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Also Try Arabic Chinese French German Japanese Languages Russian Spanish Lesson Plans English Lessons in Vocabulary, Grammar, and Reading (ESLGo.com) Provides 30 lessons for ESL students. 1-04 English as a Second Language (Purdue On-Line Writing Laboratory) Although this is designed for ESL students, it provides instructional exercises useful for all. 2-04 Native American - Completing the Circle Reading Curriculum (Wambdi.BIA.edu) Does not provide lessons in Native languages, but does incorporate Native culture in the reading program. Designed by Dr. Sandra Fox. 12-03 Spanish Resources for Math 1 (Math Forum) Provides math resources and lesson plans in Spanish. 11-99 Spanish Resources for Math 2 (Math Forum) Provides math resources and lesson plans in Spanish. 11-99 Lists -Awesome Library in Spanish (Espanol - La biblioteca impresionante) Provides the entire Awesome Library in Spanish. La biblioteca impresionante ordena su exploracion del World Wide Web con 15.000 recursos cuidadosamente repasados. Proporciona a la biblioteca impresionante entera en espanol. Teacher Resources (University of Washington) 11-99 Materials -See and Hear Web Pages in English, Spanish, or Other Languages (Awesome Library) Awesome Talkster allows you to hear Web pages. You can, for example, set the voice to Spanish and start with www.awesomelibrary.org/espanol.html to see and hear the Web in Spanish. By adding a voice to Web pages, children and teens can learn to pronounce words as they read them. Awesome Talkster includes an animated character, providing synchronized highlighting so that children can follow along even more easily. This multi-sensory approach is a powerful method for improving reading skills. Online books for children and teens to practice their reading skills are available in the Awesome Library. 1-03 Spanish to English Dictionary Multimedia Pronunciation of Dialects in English (fonetiks.org) Provides the pronunciation of words in seven English dialects, as well as a dictionary. Click on the dialect, sound, or language of interest and a box will open. On some browsers, you will hear the sound by just moving your mouse over the word. For other browsers, each sound will need to load before the program will begin and each sound must be approved (by clicking) before it will download. Watch for the "done" message at the bottom of the small box that opens to download the sounds. 4-01. News -05-18-06 Schwarzenegger: Turn Off Spanish Television (CBS News) "California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's remarks that immigrants should avoid Spanish-language media if they want to learn English quickly left some Hispanic journalists shaking their heads." 06-07 -05-18-06 Senate Votes to Make English the National Language (Bloomberg.org) "The Senate voted to make English the 'national language' of the U.S. as part of legislation overhauling immigration policy." "The measure, approved by a vote of 63-34, directs the government to 'preserve and enhance' the role of English, without altering current laws that require some government documents and services be provided in other languages." 05-06 -12-08-05 Boy Suspended for Speaking Spanish (MSNBC News) Zach Rubio reportedly was talking in Spanish to a friend during a break at Endeavor Alternative School. The account further states that a teacher overheard the exchange and the principal then suspended the student for talking in Spanish. "The school district has officially rescinded his punishment and said that speaking a foreign language is not grounds for suspension. Meanwhile, the Rubio family has retained a lawyer, who says a civil rights lawsuit may be in the offing." "Conflicts are bursting out nationwide over bilingual education, 'English-only' laws, Spanish-language publications and advertising, and other linguistic collisions. Language concerns have been a key aspect of the growing political movement to reduce immigration." 12-05 Papers Bilingual Education Issues and Research (Crawford) Provides resources to help discuss the issues and research findings related to bilingual education. 10-99 ESL Magazine (ESLMag.org) Provides an online magazine "for English as a second or foreign language educators." 8-02 Grammar Resources (About.com - Beare) Provides sources to assist with grammar, especially the more difficult verb usages. 3-01 Helping Programs for Families in Need in Oregon (OregonHelps.org) Provides assistance with Food Stamps, Oregon Health Plan, Employment Related Day Care (ERDC), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Federal Housing Assistance, Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Federal Earned Income Tax Credit and Oregon's Earned Income Credit, Oregon's Working Family Tax Credit, Individual Development Accounts (IDAs), National School Lunch Program, Women, Infants, and Children Nutrition Program(WIC), and Emergency Food. Provides information in English, Spanish, Russian, and Vietnamese. 5-03 Immersion or Bilingual Education? (American City Business Journals) "Of those [72 valid research] studies, 83 percent comparing bilingual education to immersion found that kids learned to read better through immersion. Not a single study found the reverse." 05-06 Learning English - How to Learn English as a Second Language (Antimoon.com) Suggests steps to use in learning English, especially if English is not your native language. 7-01 Native American Culturally Based Education (NWREL.org - Sherman) "In searching the research base, Demmert and Towner defined CBE [culturally based education] as having six critical elements:" "Recognition and use of Native languages Pedagogy that stresses traditional cultural characteristics and adult-child interactions Pedagogy in which teaching strategies are congruent with the traditional culture and ways of knowing and learning Curriculum that is based on traditional culture and that recognizes the importance of Native spirituality Strong Native community participation in educating children and in the planning and operation of school activities Knowledge and use of the social and political mores of the community" "Demmert and Towner report that their review yielded only six studies on CBE that could be called experimental or quasi-experimental (the difference is in the degree of rigor used, especially in how the students are assigned to groups)." 12-03 Periodicals English As A Foreign Language Standards Five Standards for Reading Instruction (CREDE.USC.edu) "Tharp, Estrada, Dalton, and Yamauchi (2000) propose the Five Standards for Effective Pedagogy as critical for improving learning outcomes for all students, and especially those of diverse ethnic, cultural, linguistic, or economic backgrounds. The Five Standards are:" "• Standard I — Teachers and Students Producing Together Facilitate learning through joint productive activity among teacher and students. • Standard II — Developing Language and Literacy Across the Curriculum Develop competence in the language and literacy of instruction across the curriculum. • Standard III — Making Meaning — Connecting School to Students’ Lives Contextualize teaching and curriculum in the experiences and skills of students’ homes and communities. • Standard IV — Teaching Complex Thinking Challenge students toward cognitive complexity. • Standard V — Teaching Through Conversation Engage students through dialogue, especially the Instructional Conversation." 12-03

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