Teaching Language Within Content

How to Make the Best of Co-Teaching-  Some people are not comfortable with having another person in their classroom, so easing into co-teaching may be necessary.  Building a relationship takes time as well as lots of effort. Valentina Gonzalez gives some practical examples of how to build relationships.

English Language Learners-Tips from the Classroom- Larry Ferlazzo and Katie Hull Sypnieski gives tips from their new book.

ELL Strategies for Content Teachers-How to be a Teacher of Language- Great article by Tan Huynh about strategies for teachers of ELLs.

Educating English Language Learners in Content Classrooms- This October 2018 article by Diane August highlights best practices for teaching science to ELLs. The concepts can be used in any classroom.

English Learners Need to Use Academic Language  When they are in our classroom, we have to build many opportunities to use academic vocabulary for ELLs.

Interactive Word Walls-Valentina Gonzales explains how to create these in this YouTube presentation.

ENL Teacher and the SIOP Model Toolbox:   A wealth of resources located here. Probably the most comprehensive resources for both ENL and content teachers located in one place!

Can-Do Descriptors-The Can-Do Descriptors explain what a child at each proficiency level is capable of doing. This is helpful in planning activities and assessments for ELLs.

 Sentence Stems or Sentence Frames? - Sentence stems and frames are scaffolds used when students are learning language and content.

 Tell Me About How You Teach Content Area Literacy -ELL students comprise more than 10 percent of the total student population, so why are so many—more than two-thirds of whom were born right here in the U.S.—caught in a struggle for equal access and opportunity? 

The Same Text Written a Different Levels - Having the same text written for different  levels of English comprehension can be a life saver for a multi-level class of ELLs. They can be an important tool for differentiation. 

The Best Websites for Beginner Readers- Larry Ferlazzo provides a helpful list for Entering ELL students.

Making Texts Accessible for Ells- Jill Kester of Supported offers these great ideas for us.

Writing Effective Language Objectives- Language Objectives for a content class may be a new concept for some teachers.

Assessment Modification Ideas Here is what one schools district suggests as ideas to modify for ELLs.

How Can We Fairly Assess English Learners?- Valentina Gonzalez explains how we can break through biases and the language barrier. What Teachers Can Do?