Reflection - ESOL

ESOL L1S3: The "All About Us" Cooperative Bulletin Board Project by Wanda Botts and Clay Hall, Jr.
Intermediate- and advanced-level students work in cross-ability pairs and groups to create an "All About Us" hallway bulletin board display.

ESOL L1S2: Using Online Resources to Help Your Students Find Jobs by Sharon Solarzano
A team of instructors collaborates to create a series of technology-based lessons to help learners apply for jobs online.

ESOL L1S3: Planning a Birthday Party to Target English Conversational Skills in a Multilevel Setting by M. Teresa Yacoub
Having identified speaking as a skill focus, a program uses a cooperative party-planning project to address related competencies in the Virginia Adult ESOL Content Standards.

ESOL L1S3: Using a Health Picture Story to Create a Lesson for Multilevel Beginning ESOL Students by Donna Moss
Based on the Picture Stories for Adult ESL Health Literacy, this multilevel, lifeskill lesson incorporates the Language Experience Approach and provides literacy support for beginners.

ESOL L1S3: Teaching Work Habits to Cross-Ability Groups by Sheila Weiss
Having learners complete an activity in cross-ability pairs instead of splitting them into two "level" groups proves an effective strategy for a multilevel class.

ESOL L1S3: Building Basics in a Multilevel Worksite Class by Madelyn Rodriguez
The author uses an activity from Building Basics to differentiate instruction for three learners ranging from nonliterate to high intermediate.

ESOL L1S3: Using Picture Stories for Adult ESL Health Literacy by Karen Johnson
The author uses Picture Stories for Adult ESL Health Literacy to create differentiated activities for learners with varying literacy levels.

ESOL L1S3: Adapting a Financial Literacy Activity to Teach English and American Sign Language by Ann Gareau
Integrating American Sign Language and modifying activities in Money Talks enables a hearing-impaired learner to develop essential numeracy skills.

ESOL L1S3: Smart Shopping in Mixed-Ability Groups by Laura O'Connor
Mixed-ability groups contribute different tasks to cooperative projects from the Fairfax County Family Literacy Curriculum and practice numeracy as well.