Language Arts for Indian and Métis Students A Guide for Adapting English Language Arts: A Curriculum Guide for the Elementary Level Saskatchewan Education, Training and Employment February 1994

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction
Unit Adaptation
Meeting the Needs of Indian and Métis Students
Language Development and Culture
English as Second Language (ESL)/English as Second Dialect (ESD) Students
Examples of Methods, Strategies and Activities For ESL/ESD Students
The Adaptive Dimension
Getting to Know Students

Modelling the Processes of Unit Creation and Adaptation
A Framework For Creating a Unit
A Framework For Adapting a Unit
Language Arts Routines and Activities
Ideas for the First Day of School

What Makes Me Special?
Adapting the Grade One Sample Unit All About Me
Grade One Unit Overview
Suggested Resources for What Makes Me Special?
Focus One: Introduction
Focus Two: My Classroom
Focus Three: My Body, My Self: Physical Characteristics
Focus Four: My Body, My Self: Feelings
Focus Five: How is My Family Special?
Focus Six: My Family
Focus Seven and Eight: My Role in My Family: How Do I Help My Family?
Focus Nine: My Family: What Do We Need? Love
Focus Ten and Eleven: My Family: What Do We Need? Food
Focus Twelve: My Family: What Do We Need? Clothing
Focus Thirteen: My Family: What Do We Need? Shelter
Focus Fourteen: What is My Neighbourhood Like?
Focus Fifteen: How Can I Be a Good Friend?
Focus Sixteen: Unit Review and Wrap Up

How are Animals and People Dependent Upon Each Other
Adapting the Grade Four Sample Unit Sharing Our World
Grade Four Unit Overview
Suggested Resources for How are animals and people dependent upon each other?
Focus One: Introduction
Focus One: Introduction: Review
Focus Two: Animals for Food, Clothing, Livelihood
Focus Three: Working Animals
Focus Four: Pets
Focus Five: Protection of Endangered Animals
Focus Six: Reflecting, Reviewing, Sharing and Wrapping Up

Heroes
Suggestions for Adapting the Unit
Heroes in Our Own Communities

References