EB/EL Classroom Toolkit by Emily Dumas

ESL and Bilingual Education

dumasemily2 — 2023-12-04 05:19:02 UTC

This article does a great job of describing both ESL and Bilingual classrooms and their differences.

Bilingual Program in Texas

dumasemily2 — 2023-12-04 05:21:13 UTC

This graphic showcases some of the programs that are offered in Texas.

ESL Programs in Texas

dumasemily2 — 2023-12-04 05:22:55 UTC

This graphic details the process of getting a student in the ESL program and the services that they provide.

Overview of Language acquisition

dumasemily2 — 2023-12-04 05:26:30 UTC

This article details a broad overview of language acquisition. It also talks about the stages of language acquisition and dome instructional strategies.

Theories of Language Acquisition

dumasemily2 — 2023-12-04 05:28:47 UTC

This video goes over the main theories of language acquisition.

Lesson Ideas for a Multicultural Classroom

dumasemily2 — 2023-12-04 05:32:46 UTC

This article shows different lessons and activities that include cultural diversity.

Classroom Environment

dumasemily2 — 2023-12-04 05:35:58 UTC

Classroom environment is extremely important. This article talks about this in regards to multilingual classrooms.

Supporting Multilingual learners

dumasemily2 — 2023-12-04 05:38:18 UTC

This video shows some ways to make your classroom more inclusive for multilingual learners.

Engaging Families

dumasemily2 — 2023-12-04 05:39:52 UTC

This video goes over some tips for engaging families of ELLs.

Community Partnerships

dumasemily2 — 2023-12-04 05:41:17 UTC

This articles talks about using the community to form relationships with families of ELLs.

Parent Engagement

dumasemily2 — 2023-12-04 05:43:14 UTC

This article discusses ways to encourage and sustain parent engagement.

Be an Advocate

dumasemily2 — 2023-12-04 05:46:59 UTC

This article gives you tangible and real ways to advocate for your ELLs.

Be a changemaker!!!

dumasemily2 — 2023-12-04 05:49:34 UTC

This picture is short and sweet, but has some easy ways to advocate for ELLs.

TELPAS

dumasemily2 — 2023-12-09 19:02:56 UTC

ELPS Chart

dumasemily2 — 2023-12-09 19:11:12 UTC

English Language Proficiency Standards- these are extremely important to include in your language objective when lesson planning.

PLDs

dumasemily2 — 2023-12-09 19:13:52 UTC

Proficiency Level Descriptors- these are a great resource for progress monitoring ELLs.

Oral Development

dumasemily2 — 2023-12-09 19:31:04 UTC

There are many ways to promote oral development in your classroom.

Oral Development Strategies

dumasemily2 — 2023-12-09 19:32:42 UTC

To lay a better foundation for learning, we can do a few things: we can value oral language development, we can value communication of ideas over grammatical correctness, and we can value oral language as a powerful way to learn and remember content.

Oral Development in ELs

dumasemily2 — 2023-12-09 19:35:09 UTC

This article discusses five key challenges related to the oral language development of ELLs, as well as tips for addressing each of the challenges.

Writing Strategies

dumasemily2 — 2023-12-09 19:37:36 UTC

For ELs writing is made even harder because they are doing a task outside of their native language. But with the right approach, they can succeed.

Writing Priorities

dumasemily2 — 2023-12-09 19:40:40 UTC

It is important to remember what is the most important aspects of writing when working with ELLs.

Reading Strategies

dumasemily2 — 2023-12-09 19:43:25 UTC

Using strategies to help promote successful reading in ELs can be extremely helpful.

Varieties of English

dumasemily2 — 2023-12-09 19:45:58 UTC

Within the English language, there are many subset of languages. Each one uniquely affects the EL's way of learning english.

Different Varieties

dumasemily2 — 2023-12-09 19:53:33 UTC

As an educator, it is important to keep in mind that the differences that each dialect has importance differences and distinctions.

Developing Academic Language

dumasemily2 — 2023-12-09 19:58:13 UTC

Academic Language differs from the informal language that we use on a daily basis. Academic language needs to be explicitly taught so that students can be set up for success

Make Academic Language fun!

dumasemily2 — 2023-12-09 20:02:08 UTC

Teaching academic language can be tedious and boring, but it is very important. Making it as fun as possible can be useful in keeping your students engaged!

Writing Language Objectives

dumasemily2 — 2023-12-09 20:06:12 UTC

Language Objective are extremely important and including them in lesson plans can help progress monitor your ELL students. Writing Language objectives allow you to be intentional in lesson planning for ELs.

Writing objectives

dumasemily2 — 2023-12-09 20:09:07 UTC

Writing language objectives can be much harder than content objective, but they are equally important.

Supporting ELs in math

dumasemily2 — 2023-12-09 20:17:04 UTC

ELs need support in all subjects including math. Certain strategies can help finding creative way to help ELs in your class.

Math Strategies

dumasemily2 — 2023-12-09 20:24:06 UTC

Math has often been called “the universal language.” While it’s true that numbers work the same way regardless of the language you speak, teachers cannot assume that their EL will automatically excel in math for this reason alone.

Science Instruction

dumasemily2 — 2023-12-09 20:26:39 UTC

Science can provide exciting opportunities for students to make discoveries and use their language skills, especially through inquiry-based lessons. This article offers strategies, resources, and guidance for helping ELLs succeed in science.

Strategies in science

dumasemily2 — 2023-12-09 20:27:46 UTC

Science gives EB/ELs a unique opportunity to explore interesting topics in an engaging and hands on way. But they may still need support in order to be successful.

Supporting ELs in SS

dumasemily2 — 2023-12-09 20:33:53 UTC

Scaffolding such as visual guides and templates can make it easier for ELLs to grasp material in courses with complicated vocabulary.

Teaching SS

dumasemily2 — 2023-12-09 20:37:56 UTC

Teaching social studies to ELs is different than teaching native english speakers and requires special consideration.

Engaging SS Lessons

dumasemily2 — 2023-12-09 20:39:38 UTC

Background knowledge, language proficiency, and perspective are important factors to consider when planning a social studies lesson for EB/ELs.

SPED and ELs

dumasemily2 — 2023-12-09 20:44:01 UTC

For teachers who work with English Language Learners, ensuring that students have the appropriate support and services to meet their unique needs in important.

Partnering with families!!!

dumasemily2 — 2023-12-09 20:46:59 UTC

Partnering with families can be extremely beneficial for EB/ELs, especially for ELLs in SPED.