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Scaffolding Instruction for English Language Learners: A Resource Guide for English Language Arts


Diane August
American Institutes for Research
Diane Staehr Fenner
Sydney Snyder
DSF Consulting
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Introduction 0
Overview 1
General Approach 2
Use Scaffolding Techniques and Routines Consistent With the Common Core State Standards and Recent Research 2
Differentiate Instruction for Students at Diverse Levels of English Proficiency 5
Conventions Used to Describe AIR Scaffolding 5
References 8
Core Knowledge Lessons 10
Core Knowledge Skills Routines 11
Overview 11
Routines 11
Transition Supplemental Guide, Grade 1, Module 1, Unit 1, Lesson 1: “A Father and His Son in Mesopotamia” 24
Overview 24
1. Introducing the Read-Aloud 26
2. Presenting the Read-Aloud 31
3. Discussing the Read-Aloud 39
4. Extensions 40
Expeditionary Learning Lessons 43
Grade 3, Module 4, Unit 3, Lesson 3: “Tackling the Trash” 44
Overview 44
1. Opening 48
2. Work Time 56
3. Closing and Assessments 103
4. Homework 103
Grade 5, Module 3A, Unit 1, Lesson 2: The Value of Sports in People’s Lives, Part 1 107
Overview 107
1. Opening 111
2. Work Time 119
3. Closing and Assessment 130
4. Homework 131
Grade 7, Module 4A, Unit 3, Lesson 1: “Facebook: Not for Kids” 132
Overview 132
1. Opening 136
2. Work Time 137
3. Closing and Assessment 200
4. Homework 201
Public Consulting Group Lesson 202
Grade 9, Module 1, Unit 2: Lesson 1 A Work of Art Is Good if It Has Arisen Out of Necessity 203
Overview 203
1. Introduction of Unit and Lesson Agenda 205
2. Homework Accountability 207
3. Read-Aloud of Rilke’s Letter One 207
4. Close Reading and Evidence-Based Discussion 210
5. Text-Dependent Questions (TDQs) and Activities 215
6. Quick Write 217
7. Closing (Homework) 219