Resources for Working with ELLs/MLs

ENL Proficiency Levels

Knowing each proficiency level and understanding what students can do at each stage is an important first step in supporting your ELLs/MLs.

ENTERING_CanDos_EnglishProficiencyLevels (Honigsfeld, 2024).pdf

Entering

EMERGING_CanDos_EnglishProficiencyLevels (Honigsfeld, 2024) (2).pdf

Emerging

TRANSITIONING_CanDos_EnglishProficiencyLevels (Honigsfeld, 2024) (3).pdf

Transitioning

EXPANDING_CanDos_EnglishProficiencyLevels (Honigsfeld, 2024) (4).pdf

Expanding

Explore these sites to learn about your students' cultural backgrounds.

Explore cultural information about countries around the world.

Learn about education systems in specific countries.

Learn how your students' languages work.

Learn about the alphabet, key words, and phrases in your students' languages.

Bilingual glossaries are available in over 35 languages, across various content areas.

Tips for using a bilingual glossary:

Best for students who are literate in their first language
Supports teachers in finding keywords in home languages to incorporate into instruction
Explicitly teach students how to use glossary, keeping in mind the density of the document
Create paper or digital vocabulary notebooks or charts to expand on word to word translation

Check out this resource to learn more about how to use a bilingual glossary in your classroom.