This is an 8th grade ELA class with esol students in the class . I also have att

This is an 8th grade ELA class with esol students in the class . I also have attached field notes for 1:2 for review.
COMPREHENSIBLE INPUT & STRATEGIES
This week look for opportunities taken and opportunities missed. On the strategies list, make a checkmark next to the strategies that your teacher uses in their classroom.
1. Speaking/Listening Activities – Provides time and adequate delivery for MLLs to receive comprehensible input.
My mentor teacher…
_____ enunciates and pronounces words correctly.
_____ controls vocabulary and sentence length.
_____ uses a variety of question types.
_____ limits use of idiomatic expressions.
_____ uses fewer pronouns.
_____ restates to clarify if problem in comprehension arises.
_____ uses pauses between phrases.
_____ provides adequate wait time before student responses.
_____ uses repetition; restatements; examples.
_____ uses review in beginning / middle/ end of activity.
_____ has key concepts clearly posted and accessible during discussions.
2. Contextual Clues – Provides clues to clarify the meanings of new words and ideas to aid in the visual impact of information.
My mentor teacher…
_____ provides gestures/facial expressions.
_____ uses kinesthetic / body language for emphasis.
_____ teaches with props/realia.
_____ uses texts with visuals.
_____ provides graphics/visuals/illustrations.
_____ supplies geographic maps.
_____ uses pictorial models.
_____ reinforces concepts with use of media/video/slides
_____ applies manipulatives to lesson.
_____ provides classroom labels to equipment.
_____ has students practice with flash cards.
_____ creates bulletin boards to reinforce units.
3. Organizer – Provides opportunities for students to graphically represent difficult academic content to be stored in long term memory.
My mentor teacher…
_____ uses visual representations of content.
_____ outlines main ideas using graphic organizers.
_____ sorts/categorizes/groups information graphically.
_____ uses Venn Diagram for comparison and contrast.
_____ uses KWL charts.
_____ incorporates study guides for chapters.
_____ previews vocabulary terminology.
_____ provides acronyms and pneumonic devices.
_____ teaches color coding to organize information.
4. Classroom Strategies – Provides active learning opportunities that have proven to be successful.
My mentor teacher…
_____ models what is expected and provide examples.
_____ experiments with various cooperative learning strategies.
_____ coordinates activities that involve working in pairs.
_____ provides sentence frame/stems to scaffold student output.
_____ designs pair/share activities.
_____ creates learning centers.
_____ provides manipulatives/hands-on experiences.
_____ emphasizes drama and pantomime and classroom activities.
_____ integrates songs, chants, and choral readings.
Opportunity taken
Describe a moment when you witnessed the use of a strategy that impressed or surprised you. Describe an instance when you witnessed the use of comprehensible input. Take a picture and include it in this submission.
Opportunity missed
Describe a moment when you wished a different strategy would have been used for your MLL. What would you have done differently? Describe a moment when you witnessed an opportunity for comprehensible input to have been used with the MLL to aid comprehension.
All field notes should be written in a narrative form. Do not include the questions in your notes.
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Discipline: ESOL