Strategies and Resources for Supporting English-Language Learners "The hardest part of living in a different country is the language barrier. Because you know you have to learn the language in order to survive." – Betina Johnson Being an English-language learner in the United States is no honeymoon. Efforts to support ELLs have often been well meaning but misinformed. Indeed, a lot of assumptions about how to serve ELLs need to be checked. UC Berkeley experts Margaret Bridge and Bruce Fuller offer three examples of these faulty assumptions: The expectation that Mexican-American English-language learners would enter U.S. schools with inadequate social competence turned out not to be realized. What About Grammar Drills? Everyone agrees that ELLs need help in mastering "the basics" of grammar usage. Non-Negotiable Vocabulary for ELLs to Study Below are a list of websites and books that suggest ways to support ELLs. Websites to Support English-language Learners English Grammar Word Builder offers printable lesson plans, grammar rules, and online exercises.
Using Photos With English Language Learners "A picture is worth a thousand words." -- Unknown Though the origin of this popular adage is unclear, one thing is clear: using photos with English-Language Learners (ELLs) can be enormously effective in helping them learn far more than a thousand words -- and how to use them. Usable images for lessons can be found online or teachers and students can take and use their own. The activities presented below connect to multiple Common Core Standards including the following ELA Standards: Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally. Develop the topic with relevant, well-chosen facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples. Picture Word Inductive Model The Picture Word Inductive Model (PWIM) is one of our favorites. Research has shown that it is an effective way for students to learn to develop vocabulary and to read. Thought Bubbles Picture Dictation Bloom's Taxonomy Image Detective
50 Incredibly Useful Links For Learning & Teaching The English Language Teaching a new language to non-native speakers may be one of the most challenging educational jobs out there, so ELL teachers can use all of the help they can get! Thankfully, many excellent resources for ELL and ESL exist online, from full-service websites to reference tools and communities, all designed to make the task of educating ELL students just a little bit easier and more effective. We’ve scoured the Internet to share 50 of the best of these resources, and we hope you’ll find lots of valuable content and tools through these incredibly useful links for ELL educators. Websites Resource tools, printables, and other great stuff for ELL educators are all available on these sites. Articles & Advice Check out resource lists, journal articles, and ideas for best practices in ELL on these links. Organizations Take advantage of the great opportunities and resources available from these organizations that benefit ELL teachers. Learning Resources Teaching Resources Reference Communities & Blogs
11 Of The Best YouTube Channels For Learning English It’s no secret that YouTube is an English language learner’s best friend. Because ESL/ELL teachers have been willing to turn the cameras on themselves, you can find thousands of lessons to help improve your English. However, sometimes it’s difficult to know where the true gold is among all the videos that show up in searches. Hopefully this list of 11 YouTube channels can help steer you toward some of the best ESL/ELL content YouTube has to offer in 2014. 11 Of The Best YouTube Channels For Learning English 1) British Council LearnEnglish This is the official YouTube channel of the British Council. 2) Anglo-Link Run by Minoo Short of the UK, this channel provides lessons that are several minutes long and focus on subjects such as phrasal verbs, vocabulary, and listening skills. 3) JenniferESL When you learn English with Jennifer, you feel like you’re learning from a caring mentor. 4) Rachel’s English Rachel knows American pronunciation.
Eight Ways to Use Video With English Language Learners This blog was co-authored by Katie Hull Sypnieski. This post is excerpted from their new book, The ESL/ELL Teacher's Survival Guide: Ready-to-Use Strategies, Tools, and Activities for Teaching English Language Learners of All Levels. "I like the way you use videos with us -- you get us moving, talking, writing and speaking. We can think of far worse things a student might say to us, and John's comment demonstrates our perspective on using video with English-Language Learners (and, for that matter, with all students) -- research and our experience show that it can be a very effective learning tool, but it has to be used as an active one. Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally. 1. "Critical Pedagogy" is the term often used to describe a teaching approach whose most well-known practitioner was Brazilian educator Paulo Freire. Describe what you see: Who is doing what? 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Alumnos cuentan las 4 características de sus docentes favoritos ¿Qué se espera de los maestros? ¿Qué expectativas y prejuicios tiene nuestro alumnado acerca de los docentes? Aquí un resumen claro de cuatro rasgos que los estudiantes desean encontrar en su profesorado. 1. “Es divertido y hace que aprender también sea divertido”. Al profundizar en el tema, los estudiantes detallaron esta apreciación algo más, señalando que deseaban profesores que disfrutaran enseñando y lo demostrasen en sus interacciones con el alumnado en su día a día. 2. 3. 4. Fuente: Escuela20.com Relacionado 10 claves del copywritting que como docente puedes aplicar en el aula El copywriting es una práctica muy relacionada con el entorno web y, sobre todo, con el marketing digital. 24 noviembre, 2014 En "Educación" 21 señales de que eres un profesor del siglo XXI ¿Te atreves a averiguar si eres un(a) profesor(a) del siglo XXI? 27 mayo, 2013 En "Ciencia y Tecnología" 10 características de una clase que "funciona" ¿Quieres que tu aula sea un lugar "intelectualmente activo"?
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Ideas for E.L.L.s | 'Gangnam Style,' Emotion Words and More “Long Division Style,” a parody of PSY’s “Gangnam Style” made by a Brooklyn teacher and her students. Go to related SchoolBook post » Each month we post a list of ideas for English Language Learners written by teacher and “edublogger” Larry Ferlazzo. Sometimes, like last month’s on the presidential election, they focus on a timely theme, while others, like this edition, pull from a variety of Times content. The goal of all of our E.L.L. posts, however, is to suggest ways to make The Times accessible for a range of learners. Let us know if you have ideas, too. Times Videos Using Video Clips The Times’s video page has a very useful search engine, and searching the word “clip” brings up many short clips from movies and television shows that can be effective with this simple strategy, adapted from the book “Zero Prep”: Divide into pairs with one student facing the screen and the other with his or her back to it. For example, there’s this segment from a Nickelodeon show called “Yo Gabba Gabba.”
Aprendizaje del Inglés como Segundo Idioma [in English] Según los demógrafos, para el decenio del 2030, los estudiantes que aprenden inglés como segundo idioma (ELL-English Language Learners) totalizarán aproximadamente el 40% de la población de edad escolar en los Estado Unidos. En algunas regiones ya se excede esta extrapolación, por ejemplo en California el 60%-70% de los escolares hablan un idioma que no es el inglés como su idioma principal. Durante el periodo 1995-2005, se calcula que la población de origen asiático aumente con mayor rapidez que ningún otro grupo en todas las regiones de los Estados Unidos, principalmente en la región occidental del país. Estos hechos tienen gran influencia en la manera en que los niños aprenden, y en la manera en que los patólogos del habla y el lenguaje (también llamados en español logopedas, fonoaudiólogos o terapeutas del habla) efectúan su trabajo. En un ejemplo típico, se envía a una niña a un patólogo del habla y el lenguaje porque tiene dificultades académicas. Fenómenos normales
Traductor Express 8.02 - Strategies for Teaching English Learners and Students with Learning Disabilities Strategies for Teaching English Learners and Students with Learning Disabilities John Carr As a researcher, I have always been interested in learning about the instructional strategies that work for students with learning disabilities, for English language learners, and for students in general. I began my search with Classroom Instruction That Works (Marzano, Pickering, & Pollock, 2001), a synthesis of research on strategies for students in general, and Classroom Instruction That Works with English Learners (Hill & Flynn, 2006). From these two sources, I went on to look for other effective strategies for students with learning disabilities that fit the following criteria: The strategy should not be entirely new so that teachers don't feel overloaded. Based on these criteria, I discovered six instructional strategies that research suggests are effective for native English speakers and English learners (Carr, Sexton, & Lagunoff, 2007; Carr et al., 2009). Six Strategies Scenario References