DescriptionThe Sheltered English Approach is where students learn in English for majority of their day all the way from Preschool through 12th grade. This type of instruction is where the teacher simplifies the English that is spoken so that the students are able to understand, without changing the learning that is taken place. So, the teacher will still use the same standard, but simplify their wording so that the students are able to learn and understand.
Video: The reason I chose this video is because of the beautiful way that the teacher was using sheltered English instruction in her classroom. The teacher would speak in English throughout the whole lesson, but in order for the students to gain a better understanding of what she was saying she would hold up a picture or show them the different vegetables that they were talking about. Another thing she would do is have the students look and touch the different objects as she talked about what the object is. As the teacher would say the word, the students would then repeat it after her. This is very helpful for special education students because they are able to see and hear what the object is. This is especially helpful for those students that are English Language Learners as well as special education students. They will gain a better understanding about what is being talked about. Lastly, this teacher sings a song to tie in the lessons as well as activates their prior knowledge by talking about real life things. Picture: The reason I chose this picture to the right is because of the prime example of sheltered English instruction that is taking place. The teacher is teaching their students in english, as well as showing them a picture and demonstrating what they are explaining to their students. This is helpful for special education students as well as ELL students. The reason why is that the students are able to see and hear what the teacher is teaching the students. This will help the students gain a full understanding of what is being taught. It also gives the students a larger vocabulary. |
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Content Area Examples1. Science: Teaching your science classes in all English. While you are talking you hold up pictures, demonstrate or show videos. For example, you are teaching about plants. First you activate the students' prior knowledge as to what they know about plants. Then you read them a book about plants. Then you have them plant their own plant. Over the course of a few weeks the students will be able to see the growth of their own plant. While the plants are growing you can teach the students the different parts of a plant and show them pictures. Once the plants have all grown the students then can observe their plants and identify the different parts that they learned.
2. Literacy: While doing small group reading speak only in English. Switch up the way you speak so students will understand without changing what you are teaching to them. Demonstrate what the students are supposed to do, such as follow along in the story. Then read the story as a choral read with the students. If students have not reached a level where they are able to choral read, then point at the words as you read the book. 3. Mathematics: Give the students real world examples as you teach. Students will follow along with each of the questions as the instructor reads the questions aloud. Then the instructor will show some sort of demonstration or video showing the student what the context of the question is saying so that can understand what it means in their own language versus the English language. Then as a class the teacher will go through the problem step-by-step in order to demonstrate how to solve the problem and the different important factors that are within it. *All of these ways of teaching will be helpful for special education students just as much as general education students. Special education students will be included in all of the classroom activities and learning instead of being put into a special education classroom. With those students that are ELL and special education this will help them learn their English as well as learn how to master the content being taught. |
Resources1. Hallahan, D., Kauffman, J., & Pullen, P. (2015). Learners with Learning Disabilities. In Exceptional learners: An Introduction to Special Education (12th ed., Pearson new international ed., p. 59). Pearson.
2. Sheltered English Instruction-SPED. (2009, November 25). Retrieved September 27, 2015, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsY0dVkeZSI. |