Remake of EB/EL Classroom Toolkit & Explanation by Lizzie Gomez

ELPS Chart

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English Language Proficiency Standards - these are important to include in the language objectives when lesson planning and for determining which language domains are begin addressed with the lesson.

PLDs

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Proficiency Level Descriptors - these are important to refer to when monitoring the progress of the English learners. They also serve as reminders of what students can do at each level of proficiency within each domain of language.

ELPS Chart

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Online resource for using cognates, offers 6 languages

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This is useful for students who are still working on their L2. This activates their L1 and gives them words they may already recognize in their home language.

Supporting ELLs in Reading Workshop Chart

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This chart will help not only students but teachers better understand how to support their students in the reading process.

Academic Language Function Toolkit

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This toolkit is a helpful resource for teachers while developing a lesson plan. It helps develop academic language for all students across all content areas.

Sample content and language objectives

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These samples are useful for teachers to consider when developing their own language objectives for students.

Writing language objectives handouts

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These handouts are helpful for teachers to make sure that the objective they have written are beneficial for the students and check off all of the boxes that they should need for the lesson.

Bilingual Glossaries and Cognates

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This website states why bilingual glossaries are important and also gives parents resources on how to acquire math-related glossaries.

Math Instruction for ELLs

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This website is a great resource for parents and teachers to have to be able to help learn methods that will be beneficial to their English Language Learner.

Integrating Language while teaching Stem

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This resource is great for students who are still having trouble with their L2, it shows them that they can use both languages while learning about science.

Science Talk: A Tool for Learning Science and Developing Language

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This resource is excellent for showing teachers that science knowledge can go beyond the barriers of language and that it can be fun and enriching even if the student does not understand English.

Preparing an Engaging Social Studies Lesson for ELLs: 12 Tips for Educators

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This is a great resource for educators when it comes to coming up with engaging lessons for ELLs in social studies.

Sample lesson plan for integrating ELPS instruction into U.S. History

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This is a great resource for teachers when writing lesson plans for history. It helps to show the scaffolded language and different proficiency levels so that each student comprehends the lesson.

Assessment of Students

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This is a great resource to have when developing a summative assessment for your EB or ELL students.

Texas Education Agency

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This is a great resource to have to be able to truly understand what you need to assess your ELL students on and give you a guide to their learning.

Assessing ELLs in Mainstream Classrooms by Lenski, Ehlers-Zavala, Daniel, and Sun-Irminger

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This is a great article to have to show teachers ways they need to assess ELLs and how they can evaluate the progress to plan literacy instructing.

Assessment of English Language Learners

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This is a great tool for teachers to have when it comes to creating formative assessments for their ELL students.

Language Difference vs. Disability

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This document shows the differences between language difficulty and compares it to a disability. This is helpful to teachers to narrow down if the student has trouble learning English or has difficulty learning in general.

USDE Tools & Resources for Addressing ELs with Disabilities

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This is useful for teachers who have a student who is learning English with a learning disability. It can be a helpful guide for a teacher who is charting unknown territory with disabilities and language learning together.

Meeting the Linguistic Needs of High-Potential English Language Learners

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This resource is a great guide for teachers on what to look for and what to know when they potentially have a GT ELL in their classroom.

National Association for Gifted Children

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This website is an excellent tool for a teacher if they have a gifted child in their classroom, and it provides support so the child can fully develop their gifts and talents.

Transforming classroom management for ELLs: The issues

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This article shows the best ways of classroom management for ELLs and some issues that may arise when teaching ELLs.

Transforming classroom management for ELLs: Strategies for success

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This gives ways to correctly manage a classroom with ELLs and different strategies to help your classroom be successful.

Oral Language Development and ELLs: 5 Challenges and Solutions

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This resource shows the challenges that come with oral language development and gives solutions to those challenges.

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This handout shows teachers where to focus their attention on oral language development and how to stay aware of their students' goals regarding progress in oral language.

Academic Language and ELLs: What Teachers Need to Know

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This article helps educators understand the role of academic language in their classrooms and their students' ability to participate in classroom activities and assignments fully.

Using Educational Technology — 21st Century Supports for English Learners

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This toolkit offers helpful guidance and tips for teachers accessing different technological resources.

The Role of Technology in Language Learning

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This resource helps show the different roles of educators and students in technology-enhanced language learning.

Engaging ELL Families Through Community Partnerships

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This website offers the following strategies: tips for thinking creatively about how to work with community partners and identify the most effective partnerships for your school community.

Creating a Plan of Action for ELL Family Engagement

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The following strategies provide a roadmap for building family engagement among the families of English language learners (ELLs) in your school community.

International Children's Digital Library

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This website offers international children's books to integrate into your classroom library to make your/ELL students feel more at home.

Casa Notes

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Casa Notes is designed to allow teachers to quickly make, and customize, typical notes that are sent home to parents or given to the students