5.12 Demonstrate skill in assessment and instruction with English language learners from diverse backgrounds and at varying English proficiency levels
Throughout this program and my internship I have realized that most of the strategies that are useful for ELL students can be used with our class as a whole. In this activity I used the book “The Hungry Caterpillar”. I printed out a comprehension activity sheet that went with the book. I had the student read the book to himself and then out loud to me. We then proceeded to complete the worksheet. I read the questions to him and then wrote down his answers. We talked about who the author and the illustrator are and where in the book you would find them. I then asked him what his favorite part of the story was and he answered that it was when the caterpillar turned into a butterfly. He drew a picture of the butterfly on the sheet and then I had him cut out the letters from the sheet and unscramble them to make the word “leaf”. I asked him what the definition was and he told me right away. Also I asked him to predict what the butterfly would do after she turned in to a butterfly, but of course using first grade vocabulary. It is very important to use visuals with ELL because pictures are universal and they will help them begin to acquire the English language.