Linguistics-Based Intervention Plan English Language Learner Information: Native Spanish speaker, male

Age/Grade: 7th grade

Overall English Proficiency Level: Moderate

English Reading Level (if doing a reading intervention): 7th

English Writing Level (if doing a writing intervention): 5th

Targeted Area of Weakness in Reading or Writing

(e.g., grammatical structures, use of reading skills and strategies, writing structure or organization, vocabulary acquisition, etc.)

Grammatical structures -- syntax

Evidence from Linguistics in Regards to that area of weakness (Summarize here in bullet point form.)

• Student shows limited ability to identify parts of speech

• Student does not link words appropriately in writing

• Student does not use phrases properly

• The goal is for the student to acquire understanding of syntax

Plan Using Evidence from Linguistics to Address Weakness (indicate in parentheses where procedures match up with the evidence from linguistics delineated above)

The procedure to teach syntactical skills to the ELL will begin with the teacher showing how to diagram a simple, compound and complex sentence on the white board (this will connect with the student's inability to identify parts of speech -- the teacher will identify parts of speech as the sentences are being diagrammed and show visually...

The teacher will show the student how to diagram sentences on the white board and how the various parts of speech interact. The student will then have sentences to diagram on the worksheet.
Evaluation of Student Achievement in Area of Weakness Based on Intervention; Recommendations for Further Intervention

The student will be evaluated on the ability to name the parts of speech and correctly diagram the sentences. The…