World Language Literacy CMS

We, the People

Jinko Dailey, Michelle Falla, Nhora Gomez-Saxon, Kelli Schiller

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Chapter 1
The Problem

In which ways do students struggle with literacy in your
content area?

My students don’t know how to write for my content.

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The
Problem

My students don’t
know how to write

for my content.

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Chapter 2
Pedagogical Supports

What pedagogical supports are already in place to help you solve the problem?

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Summary Statement

Students should first read meaningful, relevant materials to help them learn
language structures, so they can manipulate language in order to produce
relevant meaningful writing samples when given clear instructions of time.



Chapter 3
Digital Supports

What tools are available as supports to help you solve the problem?

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Khan Academy: Students
can watch the instructional
vignet & do the tutorial to
front-load on writing or
vocabulary structures

Answer Gardeni:Helps
students brainstorm and
generate ideas/creativity

Prezi: Students can start
with a hook & then create a
bigger story that has value.

QR Code Extension:
Students link to a story &
use it as a model for their
own writing assignment

Chapter 4
Opportunities

What opportunities are presented by the problem?

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The students are all new in the We can use
language, so they do not have any technology tools
experience in writing in our content (such as Khan
area.
Academy) to
engage students
and front-load them
on the vocabulary &
grammar structures
so they will have the
building blocks they

need to create
meaningful, relevant

writing.