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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Original Play Script for the Tortoise and the Hare

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Engaging the English Language Learner

Mrs. Riddle's Original Play Script for the Traditional Folktale The Tortoise and the Hare ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Plays are great ways to promote fluency and communication skills! Why not try Mrs. Riddle's original version of The Tortoise and the Hare?! Written with beginning readers and struggling older students in mind, this play is provided with two versions of the script to accommodate male and female readers. It can easily be expanded or adjusted to incorporate mo

K - 5th

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Traditional Goldilocks and the Three Bears Play Script

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Mrs. Riddle's Traditional Play Script for the Classic Folktale Goldilocks and the Three Bears ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Plays are great ways to promote fluency and communication skills! Why not try Mrs. Riddle's original, yet traditional, version of Goldilocks and the Three Bears?! Written with numerous sight words and repetition to aide fluency in early readers, the play offers the traditional tale that students will love to read aloud! Ideal for beginning readers and

K - 3rd

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Original Play Script for the Three Little Pigs

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Engaging the English Language Learner

Mrs. Riddle's Original Play Script for the Traditional Folktale The Three Little Pigs ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Plays are great ways to promote fluency and communication skills! Why not try Mrs. Riddle's original version of The Three Little Pigs?! Written with rhyme and repetition to aide fluency in early readers, the play offers the traditional tale with humorous lines students will love to read aloud! Ideal for beginning readers and struggling older students.

K - 3rd

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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.