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How to teach ELL students to read challenging, on-grade level texts through Visible Reading, a differentiated, process-driven reading strategy.

Need some practical ways to get your English Language Learners speaking, listening, reading, and writing? Especially those newcomers and beginners? This blog post talks about ways to incorporate vocabulary and get your ELLs speaking using task cards. Includes activities, strategies, ideas and benefits of using them to support your teaching. #esl #eslbeginners #eslnewcomers #eslstrategies #eslactivities #eslteaching

Advice from three ESL teachers on the things regular classroom teachers can do to help English language learners thrive in mainstream classrooms.

Inspiring Young Learners provides support, ideas, and strategies for teachers to enjoy teaching second language students and to feel confident to know exactly how to reach this diverse group of learners. Free materials and professional development videos are available as well as yearlong quality curriculum for ELL's.

One important critical thinking skill is asking and answering questions. This is also an important way that students deepen their understanding of what they are reading. Additionally, this is also one component of language development. Students may need assistance with the syntax and sentence structure of asking and answering questions. Here are some tips to

Multi-level ESL teaching strategies. ESL/ELL teaching high school. Tips and lesson ideas. #esl #english #teacher #educator #educate #teach #language #classroom #learning #class #group #collaboration

Academic Language Teaching Ideas and strategies to use with ELL students. Learn about activities to use academic vocabulary throughout the day. #vocabulary #esol #esl #academiclanguage

Teachers share their “go-to” strategies for teaching English-language learners, including sentence starters and Total Physical Response.

If your non-English speaking students aren't ready to do the regular class work, what should you have them do instead? This handy tool can help.

How to teach vocabulary to ELLs can be one of the biggest concerns for teachers that are new to working with English Language Learners. How do you teach a lesson when some of your students are unfamiliar with the words that you are using? Which words are the most important ones in a story? Which

SIOP Lesson Planning: Ingredients of Sheltered Instruction - Sheltered instruction is the practice of simultaneously teaching content and cultivating language development. One framework that teachers can use to design sheltered instruction lessons is the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol.

ESL Teacher tips all about math strategies for ESL math vocabulary for k-5 students who are ELLs in your classroom.

What is Oral Language? Oral Language skills are an important component of language development. It is made up of at least five key components (Moats 2010) including phonological skills, pragmatics, syntax, morphological skills, and vocabulary. Students need opportunities throughout the day to practice their speaking and listening skills. For English Language Learners this is particularly important

Using sentence frames to get ell students writing. Click here for more:

Teaching phonics is an important aspect of a literacy program. This is especially true for ELLs. Phonics is the relationship between sounds and the letter or letters used to write them. Phonics connects sounds with letters and combinations of letters. In the English language, there are 26 letters and 44 sounds (called phonemes). A grapheme

This chart helps teachers work with EL students in reading, discussing information and writing.

All content teachers can be teachers of language while still delivering content. Learn how in this article about sheltered instruction.

Learning how to read is a complex process for all students. When you are teaching reading to ELLs, there is the added challenge that they are learning the vocabulary of English as they learn how to read. Some ELLs have the benefit of knowing how to read in their native language. This is helpful as

Teachers of newcomer students need help integrating language lessons into their content. Strategies based on Writing Is Thinking Through Inquiry could help.

Great tips to promote comprehension and communication with ELL students