We're glad to have 26 teachers from across North Carolina with us for "Early Grades Literacy for English Language Learners" here in Cullowhee. This program has brought together ELL teachers with experts in the field of language acquisition. Teachers will expand their knowledge in order to improve their students’ reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. In addition, they will be challenged and supported in addressing systemic or philosophical issues that impact these skills: levels of parental engagement; tolerance among faculty and students outside this population; and understanding and responding to legislation aimed at language minorities. Participants are encouraged to come with an action-research teaching focus for evaluation.
One of the resources they will be looking at is information from "10 Ways to Use Technology to Build Vocabulary." Here's a bit from that ...
"Drawing on research-based principles of vocabulary instruction and multimedia learning, this article presents 10 strategies that use free digital tools and Internet resources to engage students in vocabulary learning. The strategies are designed to support the teaching of words and word learning strategies, promote students' strategic use of on-demand web-based vocabulary tools, and increase students' volume of reading and incidental word learning."
Click here for more on "10 Ways to Use Technology to Build Vocabulary."
Have you used any of these or other methods? Let us know with a comment.
