Planning Instruction Task Template



Task 5:Lesson Adaptations for an English Language LearnerDirections:Read about Elena, an English language learner. Determine what adaptations you will make to in teaching the Performance-Based Assessment you have planned in Task #3. Describe adaptations you will need to make for Elena. In each box below, include:Adaptations you will make for ElenaA rationale for why you feel she needs the adaptationsIf you determine that no adaptations are needed for a part of the plan for instruction, indicate and explain that decision (otherwise your grade will be lowered for no entry).An English LearnerElena is a 15 year-old 10th grader and an English learner. She is from Mexico and both of her parents are professionals. Her extended family includes aunts, uncles, and cousins. Her grandparents live in Mexico and she and her family visit them in the summer. She has been in the United States for one and a half years. She is literate in Spanish and often reads Spanish literature. Her report cards from her school in Mexico indicate above average grades. Elena is somewhat shy socially but is well liked and works well in small groups. She is seldom absent from school. The CELDT results indicate overall score in the Early Intermediate range, and she has been identified as an English learner.Think about the special adaptations and the rationale you will make to your assessment to accommodate Elena’s special needs. Address each of the following:Step-by-Step procedures for completing the assessmentAdaptationRationale**Teaching strategies used in communicating the purpose of the assessment and the procedures for completing the assessmentAdaptationRationale**Student activities used to complete the assessmentAdaptationRationale**Cooperative Learning used to complete the assessment AdaptationRationale**Materials, technology, and/or resources, including the use of instructional aides, parents, or other adults in the roomAdaptationRationale**f.Rubric assessmentAdaptationRationale**Score Level 4(18-20 Points)Score Level 3(16-17 Points)Score Level 3(14-15 Points)Score Level 4(13 & below)Task 5 – Lesson Adaptations for English Language Learners Relevant and appropriate adaptations for ELLs are applied to the lesson. Rationale for adaptations are well described and are reasonable. Appropriate adaptations for ELLs are applied to the lesson.Rationale for adaptationsare described and are reasonable.Adaptations descriptions for ELLs are vague/short and/or are not relevant to the lesson.Rationale description for adaptations are vague/short and/or are not relevant to the lesson.Unless purposely stated, there are no adaptations for ELLs applied to the lesson.Unless purposely stated, there is no rationale for adaptations for the lesson. ................
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