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Classroom strategies
Classroom strategies
Here are a few ways to find success with your ML/ELLs in your classroom.
Build Relationships
Build Relationships
Connect with your students! This is the most important! Newcomers are focusing on learning basic English and using language to connect will encourage them to keep working hard to develop their multi-lingual abilities at times when it is challenging.
Increase Peer Work/talking opportunities
Increase Peer Work/talking opportunities
Time and practice are needed to develop new language skills. Think-Pair-Shares, Turn & Learns, Socaratic Seminars, Circle Chats, etc.
Explicitly teach academic language vocabulary
Explicitly teach academic language vocabulary
Identify the academic language of the content-area lesson & scaffold academic language and vocabulary instruction.
activate prior knowledge
activate prior knowledge
Get creative -- use K/W/L charts, Jamboard, realia, picture walks, word walls, classroom discussions, etc.
*Video was created by an ELL teacher who has ELLs from all over. These strategies can be used in your classroom.
increase opportunities for writing
increase opportunities for writing
When students first develop language skills, they often develop listening skills first, then speaking, then reading, then writing.
Ideas include: Using sentence/paragraph frames, the Language Experience Approach, Quick Writes, etc.
WAIT time
WAIT time
2 Wait Times for ELLS:
1) When processing oral language
2) When organizing their ideas and words to produce a response
Collaborate with colleagues
Collaborate with colleagues
You may be new to teaching ELLs, but your colleagues are a WEALTH of information.
Ask for support from your ML/EL Coach.
We are happy to meet with you :)
Check in with your PLCs and MTSS teams
Seek out PD opportunities.
Check out our Professional Development Courses.
Here's a book FULL of ideas for varies levels!
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