Books, Websites and Teaching Guides
Download a list of resources for teachers and students here: ESL Beginning Literacy Resources
Download a list of resources for teachers and students here: ESL Beginning Literacy Resources
Diagnostics for Phonics Instruction
1. Here is a free download of the Phonics for ESL Diagnostic. It addresses the most basic level of letter/sound relationships: short vowels, single consonants, and common digraphs. This is designed specifically for use with At the River and Other Stories for Adult Emergent Readers, but can be used with other emergent reading materials as well.
2. Check out the BATT (Beginning Alphabetics Tests and Tools) on the English Code Crackers website: http://www.englishcodecrackers.com/beginning-alphabetics-tests-and-tools.html. The BATT is a ten part diagnostic that addresses the following: uppercase and lowercase letters; letter names; writing letters; single consonants and short vowels; consonant blends, digraphs and trigraphs; long vowels including silent e, vowel digraphs, vowel-r and vowel diphthongs. This is also a free download. Thanks to Marn Frank and Kristin Perry for developing and sharing the BATT.
Extra activities for At the River, Unit 1
Brief video with activities and ideas for Unit 1: www.bit.ly/3eTPfdV
(for optimal viewing you may need to hit "play" twice, and then go to full screen)
Reproducibles:
Unit 1 letter scramble
Unit 1 labels
Unit 1 letter tiles
Unit 1 BINGO
Brief video with activities and ideas for Unit 1: www.bit.ly/3eTPfdV
(for optimal viewing you may need to hit "play" twice, and then go to full screen)
Reproducibles:
Unit 1 letter scramble
Unit 1 labels
Unit 1 letter tiles
Unit 1 BINGO
Extra activities for At the River, Unit 2
Short video with activities for Unit 2: https://bit.ly/3dXvGQy
(for optimal viewing you may need to hit "play" twice, and then go to full screen)
Reproducibles:
Unit 2 letter scramble
Unit 2 letter tiles
Unit 2 BINGO
Unit 2 labels
Word Families Units 1 and 2
Unit 2 extra exercises
Short video with activities for Unit 2: https://bit.ly/3dXvGQy
(for optimal viewing you may need to hit "play" twice, and then go to full screen)
Reproducibles:
Unit 2 letter scramble
Unit 2 letter tiles
Unit 2 BINGO
Unit 2 labels
Word Families Units 1 and 2
Unit 2 extra exercises
Extra activities for At the River, Unit 3
Short video with activities for Unit 3: https://bit.ly/3OpIkgR
Reproducibles:
Unit 3 labels
Unit 3 letter tiles
Unit 3 BINGO
Unit 3 extra exercises
Extra activities for At the River, Unit 4
Short video with activities for Unit 4: https://bit.ly/3Q7ju6G
Reproducibles:
Unit 4 letter scramble
Unit 4 labels
Unit 4 letter tiles
Unit 4 BINGO
Word families units 1, 2 and 4 (short a)
Word families units 3-4 (short i)
Unit 4 extra exercises
Short video with activities for Unit 4: https://bit.ly/3Q7ju6G
Reproducibles:
Unit 4 letter scramble
Unit 4 labels
Unit 4 letter tiles
Unit 4 BINGO
Word families units 1, 2 and 4 (short a)
Word families units 3-4 (short i)
Unit 4 extra exercises
Extra activities for At the River, Unit 5
Short video with activities for Unit 5: https://bit.ly/3O5Wd2a
Reproducibles:
Unit 5 labels
Unit 5 letter tiles
Unit 5 BINGO
Unit 5 extra exercises
Unit 5 reading fluency activity
Short video with activities for Unit 5: https://bit.ly/3O5Wd2a
Reproducibles:
Unit 5 labels
Unit 5 letter tiles
Unit 5 BINGO
Unit 5 extra exercises
Unit 5 reading fluency activity
Extra activities for At the River, Unit 6
Word families, units 5 and 6 (short o)
Reproducibles for "The Beach":
Comprehension exercise
Cloze for decodable words
Cloze for sight words
Word families, units 5 and 6 (short o)
Reproducibles for "The Beach":
Comprehension exercise
Cloze for decodable words
Cloze for sight words
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Scaffolded Reading
Download a free handout of the scaffolded reading sequence, presented at TESOL 2017 in Seattle. This interactive, dynamic sequence of activities provides the repetition and variety that emerging readers need in order to improve their decoding and fluency skills. Video presentation from LESLLA 2021 Virtual Symposium: padlet.com/leslla_org/LESLLA2021 |
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Scaffolded Listening and Speaking
Confidence in speaking helps students build literacy skills. Try this activity using any high interest picture. This sequence works well for students who only have a few words in English as well as those who have basic conversational skills. Link to an example lesson plan here: Scaffolded Listening and Speaking
Confidence in speaking helps students build literacy skills. Try this activity using any high interest picture. This sequence works well for students who only have a few words in English as well as those who have basic conversational skills. Link to an example lesson plan here: Scaffolded Listening and Speaking
Introduction to At the River: Background and rationale
Lee, S.H. (Winter 2016). At the River. Notes on American Letters, 1(2). https://notesonamericanletters.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/final_issue-2-on-american-letters.pdf
Lee, S.H. (Winter 2016). At the River. Notes on American Letters, 1(2). https://notesonamericanletters.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/final_issue-2-on-american-letters.pdf
