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Title: What else can weak learners do?


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What else can weak learners do?
  • They can think !!

2
Who are our clients?
  • Weak learners / non readers at the end of elem
    school /
  • beginning of JHS
  • false beginners
  • a history of failure and frustration
  • low self image - pessimistic

3
  • have usually opted out - negative attitude to
    school in general
  • and English in particular

4
Psychologically speaking.
  • send a message that we are aware of their
    problems
  • avoid at all cost a re-run of material they have
    already failed at
  • or materials that seem to be designed for younger
    learners

5
  • break out of the cycle of repeated failure
  • need materials that can overcome these obstacles

6
What materials ?
  • age-sensitive
  • of current relevance
  • are perceived by the students to be interesting
  • have the potential to stimulate thought

7
  • use English not to talk about itself
  • but to prompt thought about topics and
    interesting fields of knowledge
  • the what else factor

8
Reading to read or reading to think ?
  • A low reading level does not necessarily mean a
    low thinking level
  • or topics different from those that interest
    mainstream young teens

9
What kind of materials ?
  • Across all the skills we can incorporate or
  • infuse thoughtful-ness
  • Some examples.

10
Topic Being a smart consumer
  • Skill fact and opinion
  • Ads want us to
  • a. buy things
  • b. tell the truth
  • c. look good
  • d. know the truth

11
Imagine you are writing an ad. Which of these
sentences would you use ?
  • Our smart cell phone can do everything!
  • We have beautiful clothes, just for you
  • Do you really need a new computer ?
  • People everywhere love our cookies!
  • In my opinion, these boots are no good.
  • Read our newspaper. It gives you all the facts.

12
What do you ask yourself when you buy things ?
  • a. Does this store really have the best brands?
  • b. Do my friends have these sneakers?
  • c. Do I need these sneakers?
  • d. Are these sneakers really
  • the best in town?

13
Thinking skill compare and
contrast
  • Topic Same and Different
  • Reading comprehension

14
Can these two boys be twins? Read and decide.
  • 1.
  • They have the same mother.
  • They have the same father.
  • They are both tall.
  • They are both thin.
  • They have blonde hair.
  • They dont like the same things.
  • They dont have the same birthday.
  • They are good friends.

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2.
  • Mr Black, Mr Green and Mr White were sitting in
    the park.
  • Mr Black said Look, our hats are all different
    colours. But none of us is wearing the colour
    that is the same as his name.
  • That is true, said the man who was wearing a
    white hat.

16
  • What colour hat was each man wearing ?

17
Teach grammar in a thought-full way
  • Read about two friends. Do the facts show that
    they live near or far from each other, or either ?

18
near far either
They like the same music
They write to each other by e mail.
They play basketball together every day.
They send SMS messages.
They do homework together
19
What skill are we testing?
  • People buy / buys sandals at a shoe shop
  • grammar
  • People buy sandals / coats at a shoe shop
  • vocabulary

20
  • Lots of people wear sandals in
  • summer.
  • They have great sandals at this
  • shop.
  • fact and opinion

21
T F or NEE ?
  • There are three aliens.
  • The aliens are the same size.
  • The spaceship made a lot of noise.
  • The spaceship is near a city.
  • The spaceship door is open.
  • The aliens come from Mars.
  • They want to attack the city.

22
Comparative adjectives
  • Jacks car is more expensive than Leos car, but
    cheaper than Lisas car. Franks car is not as
    expensive as Lisas car.
  • Who has the most expensive car ?

23
Thinking about vocabulary
  • The cyclists are at the starting line. Do they
    know who the winner is ?
  • Yes / no
  • Greg won the race. Does he get a prize or a
    prince ?
  • Someone damaged my bike. Am I happy or angry ?
  • Someone cheated in a maths test. Does the teacher
    give him 0 or 100?

24
  • Bob beat Steve in a tennis game. Who was the
    winner Steve or Bob?
  • If you collect posters do you keep them or sell
    them?
  • Does a polite person say Thank you or Go away?

25
Cause and effect
  • Which was the cause ?
  • Jack never learned to read.
  • It was too hard for him.
  • Jack opened a coffee shop.
  • He lost his job.

26
  • He had many coffee shops.
  • He made a lot of money.
  • He lost his job.
  • He didnt know how to read.

27
Logical thinking
  • Is it possible ? Logical?
  • I didnt do my HW because it rained yesterday
  • Dan has a new car. He walks to work every day.

28
  • My sister is in America. I will meet her tomorrow
    .
  • We are lost. The GPS is not working.
  • Dinner is not ready. The GPS is not working.
  • There aren't any oranges. I am going to eat one.

29
Puzzlescross matching information
  • Tom plays basketball and he has only one
    neighbour.
  • Sam has a blue cell phone and he lives next door
    to the red house.
  • Ella lives in the yellow house and she likes
    jazz.
  • The boy who likes hip hop has a digital camera.

30
Conclusion
  • Choose topics that are relevant, interesting, age
    appropriate
  • current, cool
  • Avoid materials that talk down to students
  • Try to incorporate technology
  • Be on the look out for what else
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