Resources+for+Content+Based+Reading+and+Writing

We had to come up with two web resources and two videos that discussed reading and writing content based learning and teaching. First, the web resources will be discussed and then the videos.

The first web resource found is about improving reading in the area of science. It looks at different issues improving reading and science such as the issue of vocabulary. I liked this web resource because it has a lot of ideas and gives practical ways of helping students learn reading skills while learning about science.

[|Reading Skills in the Area of Science]

The second and last web resource that will be mentioned is the Teaching Diverse Learners article title "Writing." This article talks about strategies to use to teach writing to ELLs and what things to consider or look for when teaching ELLs writing. I like this website because it provides a lot of information about how to help ELLs learn in this content area. The web page is also easy to read because of its headings.

[|Writing]

Next, one of the videos I found is on teaching reading to ELLs. The video shows a speaker talking about the different types of ways that words can be formed. So the video highlights how it is important to tell and show students how words are formed so they can learn to read. I liked how the video broke down the main pieces of what the speaker was talking about. I also liked how it looked at understanding word formation in order to learn to read.

[|Reading by Understanding Formation of Words]

The last video is a group of English Language Learners (ELLs) during a lesson. The lesson is assessing student comprehension of the story already read as well as students' ability to read sentences correctly. Vocab words are also emphasized. I liked this video because it provides a good example of how to teach ELLs. I feel like I can get a lot out of watching this video to help improve my own teaching.

[|Teaching ELLs Reading]