Language Acquisition

Instructional Support

This digital binder of introductory instructional supports for classroom teachers is also available for checkout in print format from the MHS Media Center. If you are new to ELL, start here.

This Padlet of expanded instructional supports includes specific information about the vocabulary of ELL; technology supports for EL students; research-based practices for teaching vocabulary, reading, and speaking; and WIDA testing.

Example: In the ELL lab, Kat Speer provides sentence stems and resources in Spanish when helping students. She also has students highlight important words and concepts in their notes and color-code concepts that are tied to a visual.