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Have a "health check" night with volunteers from the community to perform check-ups and educate the parents on the importance to a good night sleep for learning.

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Have a reading log for the students to read to parents weekly. This will allow practice for the students and the parents to learn English by following along.

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Have a weekly lunch for family to come and eat with the students and the teachers to form a relationship between school and family.

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Have a game night for the families at the school to teach them games they can play at home to help them all learn English.

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Using the Wait Time strategy will be suitable for all my students. This will allow time to process and for the students to respond.

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One of my favorites while observing was Sentence Stems, where they will have word answers while learning to speak complete sentences.

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Sentence Frames and Stems for ESL - English Teaching Toolkit

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If your ESL or ELL students struggle to find the language to express their ideas, sentence frames and stems can help!

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I will pre-teach vocabulary words to my ESL students a week before introducing them to the classroom. This will give them extra time and let me know where I need to focus the week of the lesson.

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The classroom will be pre-labeled on each structure or area of the room to relate the word to the object or idea.

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You will need to pass the TExES ESL Supplemental exam and pay fees to have it put on your certifications.

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In many areas of the United States, particularly in the southern and western portions of the country, a growing number of K-12 teachers in public school settings are becoming English as a Second Language (ESL) certified to meet the growing demand coming from English Language Learners (ELLs) in the area.

The Department of Education defines ELLs as students enrolled in an elementary or secondary school:

Who were not born in the United States and whose native language is not English

Whose level of English proficiency may deny them the ability to succeed on state tests and in English-led classrooms, or otherwise prevent them from fully participating in society

The Center for American Progress (2012) found that in the decade between the 1997-98 and 2009-09 school years, the number of ELLs in public schools increased by 51 percent, while the general population of students increased by just 7 percent.

Education and Training Requirements to Become an ESL Teacher

Individuals who want to learn how to become an ESL teacher may seek an ESL teacher degree through a state-approved teacher preparation program at the undergraduate or graduate level. Different programs are designed to meet the requirements for either an initial license or an add-on ESL endorsement.

Many, but not all, states offer ESL as a primary content area endorsement for initial licensure. However, it is more common for state's to offer ESL as an additional endorsement for teachers already licensed and certified in a standard content area.

Qualifications to become an ESL teacher vary from one state to the next, as state boards of education are responsible for setting minimum standards for ESL primary licensure and/or additional ESL endorsements. Candidates must ensure they meet the qualifications and requirements for licensure or certification specified by their state board of education.

Licensed educators seeking ESL certification may have a license in elementary education or a secondary education subject. Although many teachers seeking an ESL add-on endorsement at the secondary level are licensed in English or Language Arts, it is common for teachers of other subjects to seek ESL certification so as to best serve their multilingual classrooms.

Educators may pursue one of two ESL certificate programs: graduate certificates or independent certificates. Both types of certificate programs require candidates to possess a bachelor's degree. Teachers that want to apply their ESL credits toward the completion of a master's degree usually seek graduate-level certificates.
Independent certificates, on the other hand, generally consist of between 15 and 18 credits and are designed to focus on practical training and the different methods for teaching language to ELLs.

Providing High-Quality Instruction to English Language Learners

Although state boards of education set the requirements for becoming an ESL teacher within the nation's public schools, ESL has its original roots in the No Child Left Behind Act, and the Common Core State Standards now address the needs of English language learners.

The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLBA), which consolidated the Bilingual Education and the Emergency Immigration Education program, is now part of the Title III, English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement Act.

The Department of Education, through Title III, distributes funds to support ESL programs at the state level based on the number of limited English-proficient students enrolled.

The (NCLBA) does not dictate a particular method of instruction for teaching English, and it does not outline academic content for these programs. It is up to the district and schools to choose the methods of instruction that best meet the needs of the students, including methods of instructing in another language or in English.

The NCLBA does, however, specify that all states must establish English language proficiency standards and assessment, and all states must provide "high-quality instruction" to English language learners in reading, math, and other academic subjects.

It is up to individual states and districts to ensure they have highly qualified teachers in all classrooms, including classrooms with English language learners. This is usually done through ESL certification, a process through which state-licensed teachers achieve the training required to successfully teach ELLs in a classroom setting.

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How to Become an ESL Teacher | ESL Teacher Education and Requirements

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In many areas of the United States, particularly in the southern and western portions of the country, a growing number of K-12 teachers in public school settings are becoming English as a Second Language (ESL) certified to meet the growing demand coming from English Language Learners (ELLs) in the area.

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There is a pull-out format where the ESL students are pulled out to focus on English for an allotted amount of time, or there is a content-based classroom, or you can have an ESL certified as a co-teacher with an ELAR teacher. A certified ESL teacher in a self-contained classroom or a class rotation with all ESL-certified teachers provides content-based classes.

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Instruction time should be 30-90 minutes, depending on age, expectations, and the child's learning abilities.

If you have a project base lesson, it will require 60 minutes or more.

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In an ESL classroom, the same teacher teaches students who speak many different languages. The teacher only speaks English and is not required to convey the known languages to the students. All teaching is done in English this is where the teacher will use strategies to teach students with different first languages, English as their second language.

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We have this focus in the classroom to enable ESL students to become competent in understanding, reading, listening, speaking, and writing English using various teaching strategies.

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In my yellow section, I will share my ideas, concepts, and strategies for my classroom.

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Have some cultural days where the families can bring cultural things or food to learn the English words for what they are familiar with.

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Have a monthly night class for the parents to learn English.

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Visit my green section to learn how to get the community and families on board to help the students.

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Teaching phonics through song is a highly effective way for all students while being repetitive and engaging.