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Listenwise.com is a resource  teachers can utilize for ELL students. Students can use this tool to help with listening and speaking, building up to reading.

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*Avoid slang and idiomatic expressions.

* Speak clearly and naturally, without going too quickly or slowly.
*Encourage students to raise their hand if they don't understand a word.
**Remember that ELLs may not understand instructions and key vocabulary words, and that reading something aloud doesn't always help comprehension.
*scaffolding language by providing extra supports such as graphic organizers or visuals.

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All students have something to offer

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English Language Learners: Culture, Equity and Language

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Be familiar with the cultures represented in your classroom

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Be familiar with the cultures represented in your classroom

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*Add a section to your original Student Survey on culture
-What country did you
grow up in?
-What language do you
speak at home?
-What is your favorite
thing about your
culture?
*Do the research necessary to become familiar with the cultures
*Make an effort to include texts/materials on different cultures
*Use the "Translate" option on Google Docs to translate instructions/parent letters into different languages

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English language learners will benefit from increased exposure to print and language. This will include;

Access to books and reference materials, labels and posters

Student work on bulletin boards

Word walls

Usage of basic words in student's first language

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Six Stages of Second language Acquisition 

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Six Stages of Second language Acquisition 

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Stage 1: Pre-Production

Students may have 500 words in their  vocabulary

Some students will, repeat every thing you say.

Students at this stage will need much repetition of English.

They will benefit from a “buddy” who speaks their language.

Stage 2: Early production

This stage may last up to six months

Students will have a vocabulary of about 1000 words.

During this stage, students can usually speak in one- or two-word phrases.

Stage 3: Speech Emergence

Students have developed a vocabulary of about 3,000 words

Students can communicate with simple phrases and sentences

Students will ask simple questions, that may or may not be grammatically correct

Students will understand easy stories read in class with the support of pictures

Students will also be able to do some content work with teacher support

Stage 4: Intermediate Fluency

Students at this stage have a vocabulary of 6000 active words

Students are beginning to use more complex sentences when speaking and writing and are willing to express opinions and share their thoughts

They will ask questions to clarify what they are learning in class

Student writing at this stage will have many errors

Students in this stage will also be able to understand more complex concepts

Stage 5: Advanced Fluency

It takes students from 4-10 years to achieve cognitive academic language proficiency in a second language.

Students at this stage will be near-native in their ability to perform in content area learning.

Most ELLs at this stage have been exited from ESL and other support programs.

At the beginning of this stage, however, they will need continued support from classroom teachers especially in content areas such as history/social studies and in writing.

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* Provide opportunities for group work with students that speak English to provide a model for the ELL student.
*Think-Pair-Share activities
*Rotating roles in a group each week (reporter, recorder, time keeper, etc.)
This is gives the ELL student a model on how to problem solve and great for picking up vocabulary.