Simply Speaking Worksheets: Interactive and Engaging Activities for OSY

When

This virtual workshop took place on Tuesday, May 10, 2022. The workshop was not recorded as much of the content was presented and time was spent in breakout rooms.

Time:  10:30-11:30 am 

Description

The Simply Speaking book was created by NYS-MEP ID&R, and Recruiters give it to newly censused OSY students in their welcome bags. The book contains 18 basic ENL lessons tailored for everyday life in New York and an answer key. Join us on May 10 as we dig into some brand new worksheets, which were created to compliment and use alongside Simply Speaking with your OSY students. The worksheets cover each of the seven most commonly used topics. Finally, find out what else is included in the OSY weIcome bags!

The content in this presentation is geared towards serving the migrant populations in New York State as defined under Title I, Part C and the approved State Service Delivery Plan, and may NOT be appropriate to all situations.

Please refer to the  disclaimers page, which includes the vendor notice, Google™ Translate disclaimer, and nondiscrimination and accessibility policy, before proceeding further.

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Objectives

• Explore newly created handouts developed for use alongside the Simply Speaking book.
• Find out how to access the Simply Speaking book and the complimenting materials online.
• Review the contents of the NYS-MEP welcome bag for OSY students.
  

Presented/Developed by

Travis Williamson, NYS-MEP OSY Training Coordinator/Statewide Recruiter and Jenna Vaccarelli, NYS-MEP Recruiter and OSY Specialist

ABOUT THE PRESENTERS

Travis:  In his 13th year with the Migrant Education Program, Travis has held many positions. While working alongside with OSY Specialists and fellow recruiters around the nation, he has had the opportunity to share his ideas and strategies in hopes to better serve our students.

Travis has been with the ID&R program, after a three-year stay with the South Carolina Department of Education. He played a role in all of the duties associated with the South Carolina MEP. Travis currently is a member of the iOSY and IRRC consortia and has presented at several national and state conferences to demonstrate how mapping and technological strategies can improve with serving and finding students.

Jenna has been the Out of School Youth Specialist at the Oswego METS for twelve years and also a Recruiter for the NYS-MEP ID&R for six of those years. She graduated from SUNY Oswego with a bachelor’s degree in English as a Second Language instruction, and holds a master’s degree in literacy education as well. Jenna has presented at numerous professional development workshops for NYS-MEP Migrant Educators over the years where she shares instructional strategies for diverse learners, both in-person and on virtual platforms. One of Jenna's primary focus areas is sharing activities and teaching strategies that keep OSY students engaged and motivated while learning English.

Special Instructions

• There are several ways that you can access the worksheets online depending on how you are working with your students:
  • On the NYS-MEP website, follow this path to find OSY resources in the Staff Library: Home > Resources > Staff Library > Filter for OSY > Choose Simply Speaking.
  • Give this TIP a try for another way to send the fillable PDF link to your students:  From the NYS-MEP website, right click on the worksheet title that you would like to use. Then choose Copy Link Address. Then paste it into an email to yourself which you can then access on your phone and paste again into a WhatsApp or text message to your student. The link that you copied is a direct link to the PDF without sending students to a website first. 
• You can also use/send the Google Site link to students that Travis created. From here, open each worksheet as you wish.

Below is an outline which can help you plan how to use the worksheets with the Simply Speaking book.

Description of Workshop Resources

Extension worksheets compliment the Simply Speaking book with OSY students. The worksheets cover each of the seven most commonly used topics:

• ABC’s, 1-2-3’s & Colors  - Extension worksheet for Alphabet, Numbers, and Colors (pages 6-10) of Simply Speaking. 
• When, Where & What Time - Extension worksheet for Telling Time and Calendars (pages 14-18)) of Simply Speaking. 
• Prepositions - Extension worksheet for Prepositions (19-20) of Simply Speaking. 
• Family - Extension worksheet for Family (pages 21-33) of Simply Speaking. 
• What Should be Refrigerated? - Extension worksheet for Food (pages 24-30) of Simply Speaking. 
• Kitchen & Food Safety - Extension worksheet for In the Kitchen (pages 36-38) of Simply Speaking. 
• Body Parts (Coming Soon) - Extension worksheet for Parts of the Body (pages 51-61) of Simply Speaking. 
• Injuries, Aches & Pain - Extension worksheet for Parts of the Body (Pages 51-61) and  Making a Doctor's Appointment (pages 64-65) of Simply Speaking.