A Collaboration of ENL Professionals in Northern & Central NYS
Welcome to Our Website!
The mission of our non-profit Northern Region ENL PLC is to create an online space where professionals with a variety of expertise in ELL/MLL education come together voluntarily to promote a sense of camaraderie and belonging through a support system that shares ideas, collaborates and networks from a common understanding and respect they have for their field and for each other.
Best Ways to Begin the School Year
New ENL Classroom Strategies Library
Sentence Frames & Sentence Starters
New 2024 Virtual Symposium on Emergent MLLs
When new families arrive, schools can create a welcoming environment by: Supporting your ENL teacher
- Providing a school tour and a newcomer packet
- Providing a parent orientation
- Labeling classroom items for beginners
- Learning key phrases in the home language
- Welcome posters in both languages posted in classrooms
- Connecting new arrivals with community resources
- Translating key policies and procedures
into the home language
ENL News
A Helpful Facebook Group for ENL Professionals
NY Considering Changes to Teacher Requirements
Chalkbeat
Helpful ENL Resources
Reading Rockets
Laura Stevens
Gonzalez, V. (n.d.). Infographics. Serving Multilingual Learners of All Ages. Retrieved from https://www.valentinaesl.com/infographics.html
ELL BLOGS & NEWSLETTERS
Larry Ferlazzo's Interview with The Newcomers Author, Helen Thorpe
Rooted Linguistics/Elementary English Language Learners
Emily Francis Inspiring English Language Learners
Maximize Language Development During 6-12 Integrated ENL Class
New Book, Coming Soon!
Empowering English Learners as Assets Language Magazine
Integrating School & Community Katie Knapp
Culture Fair Power Point West Genesee CSD
Do Children Soak Up Language Like a Sponge? New York Times
Six Things Principals Can Do To Support ELLs Education Northwest
Why Do I Have to Write Content and Language Objectives? "When we explicitly tell our students what the goals are for the day or class period, it's like giving them the target. They know what to reach for so they can aim appropriately, and they are not focused on everything all at once."-Valentina Gonzalez
What Does an ENL Teacher Do-Many still think that ENL is a support service, but ESL is not an intervention. It is an integral part of high quality Tier 1 Instruction. ESL is a stand-alone language development program. The ENL teacher has three main roles in school: 1. English Language Development (Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking) 2. Provide ELLs with Meaningful Access to Grade Level and Content Learning 3. Capacity Building-advocating and sharing ENL expertise with others
