| type="text/javascript"> | | | | months. Step 2 : Use the alphabet song, "disappearing |
| Teaching practices for ESL students | | | | alphabet", "Hype Up, or any other methods you are |
| Many ESL students had limited educations and, even in | | | | comfortable with to educate the right order of the |
| their local languages, have limited literacy talents. For | | | | letters in the alphabet. Vanishing Alphabet : Write the |
| many [**] the tenet of alphabetical order is not known. | | | | alphabet on the board. Hype Up : go around the room, |
| Even though alphabetical order is a basic organizing | | | | asking each student to supply a letter of the alphabet, |
| system of our society, and one that everyone who | | | | in order. Give scholars practice with this notation. Step |
| lives in the society needs to master. It's used by us to | | | | four Provide examples of real-world situations for |
| organize names in the yellow pages, to organize files in | | | | practice. As an example, I have made "alphabet |
| file systems, to organize inventory in our companies, to | | | | packs," that I ask the students to test. They need to |
| manage parts in our fix shops. How will we prepare | | | | ensure that all the "parts" are in the pack. If a "part" is |
| them to perform such tasks when they leave our | | | | missing, they need to tell me. And then they need to |
| classrooms? Alphabetical order must be convergedin | | | | put the part in the pack, in its correct position. Next, |
| steps, something like this : Step one Teach the | | | | they need to learn how to alphabetize by the first 2 |
| alphabet in whatever increments your scholars need . | | | | letters of a word ( as an example, Debbie and Doug ) |
| You may have to educate just two letters each day. | | | | and then by the first 3 and 4 letters ( Fred, Frank ) ( |
| Some scholars will need a few weeks or even | | | | Kathy, Kate ). |