Resources for Mainstream

Teachers of ELLs

General Suggestions for Supporting ELLS in the Mainstream Classrooms

Examples of Instructional Strategies Linked to Appropriate Language Acquisition Stages :

Strategies in Stages

(from: https://www.pathstoliteracy.org/typical-language-development-and-second-language-acquisition#Principles )

Content instruction for teachers of ELLs

Edmentum article: 7 Strategies for Supporting ELLs in the Mainstream Classroom

Unlocking the Research on English Learners : What We Know—and Don’t Yet Know—about Effective Instruction

14 wonderful Bloom's Taxonomy posters

Teaching Strategies for ELLs

Examples of Instructional Strategies Linked to Language Acquisition Stages:

www.colorincolorado.org/article/language-acquisition-overview

Supporting ELLS in the Science Classroom

Supporting ELLs in the Math Classroom

Supporting ELLs in the Social Studies Classroom

Supporting ELLs in the Art Classroom

Resource guide for art educators

How to support ELLs in art class

Supporting ELLs in the Music Classroom

For music teachers

Music and English language learning

Supporting ELLs in Physical Education Class

The P.E. teacher as a teacher of English

Tools for physical education teachers

Click on the NJ DOE emblem above to find a wealth of valuable information about Title III and ESL/Bilingual Education --

Teachers of ELLs will find the ELL Modules very helpful - look under "Professional Development"

Educational Services for Immigrant Children and Those Recently Arrived to the United States

"There is no equality of treatment merely by providing students with the same facilities, textbooks, teachers, and curriculum; for students who do not understand English are effectively foreclosed from any meaningful education. " Lau v. Nichols (1974)

Websites for Teachers ( all this information is taken gratefully from: https://www.state.nj.us/education/bilingual/resources/websites/teachers.htm )

The following list contains no-cost, content resources for teachers who work with English language learners (ELLs).

Breaking News English Leveled English news articles for older ELLs
Common ELL Writing Mistakes Contains writing suggestions for older ELLs
EL Civics for ESL Students This website offers social studies resources to help ELLs build their understanding of social studies themes.
English Club Lesson plans and activities
ESL Partyland Lesson plans and reproducible materials to use in class
Everything ESL Featuring lesson plans, teaching tips, downloadable classroom activities, 'Ask Judie' forum questions and resource picks
HC Tutorial Haitian Creole academic tutorial videos for K-12 students
Learn ESL Activities and worksheets for older students
Learning Chocolate This vocabulary learning platform provides a picture dictionary and audio.
Masters in ESL Presents information that current and future ESL teachers can apply to the classroom
MES English Free printables for preschool-6th grade ESL classrooms.
Simple English Wikipedia This is a great reference site for ELLs.
The New York Times Learning Network This site provides step-by-step lesson plans based on the day's news. It is for intermediate to advanced level ESL students.
Topics Online Magazine for ELLs An online magazine for ELLs written by ELLs
Vocabulary Profiler –ClassicLaufer & Nation's original 4-way sorter can be used to analyze vocabulary frequency bands.
Vocabulary Profiler –Kids250-word frequency band cuts can be used for finer analysis of vocabulary.
Windows to the Universe This website provides science and culture articles at the beginner, intermediate and advance levels.
Word Sift This tool from Understanding Language analyzes texts for content-related vocabulary.

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