The Language Experience Approach for ESL Reading: Part 1 (Individual Learner)

[@kellyannbellallen3771]

I AM A ,LITERACY TEACHING IN TRAINING I LOVE THIS APPROACH.

[@jakewalter9409]

here's a worksheet i made for this approach you can get for free www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/My-Family-worksheet-ESL-The-Language-Experience-Approach-4415757

[@susanwardschmidt5843]

This activity is a fun one to get to know a student, help him feel more at ease and model sentence writing. Before students learn whole words though its important they know the sounds of individual letters, consonant diagraphs (ch,th,sh,wh), etc. His mispronunciation of different sounds during this activity could inform future lessons on consonant sounds. One can use common words (stop) to teach how each word is broken into different sounds represented by specific letters. Memorizing certain functional words is worthwhile, but memorizing as a tool to expand vocabulary is not sustainable. Strong decoding skills are necessary to empower students to become proficient readers.

[@susanwardschmidt5843]

Reading research shows that students orthographically map words in their brain once learning the individual sounds that make the word then practicing the word. It's most effective to do that as opposed to making whole letter cards and just memorizing.

[@jakewalter9409]

While I was student teaching, I created a worksheet for this activity. The worksheet allows the ELL to draw their family and room below to write a story. if your're interested in doing this activity, feel free to use my worksheet. you can download it for FREE here: www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/My-Family-worksheet-ESL-The-Language-Experience-Approach-4415757

[@beijosparavoce]

I don't believe you should let the student keep making the same mistakes. This causes reinforcement of a habit.

[@ProLiteracy]

Thank you for your thoughtful comment. Many teachers and tutors find it hard to write exactly what a student says for the reason you cite. But this method works because the student is learning with his or her own words. If you change or “fix” them, there will be a disconnect when the student tries to read them. If you are working with an individual student, we recommend that you simply make a note of the error and then work on that particular skill in a separate part of the lesson. If you are working on a group story and one of the students wants to make a correction, that’s fine. Otherwise, complete the reading activity and address that skill later.

[@beijosparavoce]

ProLiteracyMedia Okay...I guess I have asked enough of my students to know that they wouldn't want to read through their own mistakes without being corrected. I would usually write down their mistakes exactly as they have said it, then circle their errors and give them the opportunity to correct it with my gentle help. Then I would ask them to read the corrected phrases. This will help with critical thinking skills (in regard to English) as well as reinforce the correction so that they can internalize it. But I guess everyone does things differently.

[@PhilipSpencer74]

Too many corrections stifle fluency. The instructor points out at the end that the ss grammar is not perfect, but that he will learn with time.

[@ashl3yros3]

You also don't want to discourage them. This is the starting point. When he progresses and learns more then they can look back at this activity and see how much he has improved. I just finished training to be a volunteer literacy tutor. We were taught that you don't want to correct them at first. You want to build that foundation of trust and having them feel comfortable. If you start off with making corrections and circling things wrong then you will discourage them. We have a starting point and from there we will slowly increase their vocabulary and skills. Thank you so much for making this video! I think this will be a great lesson for me to use with my student! :)

[@kellyannbellallen3771]

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[@PhilipSpencer74]

Is the student illiterate in his first language?