After completing your selected activities from the “ESL-540 SEI-Specific Practicum/Field Experience :
- Co-plan a phonics lesson for a K-3 setting.
- Teach a small group phonics lesson for a K-3 setting.
- Teach a small group lesson using the state ELA standards.
Write a reflection about your learning and teaching experiences within all three categories (Introductory Activities, Collaborative Practice, and Independent Practice) to include a connection to the teaching preparation standards and SEI course framework. Your reflection should address the content learned throughout this course. Describe experiences you had throughout your ESL practicum/field experience that reflect effective instruction of English learners. In a minimum of 500 words, address the following:
- Discuss strategies you or your mentor used to celebrate cultural diversity.
- Explain how you or your mentor utilized engagement practices to highlight the assets of home language and/or involve families.
- Discuss how RTI strategies were utilized to support ELs and the accommodations available to help students, particularly with assessments.
- Describe how you or your mentor supported English learners in the classroom through a research-based SEI model.
- Discuss an experience you participated in and how this aligns with at least one of the principles of Arizona’s Language Development Approach: (1) asset-based behaviors and expectations, (2) integrated instruction in disciplinary language and content, (2) targeted and explicit language instruction, and (4) assessment, monitoring, and feedback.
- Describe an experience you participated in where you helped design or implement an integrated or targeted lesson plan and discuss how this plan aligned with the ELA and ELP standards.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines in the APA Style Guide, which is located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Before beginning, review the rubric to familiarize yourself with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. For assistance, a link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is in Class Resources.
