Engaging the English Language Learner

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South Dakota, United States

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I have been teaching for twelve years in Title I multicultural schools in MN, AZ, and SD. I have taught 1st and 2nd grade regular education classes as well as sheltered ELL classes for students in grades Kindergarten-5th. I am SEI (Structured English Immersion) and ENL (English as a New Language) Endorsed and hold a Master's Degree in Elementary Education with an emphasis in Curriculum and Instruction. In addition to teaching in the elementary setting I also teaching graduate and undergraduate level courses on English language development in conjunction with local universities.

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Open House Scavenger Hunt

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Engaging the English Language Learner

Mrs. Riddle's Open House Scavenger Hunt Want to make your annual parent open house a little more fun and engaging? Try my open house scavenger hunt! Parents and students work together to find the classroom items on the list, all the while interacting with the child's new classroom. A prize is awarded at the end for participants. It is a great tool to engage students and parents alike and frees the teacher up to mingle and answer questions. **TIP: I make a friendly bulletin board each ye

PreK - 2nd

Getting Acquainted Bingo for Buddies

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Mrs. Riddle's Getting Acquainted Bingo for Buddies Do you have a buddy classroom system with an older or younger grade level? Are you looking for ideas to break the ice and get the older and younger students working as a team? If so, then this is the game for you. Pair off an older student with a younger student and give each pair a copy of the bingo form. Set a time limit and have pairs meet other pairs, asking those they meet if either person in the group can sign his/her name to a box st

PreK - 6th

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Teaching style

For English language learners I believe in creating lessons that follow the SIOP framework with a particular emphasis on comprehensible input and output as outlined by Stephen Krashen. All of my lessons strive to include a focus on new language acquisition in the form of meaningful engagement in the areas of reading, writing, listening, and speaking. My objective is to create purposeful language learning experiences for my students by following the teaching and learning cycle and continually improving my craft as a teacher.

Awards & shining teacher moments

*Employee of the Month *Mentor Teacher to Student Teachers and Interns *Graduated Summa Cum Laude, South Dakota State University Graduate program *Awarded numerous grants for my classroom and school

My own education history

Bachelor's Degree (2004) Concordia College Moorhead, MN Elementary Education Graduated with Highest Honors, Education Department Master's Degree (2012) South Dakota State University Brookings, SD Elementary Education Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in English as a New Language Graduated Summa Cum Laude, Top of my class (2012 graduates)

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Above all, I believe in establishing a community of respect and safety that lowers the affective filter for English language learners. I utilize an ethnographic approach to learning more about my students and families so I can meet their needs and get to know them not just as students and parents but as individuals. I often find I learn much more from them than they do from me as their teacher.