ELL Thoughts by https://padlet.com/adam_leyland/ykcugj1g1yek en-us 2019-04-17 23:18:54 UTC 2026-01-28 15:41:02 UTC hello@padlet.com What are effective strategies for accommodating and modifying my program to help support students who don't have English as their first language? adam_leyland https://padlet.com/adam_leyland/ykcugj1g1yek/wish/352446800 2019-04-17 23:19:42 UTC https://padlet.com/adam_leyland/ykcugj1g1yek/wish/352446800 What strategies and supports can be used to develop language in a student who knows almost no English at all (i.e. "starting from the very beginning")? adam_leyland https://padlet.com/adam_leyland/ykcugj1g1yek/wish/352446818 2019-04-17 23:19:55 UTC https://padlet.com/adam_leyland/ykcugj1g1yek/wish/352446818 What are effective practices that can be built into programming for ELL students for assessing student understanding and progress? adam_leyland https://padlet.com/adam_leyland/ykcugj1g1yek/wish/352446828 2019-04-17 23:20:03 UTC https://padlet.com/adam_leyland/ykcugj1g1yek/wish/352446828 https://www.ets.org/s/about/pdf/ell_guidelines.pdf adam_leyland https://padlet.com/adam_leyland/ykcugj1g1yek/wish/352446853
http://www.edugains.ca/newsite/ell/initial_language_assessment.html

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/esleldprograms/guide.pdf

https://www.learnalberta.ca/content/eslapb/languageproficiencyassessment_using.html (interesting to see how other provinces deal with the same issue)

https://www.brown.edu/academics/education-alliance/teaching-diverse-learners/question-i]]> 2019-04-17 23:20:18 UTC https://padlet.com/adam_leyland/ykcugj1g1yek/wish/352446853 Assessment strategies adam_leyland https://padlet.com/adam_leyland/ykcugj1g1yek/wish/352817996 Much like working with struggling native speakers in English, use of visual cues for initial assessment are vital to determining where the student starts in terms of understanding.

Use visual cues to continue to build understanding of words/terms, and transition to text features to find information; as well as build knowledge of high frequency words.]]> 2019-04-19 23:06:53 UTC https://padlet.com/adam_leyland/ykcugj1g1yek/wish/352817996 Portfolios adam_leyland https://padlet.com/adam_leyland/ykcugj1g1yek/wish/352818346 Performance based running record of student ability. Showcasing the best of their ability, not just a filing box for everything they do. Provides a great indicator of not only where they are, but where they still may need to go on the path to understanding their new language. Can be useful in many classroom setting ideas, but very useful in a discipline that is already difficult to assess. Perfect assessment basis if the student has to change ELL teachers over the course of their instruction, as well as a record of their achievements that can follow them to secondary school as well.]]> 2019-04-19 23:13:21 UTC https://padlet.com/adam_leyland/ykcugj1g1yek/wish/352818346 Portfolio Types adam_leyland https://padlet.com/adam_leyland/ykcugj1g1yek/wish/352818849 (in brief)
Comprehensive - Overall collection of student achievement in and out of the classroom.

Predetermined - Collection of specifically tailored assessments to showcase particular aspects with recommended outcomes.

Informative - In short comparative collection that shows growth. Work from the beginning of the year compared to work from the
end of the year.

Authentic - A more observational assessment portfolio of written/oral tasks around the classroom/school.

Tailored - Tasks assessed to examine a particular aspect of their progress.]]> 2019-04-19 23:22:50 UTC https://padlet.com/adam_leyland/ykcugj1g1yek/wish/352818849