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David Pitts

Hi. My name is David Pitts. I am a public school educator who has worked with Emergent Bilingual, ESL or EL students for seventeen years. I want to share information for parents to understand how schools support English Learner students and how you can be the best advocate for your child. I also have interests in language, philosophy and legal precedent as it relates to language and education in the United States. All of these important topics have direct impact on the education of the earliest of learners. In summary, good language education leads to peace. Follow along.

  1. 21/01/2025

    Chomsky's Revolution - Universal Grammar

    In this video I discuss Chomsky's Revolutionary linguistic concept of Universal Grammar. Specifically, I discuss, the Language Acquisition Device, Generative Language and Phrase Structure Syntax and Recursion.

    28 min

  2. 09/12/2024

    Into Linguistics University

    This is the introduction to a series on an overview of linguistics and how each branch of linguistics influences educational instruction.

    19 min

  3. 31/10/2024

    Marzano's Vocabulary Instruction GPT Interview

    In this episode I interview ChatGPT about Marzano's vocabulary instruction. We discuss the six steps as well as how to implement or support the steps with Comprehensible Input.

    35 min

  4. 09/05/2024

    Comprehension Hypothesis and Profit

    This is a short follow up to the previous episode where I review Stephen Krashen's Article on SIOP claims. In this interview on YouTube, link below, Krashen claims that if we are serious about the Comprehension Hypothesis it could have a significant financial impact on the publishing industry. These conversations have forced me to pause and reconsider information I share with teachers regarding efficacy of instructional strategies. Here is link to full interview this short clip comes from. https://youtu.be/_VYfpL6lcjE?si=i8lrpLnlKeINBc23

    8 min

  5. 07/05/2024

    Krashen on SIOP

    I was trained in the SIOP method and have used it as a foundation for an instructional paradigm for 17 years. This short article by Stephen Krashen, https://www.sdkrashen.com/content/articles/2013_siop_research_support_claims.pdf made me take pause and think more carefully about SIOP claims as well as what aspects of SIOP may or may not be useful in regards to language acquisition.

    25 min

  6. 30/03/2024

    Phonemes and Language Strucrures

    In this episode I share how understanding what phonemes and phonemic structures are help dual language students more clearly understand and articluate a new language.

    11 min

  7. 17/01/2024

    Series Part 3 : Answer Question of How

    In this episode I will continue the series on Language, What, Why and How. We will discuss how to write Language Objectives as well as Marzano's Six Steps to Academic Vocabulary development.

    18 min

  8. 27/11/2023

    Series Part 2: Answering the Question of Why.

    In this episode, I will begin to answer the question of "Why" are there supportive services for Emergent Bilingual or English Learners in the United States. We will review the Supreme Court Case Lau vs Nichols that established the legal foundation for Language Support services in public education in the United States.

    13 min
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À propos

Hi. My name is David Pitts. I am a public school educator who has worked with Emergent Bilingual, ESL or EL students for seventeen years. I want to share information for parents to understand how schools support English Learner students and how you can be the best advocate for your child. I also have interests in language, philosophy and legal precedent as it relates to language and education in the United States. All of these important topics have direct impact on the education of the earliest of learners. In summary, good language education leads to peace. Follow along.

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  • Création
    David Pitts
  • Années d’activité
    2023 - 2025
  • Épisodes
    15
  • Classification
    Tous publics
  • Copyright
    © David Pitts
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