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JamesCohen,Ph.D.NorthernIllinoisUniversity
FUNDSOFKNOWLEDGE:THEIMPORTANCEOFHOWIVIEWMYENGLISHLEARNERS
Whatisyourinitialreactiontolearningaboutthebelowstudent?
• Marisolarrivestoyourclassroomtwoweeksintothefirstsemester.SheisclearlyhavingdifficultyworkinginyourclassbecauseinadditiontonotknowinganyEnglishatall,sheseeminglydoesnotunderstandanyofthecontenteither.Wordgetsoutthatsheisalsoundocumented(illegallyintheU.S.).
Marisol’sstory
DidyourinitialreactiontoMarisolchangeafterhearingthestoryofMarisol?Ifyes,how?
Content
PedagogyPerspective
FundsofKnowledgevs.Deficitmodel
OutsideofSchoolVariables(75%)
Teachers'Role(75%)
School(OtherthanTeachers‐‐25%)
InsideofSchoolVariables(25%)
VariablesLeadingtoChildren'sAcademicSuccess
Lilly’sstorypart1
Lilly• Inpairsorsmallgroups,pleasediscusswhyyouthinkLillywasactinginthewayshewasinclass.
Lilly’sstorypart2
• Afterhavingheardtherestofthestory,whatconclusionscanyoucomeupwithnow?
• WhatactionscanyouasateachertaketohelpLillybemoresuccessfulinyourclassroom?
Leticia’sstoryLeticia,a3rdgrader,scoredatthe40thpercentileinSpanishonLaPrueba,aSpanish‐languageachievementtest,andatthe25thpercentileinEnglishontheIllinoisTestofBasicSkills.Theteacher’sconclusionwasthatLeticiareadpoorlyinbothlanguagesandthatbiliteracyperhapscausedherconfusion.
Alfredo,amonolingualEnglishstudentinthesameclass,alsoscoredatthe40thpercentileinEnglish.Thistimetheteacher’sinterpretationwasthathewasdoingfineandthathewasoneofherbetterreaders.
Whatisgoingonhere?
Waysofgettingtoknowyourstudents
• Homevisits(BiographyDrivenCulturallyResponsivePedagogybySocorroHerrera)
• Dialoguejournals(Holms,1997)
• Essaywritingasopposedtoworksheets,multiplechoice,andfillintheblanksassessments
Waysofgettingtoknowyourstudents
• Genrestudy(i.e.teachstudentshowtowritememoirs)
• Takeadvantageofparent/teacherconferences
• Callhometocompliment,notjusttocomplain
Whatotherideascanhelpyougettoknowyourstudents?
ACTIONPLAN
• Whataresomethingsyoucanstartdoinginyourclassroom?
• Whataresomethingsyoucanstopdoinginyourclassroom?
• Whataresomethingsyoucandodifferentlystartingtoday?