• Developing Second Language Literacy
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  • Welcome to TELL
  • Session 1: Analyzing My Literacy Background
  • Session 2: Increasing Awareness of Language, Literacy, and Power
  • Session 3: Designing a Literacy-Focused Classroom
  • Session 4: Building Knowledge of Academic Language
  • Session 5: Assisting Students in Understanding and Constructing Texts
  • Session 6: Intentionally Teaching Writing in Content Area Instruction
  • Session 7: Critiquing, Reviewing, Editing, Revising My Unit Plan
  • Session 8: Sharing My Learning
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    Welcome to TELL
    Syllabus: Developing Second Language Literacy
    Explanation of the Template
    Total Points
    Session 1: Analyzing My Literacy Background
    LA 1.1 Understanding My Literacy Background and Practices
    LA 1.2 Expanding the Definition of Literacy
    LA 1.3 Exploring Literacy through TELL Tools
    LA 1.4 Assessing for Literacy Development
    HW 1.1 Implementing and Reflecting on My Literacy Practices
    HW 1.2 Investigating Knowledge about Literacy Development
    HW 1.3 Revisiting WIDA Performance Definitions
    HW 1.4 Using First Language Acquisition in Current Educational Practices
    HW 1.5 Understanding My Final Project
    Session 2: Increasing Awareness of Language, Literacy, and Power
    LA 2.1 Discussing Literacy Development
    LA 2.2 Connecting Cross-Linguistic Transfer and Literacy
    LA 2.3 Literacy Profiles
    LA 2.4 Makoto's Literacy Profile
    HW 2.1 Implementing and Reflecting on My Literacy Practices
    HW 2.2 Designing a Literacy-Focused Classroom
    HW 2.3 Final Project Work for Unit Revision
    HW 2.4 More and Less Proficient ELL Student's Literacy Profiles
    HW 2.5 Integrating Ideas from Jim Cummins and Attention to Literacy
    Session 3: Designing a Literacy-Focused Classroom
    LA 3.1 Reviewing Final Project and Literacy Profile
    LA 3.2 Evaluating Literacy Richness and Standards for Effective Pedagogy
    LA 3.3 Examining Literacy Guidelines
    LA 3.4 Planning Lessons that Build Learners' Literacy
    HW 3.1 Implementing and Reflecting on My Literacy Practices
    HW 3.2 Unit Goals for ELLs' Literacy Profiles
    HW 3.3 Final Project Work for Unit Revision
    HW 3.4 Using Video Segment 7.1 to Learn about Vocabulary
    HW 3.5 Reading a Dense Text Using a Double Entry Journal
    HW 3.6 Bring a Text for Your Unit Plan
    Session 4: Building Knowledge of Academic Language
    LA 4.1 Characteristics of Academic Language
    LA 4.2 Effectively Teaching Academic Vocabulary and Language
    LA 4.3 Selecting Academic Vocabulary and Language to Teach
    LA 4.4 Planning to Teach Vocabulary
    HW 4.1 Implementing and Reflecting on My Literacy Practices
    HW 4.2 Planning for Teaching Vocabulary in my Unit
    HW 4.3 Gathering Resources for Revising a Unit Plan
    HW 4.4 Learning about Comprehension and the Role of Text Structure
    HW 4.5 Identifying Readings in My Unit Plan
    HW 4.6 Deepening Understanding of Literacy Guidelines for ELs
    Session 5: Assisting Students in Understanding and Constructing Texts
    LA 5.1 Accumulating Knowledge for Promoting Literacy Development
    LA 5.2: Center 1: (Teacher Center) Utilizing the Literacy Guidelines for ELs
    LA 5.3 Center 2: Building on and Developing Oral Language
    LA 5.4: Center 3: Text Structures and Text Features in Literacy Instructon
    LA 5.5 Center 4: Modeling Good Reading Strategies
    LA 5.6: Center 5: Selecting a Text with Purpose
    LA 5.7 Consolidating Knowledge for Supporting EL Literacy
    HW 5.1 Implementing and Reflecting on My Practice
    HW 5.2 Planning for Teaching Reading in My Unit
    HW 5.3 Writing Instruction Guidelines
    HW 5.4 Examining Process Writing
    HW 5.5 Writing Instruction for ELLs (Wright)
    HW 5.6 Identifying Writings for My Unit Plan
    Session 6: Intentionally Teaching Writing in Content Area Instruction
    LA 6.1 Teaching Effective Writing Practices
    LA 6.2 Connecting Reading to Writing
    LA 6.3 Creating Authentic Writing Opportunities
    LA 6.4 Process Writing and Writer's Workshop
    LA 6.5 Partner Debrief: Consolidating Knowledge of ELL Writing Instruction
    HW 6.1 Implementing and Reflecting on My Literacy Practice
    HW 6.2 Planning for Teaching Writing in My Unit
    HW 6.3 Creating Equity in Literacy Teaching Practices
    Session 7: Critiquing, Reviewing, Editing, Revising My Unit Plan
    LA 7.1 Center 1 (Teacher Center): Aligning Objective and Assessments
    LA 7.2 Center 2: Responding to ELs Language and Literacy Development through Input and Interaction
    LA 7.3 Center 3: Building Academic Language and Literacy
    LA 7.4 Center 4: Attending to Writing Instruction
    LA 7.5 Center 5: Attending to Equity through the Standards for Effective Pedagogy
    LA 7.6 Preparing My Explanatory Document and Revising My Final Project
    HW 7.1 Implementing and Reflecting on my Literacy Practice
    HW 7.2 Completing the Final Project
    HW 7.3 Reviewing What I Know about Teaching to Improve
    Session 8: Sharing My Learning
    LA 8.1 Presenting My Knowledge of the Literacy Guidelines for ELs
    LA 8.2 Sharing an Exemplar of Designing Lessons to Promote ELs' Literacy Development
    LA 8.3 Making a Commitment to My Best-Loved Self as Teacher