our students language champions on the playground.
4. **CALP (Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency):** The superhero cape for mastering the language skills needed for academic success.
5. **Differentiation:** The magical art of tailoring our teaching to meet the unique needs of every language learner in our class.
6. **Language Domains:** The four corners of our language kingdom – listening, speaking, reading, and writing. We conquer them all!
7. **Cognates:** The secret language twins that make learning English a bit like solving a linguistic puzzle.
8. **Sheltered Instruction:** Our secret weapon to make grade-level content accessible to all, ensuring no language learner is left behind.
9. **Formative Assessment:** Our superhero sidekick in gauging student progress and adjusting our teaching strategies accordingly.
10. **Interactive Language Notebook:** The enchanted book where language adventures come to life, filled with student reflections, discoveries, and language gems.
🙌💬💭 **Happy Teaching!** Embrace the language journey with enthusiasm and positivity. Our students are on a linguistic adventure, and we’re their guiding stars!
Feel free to share these language nuggets with your fellow educators. Together, we’re creating a language-rich environment where every student shines like the language superheroes they are!
Keep rocking that language magic! 🌟🗣📖
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