Recommended Classroom Strategies for Teachers Working with ELLs
Most of the following recommended strategies are promoted as good teaching strategies for all students. This is an important point because teachers don’t usually have the time to prepare a separate lesson for their LEP students and/or to work with them regularly on an individual basis.
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS o Spider Map o Series of Events Chain o Continuum Scale o Compare/Contrast Matrix o Venn Diagram o Problem/Solution Outline o Network Tree o KWL Chart
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GAMES Examples for Early Elementary Classes: o Five Little Monkeys (Finger Play) o Who Took the Cookie? Examples for Upper Elementary Classes: o Concentration o I’m Going to My Grandmother’s House |
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COOPERATIVE LEARNING
§ Heterogeneous groups of students with assigned roles to perform § Lessons structured for positive interdependence among group members § Identification and practice of specific social behaviors § Evaluation through whole-class wrap-up, individual testing, and group recognition
Examples for Early Elementary Classes: o Numbered Heads Together o Pairs-Check Examples for Upper Elementary Classes: o Round robin o Jigsaw activities
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New York State LEP Identification Process
The New York State ESL Learning Standards
The Four Stages of Second Language Acquisition
What Affects English Language Learning?/The Silent Period
Recommended Classroom Strategies for Teachers Working with ELLs
Challenges in Content Area Learning for ELLS: Reading
Challenges in Content Area Learning for ELLS: Mathematics
Challenges in Content Area Learning for ELLS: Science
Challenges in Content Area Learning for ELLS: Social Studies
Ten Ways Parents Can Promote Language Learning at Home
The Dos & Don’ts of Working with an Interpreter
Common Questions and Answers concerning ESL
Helpful Websites and Shenendehowa ESL teacher contact info
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