Jeff Mattison

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@magathawilson What table?

@K_Imani Oh someone else just traded me for that. Thanks for reaching out. Anything else?

@K_Imani Interested in You the Story and Wild is the Witch. Here's what I have at table 42

Currently offering these books for #alan22trades at Table 42. Looking for The Genius Under the Table, I Must Betray You, Don't Look Back, Echoes of Grace, Dead Flip, Our Shadows Have Claws, Burn Down Rise Up, The Shadow Sister, Wild Is The Witch, All Rise

Empathy drives the lesson home without making kids feel we’re not on their side.

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@MrsSpinasClass Have you ever heard of this book? It got me thinking that questions are really the entry-level skill for ELs to start reading the world they live in!

This book has given me an easy and powerful way to get students to ask more questions in class that reach higher levels of thinking. Check it out! amazon.com/Make-Just-One-…

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A4) Honestly, I can’t say I’ve done any lessons with a conscious CRT element to them. But I think an investigation into culture at home would be a great place to start. #ellchat

@judiehaynes A2 part 3) sorry, I thought because I was reply in the thread the #ellchat hashtag would remain!

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A3) Home scavenger hunts are popular. Students could bring something to the screen that is significant in their culture, then describe it, compare with another’s, and then build more complex sentences from there... #ellchat

@judiehaynes Another way is doing a short research project on loan words in English from the studentss home languages. With English as the ultimate sponge, it has soaked up words from all over the world. That gives an entree for students to talk about their cultures magnifies vocab.

A2) Can you give a specific example of how this looks in your classroom? #ellchat

@judiehaynes Because language is wrapped in culture, I might start by identify the etymology of a tier 2 or 3 word that comes from another student’s language. Then I might bounce around the room and ask students from other cultures what the same word is in their language.

A2) Any second/additional language learner is spanning two or more cultures. Culturally Responsive Teaching is like a bridge spanning two shores - both ends must have a firm connection to both cultures for learners to move back and forth #ellchat

A1) Jeff Mattison, high school ELD teacher, LA suburbs #ellchat