The LOLT Institute Language of Learning and Teaching

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TheLOLT Institute (Language of Learning and
Teaching)

• Improving the performance of English
  second-language speakers

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Maskew Miller Longman and Pearson Education

• Well-established
• International links in education
• Education specialists
• Good understanding of educational institutions in
  SA
• Wide range of high quality educational content
  that is research based
• Training support

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Literacy rates in S.A. at grade 6 level
DoE Systemic Evaluation report, Dec 2005
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Literacy rates in S.A. at grade 6 level
DoE Systemic Evaluation report, Dec 2005
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Mathematics results in S.A. at grade 6 level
DoE Systemic Evaluation report, Dec 2005
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Mathematics results in S.A. at grade 6 level
DoE Systemic Evaluation report, Dec 2005
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Why the poor performance by learners?

• The majority of our learners are second /third
  language learners
• Educators are not conversant with content subject
  teaching methodologies required for second
  language learners
• Subject /depth grounding of teachers inadequate
• Poor teaching facilities or no inclination or
  motivation to use resources
• Lack of home support

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  sondry londesAnd specially, from every shires
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  holy blisful martir for to seke,That hem hath
  holpen, whan that they were seke.

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In this chapter, we will be concerned with a
study of the Pexlomb. A pexlomb is defined as any
Zox, with pictanamerals which flotate the Zox
into five Berta Zubs where each Zub is
supramatitlated to the Rosrey of the Ord. For
example, consider the Zox defined by 3 berta Ooz.
It is obvious that any pictanameral which is Blat
must necessarily be Cort to the Ord. This follows
from our knowledge of the relationship of a
dentrex to its voom. However, if the Ord is
partisvasimous then the Zox must be Zubious.
Thus, if we Kizate the dox pictanameral, our Zox
will be flotated into 5 Berta Zubs.
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Is there an ideal solution?

• The LOLT model
• Based on a seven year research project
• Focuses on effective teaching of content while
  promoting English language development
• Because it scaffolds the learning of concepts,
  leads to higher order thinking and problem
  solving skills opposite to rote learning
• Improves student outcomes

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The LOLT Institute Model

• Elements
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• Lesson Preparation
• Building Background
• Comprehensible Input
• Strategies
• Interaction
• Practice/Application
• Lesson Delivery
• Review/Assessment

Better lesson Preparation
Continuously Improve Classroom Instruction
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The Origins of the LOLT Institute Model

• Funded by the Institute for Education Sciences,
  U.S. Department of Education for the Center for
  Research on Education, Diversity Excellence
• MaryEllen Vogt, Deborah J. Short, PHD
  Jana Echevarria, PHD Ed. D

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Key outcomes of the LOLT Institute Model

• Key Outcome Educators who implemented the model
  to a high degree saw significantly higher writing
  and cognitive test scores for their students

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Elements of the model

• Lesson Preparation
• Building Background
• Comprehensible Input
• Strategies
• Interaction
• Practice /Application
• Lesson Delivery
• Review/Assessment

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Why the model will work in S.A.

• Like South Africa, U.S. is now more ethnically
  and linguistically diverse than ever
• 5 million school age children with limited
  English proficiency ( ESLs)
• Little guidance on how to meet varied and
  challenging needs of English Second Language
  Learners (ELs)
• Only 30 secondary students read proficiently
• 89 of Hispanic and 86 of African American
  middle and high school students read below grade
  level
• ELs have some of the highest drop-out rates

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Benefits of the LOLT model

• Educators and Teachers learn strategies that
  enable learners to
• Illustrate a variety of approaches for solving
  problems
• Comprehend complex texts in all subjects
• Remember and retain more information

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Educators/Teachers Learn

• Lesson Preparation Strategies To
• Develop relevant lessons
• Clarify key concepts
• Organize information in a clear, concise way
• Empower students to incorporate new learning
  techniques to boost self-confidence and support
  growth
• Increase classroom interaction, flexible grouping
  and opportunities for students to clarify key
  concepts
• Engage learners with activities that vary in
  cognitive demand

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It Works! Case study one school ESL learners
over three year period
14 below grade level
50 at grade level
36 above grade level
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Contact Details

• For more information on courses run by the LOLT
  institute contact
• Fathima Dada
• fathima_at_mml.co.za
• 082 5561061
• Sujata Pillay
• sujata_at_mml.co.za
• 076 473 3075
• Claudia Regnart
• claudia_at_mml.co.za
• 082 805 4882

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Conclusion

• Thank You