In Class EAL Support

As our students continue to practice their Daily 5 routines they have to improve various transdisciplinary skills. In Mr.James's classroom this week we talked about social skills and how to be a good reading partner. In Miss Anita's classroom our students are more aware now of the noise level as they know from experience that it is much harder to focus on your reading when people are loud around. The metacognition bookmarks with sentence starters help our students to remain focused on their reading and develop their thinking skills. All the children know that they can spend only a certain amount of time on each routine before the timer goes, and this helps them to improve their self-management skills and be more time-conscious. 

With greater awareness of how they acquire knowledge, students learn to regulate their behavior to make better choices and optimize learning. They begin to see how their strengths and weaknesses affect how they perform. 

Shintaro and Daylin are reading partners.

It is important to reflect on how our students perform during the Daily 5 activities to be able to highlight the successes and mistakes that were made. Such brief discussions guide our students and show them the various ways to independent learning.

Mr. James leads a reflection session after one of the Daily 5 activities.

In Miss Lisa's classroom the students began to construct their understanding of explanation texts. Working in small collaborative groups gave our students an opportunity to share their thinking with more confidence and get support from their peers and/or the teacher.

Meyher was able to find the correct passage and answer the questions. 

During the "I Wonder" session the children were able to continue following their passions and learn more about the chosen topics. In the end of the "I Wonder" time my students had to create a short guided reflection, using sentence starters as a scaffold to structure their written piece.

Using sentence starters made it easier for Yuzuka and Meyher to sum up their learning during the session.