Advocating for ELLs

                                                                                                  Advocating for ELLs/MLLs Topics May Include:      

                       READING   LITERACY PADLET   WRITING   NEWCOMER RESOURCES   SPEAKING   MAKING CONTENT ACCESSIBLE

                            VOCABULARY  STRATEGIES  VISUALS  PICTURE SOURCES  BUILD BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE  MORE…   

               WELCOMING STUDENTS & FAMILIES  WELCOMING PARENTS  ABOUT WORLD LANGUAGES   WELCOMING STUDENTS

                              STUDENT AMBASSADORS   UNDERSTANDING LANGUAGE ACQUISITION  UNIVERSAL ROUTINES  

                     PLANNING FOR LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT  TECH TOOLS   ORAL LANGUAGE  ASSESSMENT  DESIGNING YOUR TESTS

                                           SCAFFOLDING CONTENT INSTRUCTION  LEARN MORE! CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PRACTICES  

Increasing ELL student motivation to do well. What to do when students make spoken errors.

Tech Tools for translation and teaching.

 Translation of all school form letters and information packets into family/home languages. 

Mantras and Metaphors for Collaboration Tan Huynh highlights common items regarding co-teaching.

What Teachers Can Do to Boost Student Motivation- 4 excellent videos by Larry Ferlazzo and Katie Hull Sypnieski

·         Establish guidelines regarding the decision to retain ELL students. Include how to give added supports to ELLs in

          advance of this   discussion.        

·         Monthly teacher tips and ELL training programs in staff meetings.

·        Explain the concept that every teacher is a language teacher; increased ELL parent involvement in the school and community.

·         Shifting teachers/all staff from a deficit perspective regarding Ells to an asset based mindset.

·         Establish stronger relationships between ELL parents, schools and the community. Advice for school leaders.

·         Ensure that ELLs at the lower levels of language proficiency receive adaquite support to be successful. Explain 

           what that looks like, including proper scheduling of ENL class time and all subjects needed for graduation..

·          Academic Language Checklist.

·         Success stories for working with SIFE students.  

·         Advocate for ELL students’ mental and emotional health as a result of acculturation, traumatic experiences, bullying, etc. 

         Assessing understanding throughout the lesson. Beginner/Newcomer teaching resources.