Resources on Language Acquisition
The English Language Learners in your classroom will have different levels of English Proficiency, ranging from Low Beginning to Advanced. You can find the level of a child by looking at the blue ELL folder located in the student records. It will have the recent test scores and the proficiency designation. If it is a newly registered child, I will conduct the diagnostic assessment to determine how well the student can communicate in English.
Based on these results and the informal observations, you would be able to plan the activites that would be manageable for your ESOL students and address the content you are teaching. We will also generate an accommodation plan for ESOL students that would be used both in everyday intruction and during testing.
Below are some resources on accommodating ELLs:
Check out colorincolorado site for educators. It is a good idea to subscribe to their newsletter. It is one of the most comprehensive sites about teaching English Language Learners.
The process of language acquisition is very complex and takes time. The students gradually develop skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English. It may take anywhere from 4 to 7 years to reach native-like proficiency. The student may seem proficient in communicating with peers in an informal setting, but struggles with academic language. Read about the difference between Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills and Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency. Take some time to explore other links of this website. After all, it is called everythingESL.net.
Watch the webinar on Myths of Second Language Acquisition by Judie Haynes, the author of multiple professional resources about teaching ELLs and the creator of everythingesl.net website.
http://www.ascd.org/professional-development/webinars/judie-haynes-webinar.aspx
Here are two issues of American Educator journal that are devoted to research
and classroom strategies of working with ELLS.
Based on these results and the informal observations, you would be able to plan the activites that would be manageable for your ESOL students and address the content you are teaching. We will also generate an accommodation plan for ESOL students that would be used both in everyday intruction and during testing.
Below are some resources on accommodating ELLs:
Check out colorincolorado site for educators. It is a good idea to subscribe to their newsletter. It is one of the most comprehensive sites about teaching English Language Learners.
The process of language acquisition is very complex and takes time. The students gradually develop skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English. It may take anywhere from 4 to 7 years to reach native-like proficiency. The student may seem proficient in communicating with peers in an informal setting, but struggles with academic language. Read about the difference between Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills and Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency. Take some time to explore other links of this website. After all, it is called everythingESL.net.
Watch the webinar on Myths of Second Language Acquisition by Judie Haynes, the author of multiple professional resources about teaching ELLs and the creator of everythingesl.net website.
http://www.ascd.org/professional-development/webinars/judie-haynes-webinar.aspx
Here are two issues of American Educator journal that are devoted to research
and classroom strategies of working with ELLS.
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