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What are these things called BICS and CALP?

BICS: Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills (Note the word BASIC. Social Skills)

CALP: Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency: (Note the word academic. It's the language of academics/harder language.)

This video demonstrates examples of BICS and CALP. Can you hear the difference?

Building the Rubric: Building Student Capacity in Writing:

One Type of Language Supportive Lesson Model:

SIOP Model for Teaching English Learners

From the Pueblo to College: The Journey of Two Rural Students

Nine Ways Canadian Teachers Support English Learners

Puerto Rico's Students and Educator's Grapple with Trauma After Hurricane Maria

WE LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER!

3 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES!

"Principles that Support English Learners"

Based on the book, The 6 Principles for Exemplary Teaching of English Learners Grades K-12

Course #: 242159    Section #: 389509  

November 20. 2020 - February 19, 2021

"The Coordination and Development of English Language Plans"

Course #: 242159    Section #: 389914

August 7, 2020 - May 21, 2020

    "It's All About the Language: Engaging English Learners in the Classroom"

       Course#: 242159 Section #: 389263 (Elementary); 389265 (Secondary-Middle/High)

          December 9-10, 2020

HANDOUTS:

EL Program Flowchart

WIDA English Language Standards Poster

Retention Guidelines Chart for English Learners

Title III Classroom Teacher Requirement Checklist

Classroom Teacher Accommodations (Not All Inclusive)

NEW RESOURCE SITE!      

Taylor's Site

Songs for Kids/Learning English

IMPORTANT!!

EL Program basics you need to

know:

EL Program BASICS

Looking For Strategies to Help Your EL Students?

              

VIDEO RESOURCES:


CLASSROOM TEACHERS....DID YOU KNOW....?

You are a part of our EL Program and an integral part of helping EL students learn English! Be sure to post the WIDA English Language Development Standards in your classroom and reference them in your lesson plans!

WIDA English Language Development Standards Poster

2017-2018 LCS EL District Plan

INFORMATIVE LINKS AND ARTICLES: 

CAL: Center for Applied Linguistics

The Center for Applied Linguistics is a private, nonprofit organization promoting access, equity and mutual understanding for linguistically and culturally diverse people around the world.

The Five Pillars of Equitably Grading English Learners

SPECIAL EDUCATION ARTICLES:

A Framework for Understanding English Learners with Disabilities: Triple the Work

Nonverbal Communication in Diverse Classrooms: Intercultural Competence Considerations for Supporting English Learners with Significant Cognitive Disabilities

The Role of Language and Communication in the Education of English Learners with Significant Cognitive Disabilities

ADVANCING ALTELLA

"Supporting English Learners with

the Most Significant Cognitive Disabilities"

The redesign project applies lessons learned from research on successful instructional practices, accommodations and assessment of English Learners with the most significant cognitive disabilities to inform development of alternate English language proficiency assessments.

MATH TEACHERS:

MathVocabulary

This site provides an academic word list geared to math teachers.  It is divided by grade level and gives the word in English and Spanish.

Math Dictionary for Kids

A picture dictionary of math vocabulary with good visuals.

 Add this to your student's laptop!

MORE VISUALS!

Enchanted Learning

Another Spanish/English picture dictionary resource.

ESL Flashcards

Flashcards great for classroom use and great for new to the country students.

Build Background Knowledge

A list of strategies the classroom teacher can use to access and build students’ background knowledge.

NEED STEM AND FRAME TOOLS?

Paragraph Frames for the Elementary Student

Paragraph Frames for Middle and High School Students

Writing Frames for the Interactive Whiteboard

This PDF, produced by Scholastic, provides students with examples of a variety of paragraphs written for different purposes. The essays have a sidebar explaining the use of particular sentences or words.  The paragraph/essay sentence frames are provided to aid the writer to structure paragraphs that meet the requirements of each writing style.

The Model Bank

Provides many examples of middle school and high school essays. Interactive and a printable versions of the essays are also provided.

Heinemann Resources

this is an extensive list of visual writing prompts with a picture and a prompt to match.  The prompts also provide a  Spanish translation.

INFORMATIVE RESOURCE SITES:

Dual Language Schools

"DualLangaugeSchools.org traces its roots from the Seal of Biliteracy movement. After California passed the Seal of Biliteracy legislation in 2011, there was a need to inform parents and community on the benefits of dual language education. DualLanguageSchools.org was formed to support the movement."

English Central

This site is filled with videos and opportunities to see the words in written form.  Afterwards, it provides opportunities to practice using those words. Great for Newcomers!

Lingo Hut

This is another language learning site, similar to DuoLingo.

ESL Video

"ESLvideo.com provides educational resources for English as a Second Language Students to improve their listening, speaking, grammar, and vocabulary skills. The quiz activities and lessons are created by teachers, and are free to use in class, lab, or at home. Teachers are welcome to build a library of favorites, assign quizzes, view student scores, and create new quizzes."

TRANSACT

"Expert guidance, training, and resources to help directors comply with federal parent and family engagement requirements."

"Parent notices in multiple languages that help you save money, prepare for monitoring visits, and authentically engage parents."

AND.....IT'S PAID FOR BY ALABAMA!

WiDA

Advancing academic language development and academic achievement for children and youth who are culturally and linguistically diverse through high quality standards, assessments, research, and professional learning for educators.

ALABAMA ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 ASSESSMENT

Build a Student Profile Based on ACCESS Scores

This one-page form takes less than 30 seconds to fill out, but will provide you with a general profile for what your EL student can do in your classroom for any task that requires the student to read, write, speak or listen. You will be able to use this form to accommodate classroom assignments appropriately to the EL's English language proficiency level. Your EL Teacher will have the scores you need to fill out and circle the appropriate levels. As your EL student increases his/her skills, your assignments will need less accommodations. If you need more information about the Can-Do Descriptors, see the link below, "Can-Do Descriptors."

Can-Do Descriptors

Choose and download your copy here! The Can Do Descriptors highlight what language learners can do at various stages of language development as they engage in teaching and learning in academic contexts.They will help you understand what your EL students can do in your classroom with some support. You can then accommodate your assignments to engage more active learning for your ELs.

10 Strategies for Overcoming Language Barriers

A Helpful tip sheet: "Language barriers are a common challenge...Use the strategies below to ensure you're not putting up your own roadblocks to effective international communication."

Communicating Cross-Culturally: What Teachers Should Know

"Teacher demands and expectations today are far greater than they have ever been... In classrooms where what is communicated, practiced, and perceived greatly affect and impact students, it is imperative that teachers learn how to effectively communicate cross-culturally in such diverse contexts."

Communicating Across Cultures

"Language difficulties can result in miscommunication between people of different cultural backgrounds, but competence in English does not guarantee good communication. Miscommunication often results from personal or cultural misunderstandings."

Capitalizing on Similarities and Differences between Spanish and English

"Fortunately for Spanish-speaking

English language learners (ELLs), there are many similarities

between English and Spanish." Knowing those similarities helps make learning English easier for Spanish speakers.

Reading Rockets English Language Learners

Learn about the most effective ways to teach ELL students (or ESL students), how to create a welcoming classroom, and ways to promote family involvement.

Colorin Colorado

A bilingual site for educators and families of English language learners.

DuoLingo

Learn language for free. Forever.

EverythingESL.net

A collection of K-12 lesson plans, teaching tips, resources, etc. for teachers of ESL students.

Lesson Planet

Where teachers go to find, plan, share and inspire.

MORE LINKS FOR YOU...

 

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Building Vocabulary: Read My Mind Game! (Fun!)

What is the difference between a reading assessment and WIDA's reading assessment on the ACCESS 2.0? Clink on the link below for more information:

WIDA Reading Assessment

CLASSROOM RESOURCES:

*For the best results, download documents first then print.