Keys to Success with Multilingual Learner Support Strategies by Anderson, Siri S https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL Students in Bemidji State University's PEDL program share resources and pedagogy that facilitate the success of multi-lingual learners. en-us 2022-03-31 16:26:42 UTC 2025-05-20 19:43:06 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f511.png Assignment Details sirianderson https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2146026189 1) Each person add and annotate at least one new external resource for best practices or curriculum supports for multilingual learners. NOTE: You can NOT use any for-profit resources including Teachers Paying Teachers. Look for research-based aggregated findings (e.g. a univeristy center) or non-profit advocacy groups at the national or international level.

2) Each of you create your own post (go to the plus sign bottom right hand corner to add) in which you share instructions explicit to your domain of practice. For instance, if I teach PE I would look for a PE advocacy group that has materials that will be useful for a teacher adapting curriculum to be more inclusive of her ML students. 

3) Title your post the discipline and the level your suggestions are targeting. Since there are several of you with K-12 licenses and the same discipline, and there are four levels of ML students, you could divide this up by grade or ML level. For instance, PE Level I ML students, PE Level II and III PE students. Or PE grades 3-6 ML strategies, PE grades 7-12 ML strategies. 

Please collaborate with the person in your discipline to figure out how you want to do this so it can be relatively consistent across this resource page.

4) Within your suggestions aim for the following: 
--suggestions for each basic element of the instructional process to ensure ML students succeed e.g. engaging student interest, making content relevant and accessible, rehearsing the new knowledge, assessing student understanding.

--within your post, link to an excellent resource for teachers in that domain, for instance, in PE I might find a YouTube channel that has bilingual video descriptions in English/Spanish of different PE activities. Or I could link to a great database of PE visuals to insert in lesson instructions to clarify the meaning of the words.

--provide ideas related to the needs of different levels of English skills and/or different grade level supports
NOTE: For K-2 learners the ML kids can basically just absorb the new language. These grades are already so visual and kids brains are so receptive to language at this age. Focus on grades 3 and up where reading and more in-depth content has to be conveyed at the same time as language skills are being taught.

5) Content needs to be grammatically correct, accurate, and appropriately cited. 

6) Each of you contribute to a list of resources to learn about the home culture of students from different parts of the world. Culturally relevant pedagogy requires that we know things about our ML students so we can ensure they can see/hear their identities in the classroom. 

Any of the resource sharing you do can be from sources I have shared with you previously. You do not have to find new things, but if you do that is cool too. 

Think of this as a resource you would like to be able to share with the teachers with whom you collaborate to facilitate their success with ML students. ]]> 2022-04-17 14:08:06 UTC https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2146026189 Expert ML Resources sirianderson https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2146028776 The Center for Applied Linguistics provides brief video introductions into strategies that facilitate the success of multilingual learners. https://www.youtube.com/c/CenterforAppliedLinguistics/videos]]> 2022-04-17 14:13:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2146028776 Positives/Negatives International Animations sirianderson https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2146033061 Positives/Negatives creates and aggregates animations and comics that teach about topics of importance to global human experiences. Aimed more at middle and secondary students, the resources can provide perspective for all on the lived realities our students may not understand. https://positivenegatives.org/comics-animations/]]> 2022-04-17 14:21:51 UTC https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2146033061 Multilingual Learning Toolkit kimloconto https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2149493056 This toolkit includes vetted resources for supporting multilingual learners in grades PreK-3. ]]> 2022-04-20 00:53:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2149493056 gregdaw https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2149534579 https://www.elsuccessforum.org/educators

English Learners Success Forum provides evidence-based resources for educators so that they can adapt instructional materials to best support multilingual learners. ]]> 2022-04-20 01:26:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2149534579 Getting to Know Your Students gregdaw https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2149552129 https://www.colorincolorado.org/article/getting-know-your-ells-six-steps-success

This article offers ideas for getting to know your English language learners. There are additional expert resources linked throughout the article. ]]> 2022-04-20 01:40:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2149552129 Communicating Arts and Literature (5-12) matheabrink https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2151229444 Read Write Think is a website created by the National Council of Teachers of English, which provides free resources for educators such as classroom strategies and professional development options.

This article in particular references research that supports utilizing prior knowledge for ML students in a reading context, as it assists "questioning, clarifying, predicting, and evaluating during their reading" (Hogan, 2022). Hogan (2022) also provides strategies to help ML students access prior knowledge for reading with the examples of graphic organizers and think-aloud practices.

These strategies can be useful for a wide range of levels of ML students, as the graphic organizers could be translated to their native language or based on using symbols and pictures. One of the lesson ideas within this article utilizes short films without dialogue to diminish language barriers for students to familiarize themselves with the practice.]]> 2022-04-21 01:18:47 UTC https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2151229444 Strategies for Teaching ELL matheabrink https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2151241970 Edutopia is a resource for many aspects of education. In this article, Emily Kaplan suggests six activities for the general educator to do in their classroom to aid multilingual learners. ]]> 2022-04-21 01:28:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2151241970 Improving Health Education for ELL Students in the Mainstream Classroom - Middle School mollyloehr https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2151325459 The linked Google doc I created, is a condensed version and compilation of an article from the American Journal of Health Education. The article offers many ways to improve instructional strategies for ML students. These strategies not only would work well in a health education classroom but would be very useful for other educational settings. ]]> 2022-04-21 02:33:17 UTC https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2151325459 Building Connections with All Students matheabrink https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2152289809 Vicki Nishioka writes this article offering five ways for teachers to build connections with students from diverse backgrounds. In particular, Nishioka focuses on doing this through the use of perspective. ]]> 2022-04-21 16:00:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2152289809 Partnerships with ELL Families mollyloehr https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2153547371 We have learned that building relationships with students is essential to a learner's success in the classroom. This article puts together many strategies of how to build partnerships with ELL families to facilitate outreach and communication. ]]> 2022-04-22 12:56:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2153547371 Strategies for ML Instruction mollyloehr https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2153962040 This video offers methods to support ESL, ELL, and ML.  These methods will help facilitate a warm and inviting classroom for instruction. Avella states, that no child should be left on an island. Teachers need to make conscious efforts to support ML.]]> 2022-04-22 18:06:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2153962040 elizabethkuettner https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2154186031 https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/supporting-esl-students-mainstream-classroom/

Below, three ESL teachers tell us what they know Three multiple language teachers provide information about strategies regular classroom teachers can do to improve instruction for MLL students. These 12 strategies are simple, they are not very time consuming, and best of all, they will help everyone in your class learn better]]> 2022-04-22 22:40:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2154186031 elizabethkuettner https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2154198173 https://www.edutopia.org/article/supporting-multilingual-students-early-grades

This site talks about the assets of multilingualism and provides five strategies that can help teachers celebrate and extend multilingual children’s existing linguistic expertise as well as their participation in learning activities both in person and virtually. A great resource for library media specialists with practical ideas for including all students in connecting and supporting one another!

]]> 2022-04-22 23:04:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2154198173 Expert Resource: Guide for Serving ELL Students and Families jodyeskro1 https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2154274324 This guide was created by the Learning for Justice organization to inform and help educators unify their efforts to best serve English language learners and their families. The guide includes information on best practices for instruction, classroom culture, family engagement and policy making. Appendix A includes a great list of ELL-friendly strategies that can be easily integrated into or combined with previously created lessons (mostly for grades K-5). ]]> 2022-04-23 01:37:41 UTC https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2154274324 Learn About Your Students: 5 Ways We Can Build Relationships with ELLs jodyeskro1 https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2154319082 This blog post provides a great list of five habits educators can form that will help foster relationships between themselves and their English language learning students. The article gives practical advice on how educators can better understand their students through greetings, learning names, community-building, conferences and reading body language. This post is geared towards middle school educators, but the advice can be adapted for all ages. ]]> 2022-04-23 03:06:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2154319082 Dual Learners (K-5 Special Education): Exceptional and Multilingual joshuamooney1 https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2155472556 This article written by Wendy Farr a developer of Problem-Based Enhanced Language Learning (PBELL). Outlines PBELL model. As well as the basic structure (4 concepts) and three strategies to use for dual classified learners. 

The article is simply laid out and easy for any educator to implement, even if you are not specifically a special education teacher. Some of the strategies are ones you will be familiar with already like KWL charts. ]]> 2022-04-24 19:07:51 UTC https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2155472556 K-12 Special Education Building Relationships with your students (Social Emotional Focus) joshuamooney1 https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2155482605 This article has an amazing selection of short but effective ways to connect with students in your classroom. I specifically want to highlight learning your students name and embedding social emotional learning into curriculum. 

In special education, depending on what programming you're working in you will have nonverbal students. Something as simple as knowing how to say that students name, can make such a deep impact on that student, as well as their family. It's also important to know how to say your students name because you will be in contact with their family often, for IEPs, conferences ie. 

A large part of what special education teachers do is work on self-regulation. So by adding social emotional learning into your lessons, you are helping your multilingual learner in several ways. You are assisting them in a time where they may be navigating not only lagging skills due to an exceptionality but also their language development. Which could be causing a lot of emotional distress. ]]> 2022-04-24 19:25:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2155482605 Resources for ML Instruction: Physical Education Classroom alexiserickson https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2159287552 This website includes information pertaining to assisting ELL students, providing informational videos, a variety of strategies, additional resources, and activities to help teachers successfully support ELL students. There are links/tabs that provide different instructional information and resources for teachers to use. This website can be beneficial for all teachers and subjects. 

]]> 2022-04-26 21:28:53 UTC https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2159287552 Building Relationships with ELL Students alexiserickson https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2159328171 This article provides teachers with information about the importance of building relationships with students, including about how to treat ELL students as well as how not to treat them as well. This article highlights importance of advocating for ELL students and to embrace students as who they are. 

]]> 2022-04-26 22:21:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2159328171 Dual Classified learners: Considerations for multilingual and exceptional (students with special needs) and strategies to support them. joshuamooney1 https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2163433220 When considering student who may have exceptionalities, and are a multilingual there are several factors to consider.

My scope is that of a special education educator, and more specifically autism spectrum disorder. These suggestions could be used K-12, but keep in mind your students level of communication as well as cognition.  ]]> 2022-04-28 23:14:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2163433220 Connecting with Students and Families in the middle years kimloconto https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2164684626 https://www.nea.org/professional-excellence/student-engagement/tools-tips/how-use-technology-engage-multilingual]]> 2022-04-29 17:45:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2164684626 How to incorporate home languages: Two-dozen students. Eighteen English learners. Seven countries. Six different home languages. kimloconto https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2164687426 https://www.weareteachers.com/many-different-home-languages/]]> 2022-04-29 17:47:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2164687426 jacobcusick2 https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2165064852 Edutopia covers many aspects of education. This article focuses on integrating ELL students into general education classes. The article provides strategies and presents an example of how getting to know your students' abilities can drive lesson planning.]]> 2022-04-30 03:31:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2165064852 How a Community School Helps ELLs Succeed jacobcusick2 https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2165068818 This video provides a look at Wolfe Street Academy in Baltimore, MD. This video gives a look at a school that has a large number of ML students. The strategy they use is building relationships through the entire family to build a community focused on learning.]]> 2022-04-30 03:42:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2165068818 Library Media Program (K-12) supporting ML students in the Media Center and in the classroom kimloconto https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2165075270 We are a group of media specialists in MN that work with various grade levels. We compiled this resource for educators to help inspire and provide resources to best support their multilingual students in their school community. Below, you’ll find information on instructional strategies on the best practices to engage with student interest, make content relevant and accessible, include language instruction in lessons, rehearse new knowledge, and assess student understanding, along with multiple resources for more information.  Thank you for all that you do!
Beth Kuettner: Elementary
Kim Loconto: Middle School
Jody Eskro: High School
]]> 2022-04-30 04:00:58 UTC https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2165075270 Social Studies 5-12 jacobcusick2 https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2165084513 Linked is a Google Doc that was created based off an article titled, "Preparing and Engaging Social Studies Lessons for English Language Learners" as well as my own previous knowledge. This document lists several challenges faced and strategies that can be used when teaching multi-language learners. There is a focus on social studies content with examples of how to use some of these strategies.]]> 2022-04-30 04:29:53 UTC https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2165084513 Physical Education (K-12) gregdaw https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2165265867 The linked Google Doc highlights the toolkit provided by the authors of the article English Language Learners, Academic Language, & Physical Education. This resource provides specific strategies that can be used in the K-12 physical education setting for all levels of ML students.

Constantinou, P., & Wuest, D. (2015, March 1). English language learners (ELLs), academic language, & physical education. Physical & Health Education America. http://www.pelinks4u.org/files/English_Language_Learners_Toolkit_2_4_15.pdf 

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The second article titled, Strategies from Secondary PE Teachers Teaching English Language Learners at Urban Schools, highlights 10 strategies to use when teaching secondary ML students at urban schools.

Sato, T., Miller, R. T., & Delk, D. W. (2022). Secondary physical educators’ positioning of teaching english language learners at urban schools. Urban Education, 57(5), 814-841. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042085918789747  ]]> 2022-04-30 13:38:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2165265867 Bilingual PE Lessons from Spain joannakunze https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2165455201 This website has lesson examples for learning and incorporating technical English vocabulary affiliated with Physical Education (PE). It is from Spain for first year students that are learning English as an additional language. There’s a lot of helpful vocab and expressions such as injury, locker rooms, bleachers, row of seats, center of the court, skills, etc. that we can incorporate into our U.S. ML PE lessons. The PE teacher uses gestures to identify the motor actions with English words. For example: the teacher will act as a model, stressing the English expression to describe the action. Pre and post assessments are “Individual Speaking Tests” where students answer questions such as: “What’s the warmup for? Why is it positive to do physical exercise? What’s a sedentary lifestyle?” In English or their primary language. The teacher encouragesstudents to speak in English, giving positive feedback to reward the effort of every student.]]> 2022-04-30 20:24:02 UTC https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2165455201 Beginning of the Year Questions for ML Students joannakunze https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2165455563 By asking ESL students the right questions we can quickly learn more about them. This article has 11 questions that work well for ESL learners age 14 and older, however the questions can be adapted for younger students. Students can form their response by drawing their answer and/or using their available vocabulary, no matter how limited that might be. These questions can help give you insight into student’s emotions, knowledge, experiences, creativity, ambition, role models, imagination, passion, lifestyle, opinion and life lessons. ]]> 2022-04-30 20:25:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sirianderson/MLL/wish/2165455563