In a high school English language arts (ELA) class, an expanding-level English learner who enjoys writing expresses concern to the SEI teacher that she seems to be making many grammatical and usage errors in her English compositions and writing assignments. The teacher and student review some of the student's recent written work, and the teacher points out that the student's errors are typical of students who share her first language and proficiency level. Which of the following teacher strategies would be most effective for responding to this student's writing needs?
  1. Providing the student with a rubric addressing her most frequent errors that she can use as a checklist for self-monitoring while writing.
  2. Creating a glossary of grammatical terms with definitions and examples that the student can refer to during writing activities.
  3. Pairing the student with a high-achieving classmate who can work with her on close editing and revising of future language arts assignments.
  4. Teaching the language arts class a series of mini-lessons on Standard English grammatical conventions and rules.
Explanation
Correct Response: A. Providing the English learner with an individualized rubric addressing her most frequent errors is an appropriate differentiated support in this situation. Having a checklist will enable the English learner to find and fix her own errors, which leads to self-correcting and eventually eliminating those errors in the future. B is incorrect because, while a glossary of grammatical terms with examples is a good resource, it is not focused enough on the English learner's specific errors to address her individual needs. C is incorrect because having a high-achieving classmate work on editing the English learner's writing puts the responsibility for monitoring on the classmate, whereas with an individualized rubric the English learner can learn self-monitoring, thus building a sense of agency, independence, and empowerment.. D is incorrect because, in this scenario, the errors that the English learner makes are common for that student's language-proficiency level and first language. There is no evidence in the scenario that the entire class needs mini-lessons on Standard English grammatical conventions and rules.
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