Culture & Comprehension
Practical Strategies for Tier 1 Intervention
Best Practice Showcase Presentation
Monday, Dec 10, 2018, 02:45 PM
Gilbert Elementary School, Main Street, Gilbert, SC, USA
The "CAN DO" Philosophy
A Shift in Paradigm...
The key to all support for students is to personalize, differentiate and teach them skills using discussion based techniques.
1. Find what is alike BEFORE what is different.
- Look for cognates
- Think/Talk about context (This can be with small groups or with partners)
- Use Related Background Knowledge (Make connections!)
- Use Familiar Text
(Scaffolding is KEY!)
2. Make instruction relevant so that students can make connections between content and experiences.
- Students chose a color, a symbol and an image that represents their learning.
- Students must explain in writing or verbally why they chose these things.
- This pushes students to make connections and think metaphorically which allows learners to develop understanding by connecting to something they already know.
3. Use Discussion based strategies whenever possible!!!!
- All students get to participate and answer questions.
- Teacher posts or asks question.
- Sentence Stem Starters
- Signal- Stand up when you have an answer
- Share- Partner A shares with Partner B
General Education (Tier 1) Classroom Support with Resources Provided
Accommodation/ Support & Online Resources
Translation for newcomers
● Google Docs: tools -> translate document
● “Translate” Add-on
● Google Extension: Translate Selected Text
Provide shortened/ simplified texts
● http://digital.readworks.org/
Permit the use of bilingual or picture dictionaries
● http://www.esolhelp.com/online-picture-dictionary.html
● http://visualdictionaryonline.com
Read aloud texts
● Google extension: “Speakit!”
● Google Add-on: “Reader”
● Notability App
Provide visual aids: pictures, videos, clipart, gestures, etc.
● Check with your REMC
Use outlines & graphic organizers
● http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/
Make differentiated vocabulary lists/ activities with pictures - explicitly teach & provide practice
● https://www.ldoceonline.com/
Use leveled readers with native language & audio support (free international digital libraries)
● https://www.commonlit.org/texts
● http://en.childrenslibrary.org
Peer interaction: allow clarification in native language if needed/possible, increase verbal interaction
● Team Kahoot https://kahoot.com
● Flipgrid: Video response
Reduce teacher rate of speech & simplify word choice
Provide sentence starters or sentence frames
Ex: The ideal ________ is ________ since _____.
● Google Folder of printable sentence frames: goo.gl/X3EuGi
Allow extended time and/or reduced assignments
Create accommodated assessments to demonstrate content mastery: drawings, use of native language (translation), fill-in-the-blank version of assessment with vocabulary listed, matching pictures/ vocab, fill in a graphic organizer, etc.
● Voice typing/ Google Add-on: Speech Recognition SoundWriter
● https://littlebirdtales.com/ (voice recording)
● http://www.scribjab.com/ (write a book in 2 languages)
Alternate grading options (Credit/ No Credit, Standards Based Grading)
Annotate text/ Interact with text
● https://web.kamihq.com/web/viewer.html
● Google Add-on: https://kaizena.com/ (Voice comments)