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The ESL Teaching Podcast

The ESL Teaching Podcast

Ieva Grauslys
Released: 2023-01-17
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Released: 2023-01-17
© 2023 The ESL Teaching Podcast
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Episode 50 - Fun and Effective Test Prep Strategies with Laura Kebart

Episode 50 - Fun and Effective Test Prep Strategies with Laura Kebart

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In today’s episode, I discuss test prep with a dear friend and business bestie of mine, Laura Kebart. Laura serves busy middle school English Language Arts teachers who actively choose family time over prepping for class. Through her website, lesson plan resources, and annual virtual conferences, she helps teachers go home earlier each day so they can teach with confidence and enjoy life outside the classroom. She wanted to be a teacher since she was a second grader and spent 17 years in the classroom. English Language Learners have always been a part of her classes at various grade levels and she shares about doing everything she could to make them feel welcome and safe, while learning from any and all mistakes along the way.
Our conversation is focused on Test Prep Strategies because standardized test season is right around the corner for most districts. All of the standards that students need to know to be successful on tests can be overwhelming, so Laura explains that she prefers to step back and focus on the big strategies of academic vocabulary, making logical inferences, and understanding what rigorous questions are actually asking. These skills apply to all students at all grade levels and can start as early as day one of the school year.
Laura shares a number of test prep activities she uses that don’t feel like test prep. Her first suggestion, play around with sentence frames using reading, writing, speaking, and listening -  Roll paper cubes with a sentence stem on each side, write sentence stems on beach balls, number 6 sentence frames on the board and have students roll dice in groups to practice reading and completing the sentence out loud.  Another idea is to give students a practice test with answer choices randomly circled. Tell them, “I already took the test and you need to grade it.” Have students read the passage and decide if the teacher's answers are correct or incorrect.
Finally, spend time paraphrasing the question. Don’t read the passage, don’t answer the questions, just paraphrase. This skill, alone, will help students be successful.
What you will hear about building background knowledge for your ESL students:
How to review without burning out or feeling like its a reviewIdeas for resources, where to find them and what to do with themWays to engage your students and what skills to focus on
Resources
As mentioned in the episode, I am linking some useful resources!
ESL Teacher Support - 1:1 coaching session with Ieva Grauslys (©Simply Ieva) ESL Teaching Roadmap - podcast birthday sale 20% ALL plans. 25 Authentic Speaking Activities for Your ESL ClassroomSimply Ieva ESL Teachers Pay Teachers StoreTeachable Platform - Courses and WorkshopsFollow me on Instagram Join the Simply Ieva Facebook Group Simply Ieva Youtube ChannelLaura’s website and training
Language Arts TeachersMSELA Summit
Episode ID: 1000594886462
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Release Date: 17/01/2023, 14:30:00

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Welcome to The ESL Teaching Podcast, a place for K-12 teachers of English learners who are looking for simple and easy-to-implement ways to engage their students and for inspiration and empowerment in their day-to-day teaching. Whether you need a boost of confidence in reaching ESL/ELL newcomers, students in mixed proficiency level classes, or clarity in how to help them access content in the mainstream classrooms, this podcast will quickly become your go-to spot for inspiration and support. Each week, you will hear actionable and easy-to-implement tips and strategies from me, your host, as well as interviews with amazing ESL teachers, and educational consultants around the country so you can leave inspired and ready to rock on. For more teaching tips, strategies and teaching resources, go to www.simplyieva.com. And to connect with other like-minded educators of English learners, join us over at our Facebook group Helping ESL/ELL Teachers K-12 where you can find support, ask questions, and share your expertise.I always say: teaching English learners is the best job in the world. And even though it’s sometimes hard, by staying open and learning together, we make it a path of discovery and adventure. I will see you inside the show!www.simplyieva.com/apple

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