LITERACY @ ECSD
Task Based Language Teaching
TBLT requires teachers to think about the real world all the time and to connect it with students’ goals through a task. It prompts teachers to exercise Reverse Planning or Backwards Design. Reverse Planning asks teachers to start with the end point in mind (assessment), continue to identify what data information will show that students have achieved the end point (module plan), and finish by planning how to teach students to get to the end point (lesson plan). The infographic on this page summarizes this process. ​
Module Plan vs Lesson Plan
A module plan gives teachers an outline of what will be taught, and a lesson plan illustrates how to teach to reach the end point. A module is part of a theme which is the overall picture and it contains one or more assessment tasks. Anna Ketikyan, PBLA Lead Teacher at ECSD LINC, uses a flower to help teachers differentiate between a theme and a module as it the picture below.
The Literacy stream template form differs from the CLB stream one because it has one extra component, Literacy Skills and Learning Strategies. For reading and writing these include the specific literacy strategies and supports from ECSD LINC’s Reference Lists and Typical Supports pages from the CLB: ESL for ALL document that will help learners complete the task.
For Listening and Speaking, these strategies can include ones that indicate problems in understanding, as well as techniques for memorizing vocabulary or strategies for managing interactions.