Thank you

A huge thank you to Michelle (and Fanny!) for the amazing work she did as the ELL Program Consultant this past year. I am so grateful for her adaptability and familiarity with technology to help support Burnaby ELL through all of the many Covid changes.

Today is my first day back and I am very much looking forward to virtually connecting with you all and to be working alongside both Fanny and Michelle. Please feel free to reach out anytime: kiran.abraham@burnabyschools.ca

Thanks,

Kiran

Reminders

Secondary SIOP meeting: Thursday, March 11 at 3:15

New Booking System!

Please let your school staff know there is a new booking system for the Welcome Centre. It is online and for new to Burnaby students who know languages other than English. More information can be found at http://www.burnabyschools.ca/ell

The system is currently down as we add in new assessor availability, but we hope to have it back up and running this week.

 

Year-End Assessments

Elementary teachers – a form will be coming out soon for you to request your year-end testing kits from the Welcome Centre.

Every Teacher is a Language Teacher

Vocabulary Development:

When planning your own lessons or supporting a colleague, consider focusing on only 3-5 Tier 3 vocabulary words at one time. Choose the words that have the most impact on the topic. By focusing on only a few at a time, it allows students to deepen their understanding of the words and makes it more likely that they will retain the words.

Some strategies that can help with this include the use of images or diagrams, providing non-examples and using the word across multiple contexts.

 

Tier 3 vocabulary