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If your non-English speaking students aren't ready to do the regular class work, what should you have them do instead? This handy tool can help.

Direct interactive instruction anchor chart. (DII) I do, we do, you do

One of the biggest contemporary challenges of teaching is a classroom that is not only significantly overcrowded, but also packed full of students at all levels of learning abilities, English language speaking and reading skills, and emotional maturity. Mix all that together in one classroom and any teacher, new or veteran, has the potential to become very […]

SIOP: Comprehensible Input

ESL Common Classroom Expressions Create a word wall with these classroom expressions and commands for your ESL classroom! I know that getting my students to speak English aloud is a real challenge for me especially when most of their classmates speak the same home language. I set up words and expressions around the classroom for them to refer to ... Read More about ESL Common Classroom Expressions The post ESL Common Classroom Expressions appeared first on Classroom Freebies.

Inspiring Young Learners provides support, ideas, and strategies for teachers to enjoy teaching second language students and to feel confident to know exactly how to reach this diverse group of learners. Free materials and professional development videos are available as well as yearlong quality curriculum for ELL's.

Newcomer students receive some support from an ELD (English Language Development) teacher in most elementary schools. The majority of their time is spent in their grade level classroom. Here are some strategies for supporting a newcomer student both in their grade level classroom and areas to focus on during targeted language development lessons. Create a

SIOP Lesson Planning: Ingredients of Sheltered Instruction - Sheltered instruction is the practice of simultaneously teaching content and cultivating language development. One framework that teachers can use to design sheltered instruction lessons is the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol.

Applying Nancy Motley's Talk Read Talk Write (TRTW) strategy in the ELL classroom. Differentiating TRTW for Beginning to Bridging ELs.

Use WIDA Can Do Descriptors to help you understand and support your emerging bilingual students through differentiated lessons.