Module 12

Technological Tools for Assisting Students who are English Language Learners (ELLs) and for each Too, Noting Strategies for Teaching ELLs.

http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/technlgy/te900.htm
In this article Critical Issue: Using Technology to Support Limited- English-Proficient (LEP) Students' Learning Experiences the article presents the issues and solutions to learning and teaching English Language Learners. The goals of this program are to participate in social environment, communicate in classroom, and participate in society settings.
Technologies that this article discusses are mainly computer base because it presents an individualized and personal experience for each learner. Inspiration is a program that serves as a visual tool that can help these students see the relationship among ideas and how they connect to the bigger picture. Another program that this article discusses is virtual field trips that help students experience things that normally wouldn’t be accessible. This also gives relevant information to English Language Learners that they can use in the everyday classroom situation.


http://www.edutopia.org/technology-software-english-language-learners

In the article The Word and the World: Technology Aids English-Language Learners by Maya Payne Smart it discusses the effective ways for teaching ELLs students. Using technology is one of the greatest ways to learn English because of the multitude of programs that are out there. This article discusses several possibilities including Read Naturally, Scientific Learning’s Reading Assistant, and Project FRESA. Along with basic internet and specialized tools English Language Learners can learn effectively.
Read naturally is a program given to English Language Learners to create fluency. “Reading Assistant is a one-on-one guided oral-reading support program that has speech-recognition software that helps children pronounces words correctly.” Project FRESA creates literacy activities that have meaning in everyday life for these students. An example of one of their projects was creating questions on English and translated it into Spanish to interview workers. They then translated the answer back into English to compile what they have learned.