Graphic Organizers for English Language Learning Graphic Organizers: Context, Content, and Cognitive support for learning English What supports learning for English language Learners? Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. Kuwait 2004 Scaffolding Strategies: L Mu earni ltip ng le M in od es ActivityBased Communicative Language Teaching Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. g in ld s fo i e af t eg Sc tra S rs nize rga O phic G ra mlmcc@mindspring.com 3 www.mlmcc.com Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. mlmcc@mindspring.com www.mlmcc.com Scaffolding Strategies Scaffolding Strategies Support oral comprehension for a variety of language levels: • Speech qualities • Frequent comprehension checks or “dipsticking” – Signals (thumbs up, hands, etc.) – One question quiz – Partner check – Colored cards – Clarity – Pace – Pauses – Sentence structures – Vocabulary and idioms Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. mlmcc@mindspring.com www.mlmcc.com Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. 4 5 Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. mlmcc@mindspring.com mlmcc@mindspring.com www.mlmcc.com www.mlmcc.com 6 1 Graphic Organizers for English Language Learning Scaffolding Strategies Scaffolding Strategies • Follow-up after checks to meet learner needs Provide contextual information in multiple modes – Teach again – Teach another way – Provide more/different practice Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. mlmcc@mindspring.com www.mlmcc.com – Music (rhyme, rhythm, repetition) – Visual elements via board, books, charts & posters, media 7 multiple modes • • • mlmcc@mindspring.com www.mlmcc.com 9 COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. mlmcc@mindspring.com www.mlmcc.com Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. mlmcc@mindspring.com www.mlmcc.com 8 Learning preferences and styles Presenting information through Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. Auditory, visual, kinesthetic learners Field dependent vs. field independent learners Multiple intelligences 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Logical-Mathematical Linguistic Spatial Intelligence Musical Intelligence Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence Personal IntelligencesNaturalistic Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. mlmcc@mindspring.com www.mlmcc.com 10 Communication Modes 11 Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. mlmcc@mindspring.com mlmcc@mindspring.com www.mlmcc.com www.mlmcc.com 12 2 Graphic Organizers for English Language Learning Visual supports for multi-level learners What are graphic organizers? • • • • • • • • • Visual supports to text Drawings Gestures/signals Pictures Realia Word cards Posters & bulletin boards Writing together (Shared Writing) Graphic Organizers Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. mlmcc@mindspring.com www.mlmcc.com – Picture – Diagram – Spidergram – Matrix – Map – Flow Chart – Tree, – Story map 13 Graphic Organizers Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. Communicate text structures visually • Useful for Web Tree Graph Matrix – Preview – Review/revision – Retelling – Prewriting mlmcc@mindspring.com DESCRIPTION Picture Diagram Organizational chart Table Web www.mlmcc.com 15 Illustrations Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. mlmcc@mindspring.com www.mlmcc.com 14 COGNITIVE USES OF GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS CLASSIFICATION Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. mlmcc@mindspring.com ILLUSTRATING PRINCIPLES Graph Table Venn diagram Cycle diagram Table Rating chart Ranking ladder Rubric SEQUENCE Time line Story map Flow chart Cycle diagram CHOICE Decision tree Flow chart Ranking ladder Pro-Con chart Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. EVALUATION mlmcc@mindspring.com www.mlmcc.com 16 mlmcc@mindspring.com www.mlmcc.com 18 Photograph www.mlmcc.com Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. 17 Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. mlmcc@mindspring.com www.mlmcc.com 3 Graphic Organizers for English Language Learning Picture With Parts Labeled Colored Drawing Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. mlmcc@mindspring.com www.mlmcc.com 19 mlmcc@mindspring.com www.mlmcc.com 20 www.mlmcc.com 22 Cycle Diagram Chart with Pictures Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. mlmcc@mindspring.com www.mlmcc.com 21 Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. mlmcc@mindspring.com Chronological Story Map Beginning Event 1 Event 2 Event 3 Life Cycle Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. Event 4 Ending mlmcc@mindspring.com www.mlmcc.com Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. 23 Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. mlmcc@mindspring.com mlmcc@mindspring.com www.mlmcc.com www.mlmcc.com 24 4 Graphic Organizers for English Language Learning Matrix Chronological Story Map Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. mlmcc@mindspring.com www.mlmcc.com 25 Matrix - Schedule Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. mlmcc@mindspring.com mlmcc@mindspring.com www.mlmcc.com 26 mlmcc@mindspring.com www.mlmcc.com 28 www.mlmcc.com 30 Timeline www.mlmcc.com 27 Timeline Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. Simple Timeline mlmcc@mindspring.com www.mlmcc.com Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. 29 Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. mlmcc@mindspring.com mlmcc@mindspring.com www.mlmcc.com 5 Graphic Organizers for English Language Learning Complex Timeline Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. mlmcc@mindspring.com Graph 31 www.mlmcc.com Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. mlmcc@mindspring.com www.mlmcc.com 32 mlmcc@mindspring.com www.mlmcc.com 34 Picture Graph Simple Graph Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. mlmcc@mindspring.com 33 www.mlmcc.com Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. Bar Graph Line Graph Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. mlmcc@mindspring.com www.mlmcc.com Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. 35 Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. mlmcc@mindspring.com mlmcc@mindspring.com www.mlmcc.com www.mlmcc.com 36 6 Graphic Organizers for English Language Learning Flow Chart Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. Picture Flow Chart mlmcc@mindspring.com www.mlmcc.com 37 Pictures - Sequence of Events Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. mlmcc@mindspring.com www.mlmcc.com Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. mlmcc@mindspring.com www.mlmcc.com 38 Pictures - Sequence of Steps 39 Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. mlmcc@mindspring.com www.mlmcc.com 40 www.mlmcc.com 42 Maps • Range from simple to complex • Can include –color keys –numbered keys –captions –symbol system –magnified insets Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. mlmcc@mindspring.com www.mlmcc.com Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. 41 Labeled Map with Color Key and compass rose Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. mlmcc@mindspring.com mlmcc@mindspring.com www.mlmcc.com 7 Graphic Organizers for English Language Learning Map with Magnified Inset More complex map Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. mlmcc@mindspring.com www.mlmcc.com 43 Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. mlmcc@mindspring.com www.mlmcc.com 44 Creating Graphic Organizers • • • • • • • Choose a concept/story to depict Choose the best graphic organizer Plan your graphic organizer Draw and label your graphic organizer Explain it to a group Post it on the wall Tour the graphic organizers Mary Lou McCloskey, Ph.D. L Mu earni ltip ng le M in od es mlmcc@mindspring.com www.mlmcc.com What supports English language learning? 45 ActivityBased That’s all folks! 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