New York City Teacher
Saturday, January 14, 2017
Raz Kids
Log in to Raz Kids to listen to a book, record yourself reading the book and then answer comprehension questions.
I get a report of how long your child was logged in and how they performed on their quiz.
Keep reading!
Saturday, December 26, 2015
Excited to Be Working With You!
Hello Teachers! This school year I will be posting some tools and resources under the "Freebies" tab. It will include letters sent home to parents and letters sent in your mailboxes in case you ever lose a copy or want to refer back to something.
Hope you find this helpful.
Sunday, December 6, 2015
More Than Just a Library
A great way to promote English language learning is to join your local library. To become a member of The Library you will need to bring a piece of mail, or a bill which shows your proof of residence.
Not only does the library have countless books for you and your children, it also has many parental resources, as well as events, and programs taking place in the facility and the community, including free museum passes.
Next time you go to the library, ask the libriarian for "Books on CD". Your children can actually put the CD into a player and listen to as well as read along to a story that is being read to them! This is a great way to develop intonation, pronunciation, reading and listening comprehension. E-books can be accessed as well.
Ways to Promote Language Learning at Home
Promoting Language Learning at Home:
1). Begin reading to your child at an early
age, and as often as possible, in your native language, as well as in English. If
a child is literate in their native language, they will then be able to more
easily transfer that information into the English language.
2). Visit your public library with your child.
Help your child choose appropriate books to read together.
3). Keep many types of reading materials
(books, magazines, newspapers, etc.) in your native language and in English in
your home. Encourage older siblings to read to their younger siblings. This
helps develop reading and listening comprehension skills for both
children.
4). Ask your children questions about what they
have read, such as:
- What is happening in the story?
- What do you think will happen next?
- How do you think the character feels? Why?
- What was your favorite part of the story? Why?
Asking these type questions can help children
become more excited about reading, as well as more responsible for their own
learning.
5). Take your children to places in the
community that offer educational activities and learning experiences. Talk to
them about what they are seeing. Provide them with names of new objects. Answer
questions they may have.
6). Discuss things that happen in school every
day. Engage your children in conversation about their favorite subjects and
teachers, as well as any special events happening in school.
7). Find opportunities for your child to write
frequently in their native languages as well as English. Keeping a daily
writing journal, writing down recipes, creating shopping lists or writing
notes/letters for family members is a great way to do this.
8). Select television programs that you and
your child can watch and discuss. Change the setting on your TV for Closed
Captioning to be On, to read the words on the TV screen. Limit the amount
of time your child watches television and encourage them to read, write, listen
to music, or talk with family members and friends.
Helpful Websites
Helpful Links to Know:
Translate from various languages to English at Free Translation
Learn about countries around the world at Time for Kids
Look up the meaning of words at Word Central
Activities for ESL students at a4esl
Resources for Teachers:
Creative art projects at Crayola
Curriculum support at abcteach and Enchanted Learning (passwords needed)
Reading Resources:
Tumblebooks (password needed)
Raz Kids (password needed)
Starfall
Little Explorers Picture Dictionary
Picture Dictionary
Pre-Reading and Writing
Fact Monster
Read Aloud Stories:
Storyline Online
Bookflix (password needed)
Videos and Animated Curriculum Across all Subject Areas:
Discovery Education (password needed)
Brainpop Jr (Grades K-2)
Brainpop (Grades 3-5)
Fun Websites:
Comic Strip Maker
Translate from various languages to English at Free Translation
Learn about countries around the world at Time for Kids
Look up the meaning of words at Word Central
Activities for ESL students at a4esl
Resources for Teachers:
Creative art projects at Crayola
Curriculum support at abcteach and Enchanted Learning (passwords needed)
Reading Resources:
Tumblebooks (password needed)
Raz Kids (password needed)
Starfall
Little Explorers Picture Dictionary
Picture Dictionary
Pre-Reading and Writing
Fact Monster
Read Aloud Stories:
Storyline Online
Bookflix (password needed)
Videos and Animated Curriculum Across all Subject Areas:
Discovery Education (password needed)
Brainpop Jr (Grades K-2)
Brainpop (Grades 3-5)
Fun Websites:
Comic Strip Maker
Thursday, December 3, 2015
NYSESLAT 2016 School Year
At the end of school year, your child takes the NYSESLAT. This is a New York State ESL exam which measures English Language Proficiency. This is the exam that determines a student's ESL level for the following year, as well as whether or not a student is ready to exit the ESL program.
An updated informational brochure describing the NYSESLAT and how it measures the progress of LEP students will be posted on the Department's web site. The brochure will be available in English, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Korean, Russian, and Spanish. Parents are also able to access test samplers on this site.
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