Learning From The Classroom
Learning From The Classroom
Learning From The Classroom
Classroom
Effective Teaching and Learning Strategies for
ELLs
Katherine Ellingsen
ED556B - CMA II
SPRING 2015
Overview of Presentation
Over 400 different languages are spoken by ELLs across North America.
About six million ELLs are enrolled in schools across the United States.
Source: “Overview of the Common Core State Standards Initiatives for ELLs,”
TESOL International Association, 2013.
Studies have shown that
Using an ELL’s there is some level of
correlation between
proficiency in L1 and learning
Native L2.
urriculum Guide (SNLACG),” NYCDOE - Division of Students with Disabilities and English Language Learners,
Bilingual Common Core
in Observation
An ESL teacher who offers the use of
bilingual dictionaries in pull out classes.
Students are allowed to use, and encouraged
to use, use these materials during all
activities.
Advocacy
=
Action
— Malala Yousafzai
“All educators must become
fighters for what they and
their students need to be
successful.”
—Lily Eskelsen Garcia, NEA
President
Why is Advocacy for ELLs SO
Important?
Source: http://www.nea.org/assets/docs/17440_ELL_AdvocacyGuide2015_web.pdf
Why is Advocacy for ELLs SO
Important (continued)?
Source: www.betterhighschools.org
So, what does this mean?
It is imperative that teachers be educated about the resources that they
can provide their ELL students with.
An Elementary ESL
teacher who uses
native vocabulary
side-by-side with
English vocabulary to
ensure understanding.
Food for Thought:
What are some further modifications
and resources that ESL teachers can
use to assist and advocate for ELLs in
the classroom?
Answer:
Cater to different learning styles.
ource: http://www.lakewoodcityschools.org/userfiles/2191/Classes/8975/Hurleys-ESL-Modifications.pd
More GREAT Ideas:
urce: http://wsascd.org/downloads/curriculum_in_context/Spring_2014_Articles/Spring_2014_07.pdf
Observing Literature as
Content:
* A high school ESL teacher uses a story
about a man who has just moved far away
from home. This is a theme ELLs can
relate to and engage with well.
Putting it Into Practice:
Source: http://www.colorincolorado.org/article/20827/
Collaborative Partners and
Literature
ELL students can work together with English-
only students to read and understand a text.
They can then share their thoughts with one
another. This benefits the ELL tremendously.