10) Teach by Doing: Model, model, model. Slow your speech and read out loud.
9) Allow mistakes: Don’t be so quick to jump and correct their mistakes. Let them realize them and correct themselves.
8) Students must read aloud: this gives perfect practice. Something important happens when one listens to himself/herself speak another language aloud.
7) Be Flexible: Adjust continuously and try different methodologies and in-class group activities, games, etc. Bonding, fun and learning will all happen at once.
6) Try tongue twisters: They help “loosen” the tongue and, give pronunciation internalization.
5) Limit social media: Discourse use of social media outside of school, in order to avoid wrong use of the newly acquired English language and to be able to suggest helpful websites to follow.
4) Incorporate Cultural lessons to personalize: Sharing personal and appropriate stories, and learning culture through real-life events makes bonding a great way to learn social skills while learning English.
3) Use a DIVERSIFIED lesson plan: Mix reading, writing, observing and listening with your oral focus to create a comprehensive lesson plan.
2) Make Oral Communication a Daily event: When you require students to speak often, you are encouraging language learning in that student.
1) BE KIND. Accept, welcome and appreciate diversity. That will make all the difference in ALL your students, mainly your afraid, insecure and anxious CLD students.
SCIENCE RESOURCES:
http://www.es.webum.com/Ciencia/ (Ciencia). Webum links to science related associations and topics. Two pages link to pages on fuels and gasoline.
http://www.todo-ciencia.com/ (Todo-ciencia.com noticias biología, química, biomedicina, física y mas). A general page with links to current interest topics in all the sciences and technology. Current topics include Mad Cow disease, allergies caused by Latex, the formation of the earth, and laser induced nuclear fusion.
MATH: Resources for Math terms
http://www.tsusmell.org/downloads/Spotlight/MELL_SpanishResources.pdf
ENGLISH TERMS: a glossary
https://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ai/assessmentglossary.asp
SOCIAL STUDIES: Internet resources in Spanish
MUSIC:
http://www.learnalanguage.com/learn-spanish/spanish-words/music.php
ROBOTICS:
https://www.proz.com/glossary-translations/english-to-spanish-translations/159/page5
HEALTH: A bilingual glossary
http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/dept/spanish/engspdict.pdf
ART: Some terms to get you started with your students
http://www.picassomio.com/art-dictionary-english-spanish/art-terms-english-spanish.html
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