Jan No...she isn't ELL. She was also tested for a possible language disability by the speech pathologist and there was a 'weakness' but no disability as far as receptive and expressive language. Response starters are a good idea...and they help some, but sometimes she will give a "when" answer to a "why" question... Her decoding level is on grade level (2nd)or above...her comprehension level is well below. She is a bit young for second grade...and there are some maturity issues so it may just be her language is developing slowly...but I want to see if I can help her to learn how to think through questions as a genre... Jennifer In a message dated 2/21/2009 11:50:11 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, jgou...@hotmail.com writes:
Jennifer, I have a couple of quick questions... Is the student ELL? If so, what level? Maybe the questions are out of her English Language Development "zone". If worded differently, she may be able to answer them? Also, what reading level is she? Maybe she doesn't know how to put her thoughts into words? Response starters could be used, or scaffold the questions until she can respond to the one you want her to. This does take time. Jan **************You can't always choose whom you love, but you can choose how to find them. Start with AOL Personals. (http://personals.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntuslove00000002) _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
