Where Do I Start? Planning the First Month of Lessons with a Low-level ELL Student

September 13, 2023 1:00 - 2:00pm ET
For a new tutor or teacher, getting started with a low-level English language learners can seem overwhelming. They may worry about the first few weeks of lessons when the students speak almost no English. In this webinar, learn what your very first lesson should look like and how to build from there to make your first month of lessons a success for you and your student(s).
Presenter: Steven Reid, Program Manager for Literacy Volunteers Charlottesville/Albemarle in Charlottesville, Virginia
Link to materials: www.dropbox.com/sh/ehtiyonanb...
This webinar is part of ProLiteracy's Teacher Training Plus project, funded by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation. For more information about Teacher Training Plus or other professional learning opportunities from ProLiteracy, visit www.proliteracy.org/courses/
00:00:00 Introduction
00:03:45 Small Group Coaching Sessions
00:06:32 Additional Resources for Participants
00:09:11 Introducing Steven Reid
00:10:41 Agenda
00:11:19 Quick message about students being addressed
00:13:22 What is the difference between Levels 1 & 2?
00:14:54 Unique Challenges: In a classroom or small group setting
00:17:33 Unique Challenges: In a one-to-one setting
00:19:10 What to do in the first lesson
00:19:31 Getting to know each other
00:24:13 Comprehension cards
00:26:37 Setting a schedule
00:28:09 If your student can't make it to class
00:31:19 What to do in the first couple of weeks: Building Basic Vocabulary
00:33:13 What to do in the first couple of weeks: Concrete Nouns
00:36:14 What to do in the first couple of weeks: Action Verbs
00:39:11 What to do in the first couple of weeks: Personal Pronouns
00:40:24 What to do in the first couple of weeks: Useful Phrases
00:43:38 What to do in the first month: "Be" Verbs
00:44:35 What to do in the first month: Build Basic Sentence Structure
00:46:07 What to do in the first month: Spend Time on Writing Basics
00:49:20 Questions
01:16:57 Thank you

[@user-magoo562]

The information presented was extremely helpful to me, as a new volunteer teacher with two beginning English speakers.

[@davidcoles1888]

How important is writing by hand now? Maybe using a keyboard in whatever fashion might be more helpful.