Using Speaking and WritingPicture Prompts with Students of Multiple Levels of Linguistic Abilities

Asian Languages BETACNYSABE Annual Conference

H ti t NYHuntington, NYMarch 13, 2010

What is the Asian Languages Bilingual/ESL T h i l A i t C t ?Technical Assistance Center?

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ALBETAC is…

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one of three language BETACs funded

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by the New York State Education Department;

responsible for providing services to h l th h t N Y k St tschools throughout New York State.

ALBETAC’s mission is to…ALBETAC s mission is to…

provide technical assistance to New York ppublic schools with large populations of Asian English language learners; ensure that these schools adhere to the Commissioner’s Regulations Part 154 in their delivery of educational services appropriate for y pp pthis population; andsupport schools by serving as a clearinghouse

f fand repository for Asian resource materials for educators of elementary to secondary schools throughout New York State.g

Magic Seven to support English l i itilanguage acquisition

low anxiety environmentlow anxiety environment comprehensible input focus on communicationfocus on communication, contextualized language

terror acceptancerespect for language acquisition tstages

teacher as facilitator

The Value of Using Pictures as S ki /W iti P tSpeaking/Writing Prompts

Low anxietyComprehensible input Focus on communicationHighly contextualizedHighly contextualizedNYSESLAT test items

3-Stage Process to Develop LLanguage

describing the picturedescribing the picture discussing what has happened

di ti h t ill h tpredicting what will happen next

Describing the PictureBrainstorm Activity

Students describe the picture byStudents describe the picture by responding to “Wh” questions.

Generates vocabulary needed toGenerates vocabulary needed to describe the pictureGrammatical structures primarily used:Grammatical structures primarily used:

Present tense and present progressive tensetense“There is” and “There are”

F ki t itiFrom speaking to writing

Let’s get started.Let s get started.

Who?Wh t?What?When?Where?How?How?

What happened?What happened?

Grammatical structures primarily used:Grammatical structures primarily used:Past tense

Requires more vocabulary andRequires more vocabulary and creativity/imaginationSSmall group work allows communication between students to

i inegotiate meaningFrom speaking to writing

Let’s try it.Let s try it.

What happened before in this picture?What happened before in this picture?Can I tell a story about it?

B d d i tiBeyond descriptionRequires students to create people and events not captured in this pictureevents not captured in this picture

What will happen next?What will happen next?

Grammatical structures primarily used:Grammatical structures primarily used:Future tense

Requires more vocabulary andRequires more vocabulary and creativity/imaginationSSmall group work allows communication between students to

i inegotiate meaningFrom speaking to writing

Let’s try it.Let s try it.

What will happen next?What will happen next?Can I tell a believable story about it?

E t d t t h t i ht hExtend your story to what might happen in 2 hours, 2 days… Requires students to create people andRequires students to create people and events not captured in this picture

Teacher as a FacilitatorTeacher as a Facilitator

In groups use the assigned picturesIn groups, use the assigned pictures to discuss how they can be used as speaking and writing prompts forspeaking and writing prompts for students. (2 minutes)to complete a short story in writingto complete a short story in writing following the 3-stage process. (8 minutes)

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