How can I make the child more
interested in practicing English in
the classroom?
have students partner share
have them pair up with someone who only speaks English
make sure they are sharing what they wrote in English
have them share with
more than one person
have students move tables occasionally so they are
not always with the same students
my DLL student sat with another
Korean boy and would only talk to
him. If they were separated he
would have the chance to other
kids in English more
make sure they are sitting different
places at lunch sometimes so they
interact with different kids in the
class
square up and share as a whole group. If
the DLL student is shy about sharing
encourage them to speak and help them
so they feel more comfortable
have each student have a day to share what they brought in
ask a question to each child in the
classroom (what did you do this
weekend, what is your favorite
restaurant?)
have them play telephone
my teacher did
this and every
kid wanted to
play event the
DLL student
who rarely
speaks to the
class
have them bring
something and make
the rest of the class
guess what it is
the student will be interested in guessing
or will want everyone to guess what they
brought
have routine questions you ask or songs
you sing so that the child will be
comfortable answering after a while
my teacher does spelling words
everyday the same way. She
asks the same questions about
each word (how many letters,
do you think its ou or oo, lets
count the syllables together)
asking what the want for lunch everyday
go down the roll and ask each
student what they want. Helps
them practice speaking in front
of the class
asking what center they want to go to
ask where they want to go and what they
want to do. Then they can come back and
reflect afterwards
reading one on one or in small groups
do running records with the child
put them in a group and
have them do partner reads
or group read aloud
How does funds of knowledge influence
making connections?
find books that your student can relate to
get to know the student and his likes/ dislike
recommend books for him/her to read
get to know your students
home visits
have students do
projects about
themselves
my teacher did star
student of the week
where she ask them to
bring pictures and
share facts about
themselves and their
families
have a family night
find students that have the same
interest as your DLL
have them talk about books they like
they can discuss how the relate to the books
working with another student can help
them make connections
plan lessons with topics that of interest to your kids
they will be more interested in
learning if they are interested in
the topic
they will be able to
make connections
easier if the topic is
interesting or
relatable