INED 4483: Methods and Materials for Teaching ESOL

1. Develop and Adapt Language Lessons: Apply knowledge of child development (K-5), first and second language acquisition, linguistics, and instructional methods to the development of language lessons appropriate for all levels of English in the domains of reading, writing, listening and speaking.
2. Implement Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching: Articulate and apply knowledge of culturally and linguistically responsive pedagogy to the development of sheltered content area lessons for K-5 students learning English as an additional language.
3. Design and Apply Assessments for Language and Content Learning: Create formative and summative assessments to measure K-5 English learners’ language and content learning across content areas.
4. Evaluate and Modify Instructional Materials: Analyze, evaluate, and modify commercial instructional materials for use in lessons for English learners.
5. Evaluate and Modify Instructional Materials: Successfully implement and evaluate a plan-instruct-assess-plan cycle of instruction with a group of English learners in a K-5 grade level cluster.
6. Analyze Instructional Impact on English Learners: Document and analyze the impact of instruction on English learners’ language and content learning.
7. Model Proficient English Language Use: Demonstrate proficiency in English and serve as a good language model for English learners.
8. Understand and Apply RTI Processes for English Learners: Demonstrate knowledge about the RTI process for English learners including the similarity and differences in the process for English learners and native speakers of English.
9. Collaborate in Multidisciplinary Educational Teams: Collaborate with general and specialist school staff to develop appropriate instruction for English learners at a variety of ELD levels.