ESL: Tips From an ESL Teacher

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From one of my students, tips sent out to the district and school:

Tip #2

This will go along with what I discussed last week and that is the use of simplified language. Every ESL student has this marked in their PSP. Remember that reading is not comprehending. ELL students will often read something and then tell you that they understand, but they will not admit that they do not comprehend what they read. This idea of comprehension can be helped by using simplified language.

Try to avoid using academic language
be sure to pre-teach any new content vocabulary
many reading passages need to almost be cut in half, eliminate any extraneous details but leave the main ideas/big picture issues they need in order to comprehend and make any predictions or inferences
if the academic language is necessary then provide a brief and simple definition or synonym in parenthesis
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ESL TIPS FOR MAINSTREAM TEACHERS

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ELL students can often become lost in the shuffle in large classes.  Many times they are very quiet and will not advocate for themselves.  Therefore it is essential that they have constructive and quality interactions one-on-one with you each day in class.  I know this is difficult to do because there are always a million things happening at one time, and other students are often soaking up our time.  However this is an accommodation that is checked on most of the PSP’s of our ELL students.  Interaction opportunities can include some of the following:

• checking for understanding after an assignment has been explained to the class
• checking for understanding as they are working on an assignment
• verbally clarifying key ideas in a lesson
• using gestures as clues to understanding important vocabulary and concepts
• verbally scaffolding and modeling a critical thinking question (model your thinking processes to come to the necessary…

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What Information should School Administrators Know About Immigrant Families?

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Check this article for suggestions:  http://languagemagazine.com/?page_id=122910

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Kentucky Title III Resources

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Source:  http://www.colorincolorado.org/web_resources/by_state/kentucky/

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Kentucky

View below:

• State Resources
• Statewide Organizations

As of the 2007-2008 school year, Kentucky’s schools were home to more than 12,900 English language learners (ELLs), which marks a 233% increase from the 1997-1998 school year (NCELA, 2010). The top five languages or language groups spoken by ELLs in Kentucky are Spanish, French, Pennsylvania Dutch, German, and Dutch (EPE, 2009).

Kentucky is a member of WIDA (World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment), joining in 2006. WIDA is a consortium of states dedicated to the design and implementation of high standards and equitable educational opportunities for English language learners which offers states programming for identifying and annually assessing the English language development of its English learners.

State ELL Resources

State Agency:Kentucky Department of Education

ELL Website:English learners and English as a Second Language Program

ELL Manual: Kentucky Department of Education [KDE] provides two documents for supporting the…

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ESL Accommodations Checklist for Kentucky

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Credit goes to Megan Otten for a document that can give teachers ideas on many options that can be incorporated daily to help assist ELL students. Please open the document by clicking the link below:

Post by @BroadyESL.

Source: ESL accommodations

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