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Need some practical ways to get your English Language Learners speaking, listening, reading, and writing? Especially those newcomers and beginners? This blog post talks about ways to incorporate vocabulary and get your ELLs speaking using task cards. Includes activities, strategies, ideas and benefits of using them to support your teaching. #esl #eslbeginners #eslnewcomers #eslstrategies #eslactivities #eslteaching

What is Oral Language? Oral Language skills are an important component of language development. It is made up of at least five key components (Moats 2010) including phonological skills, pragmatics, syntax, morphological skills, and vocabulary. Students need opportunities throughout the day to practice their speaking and listening skills. For English Language Learners this is particularly important

Multilingual Learners benefit from seeing pictures as they learn new vocabulary words. Pictures are also beneficial for beginning readers so that they can confirm that the words that they read are accurate. A picture dictionary is a helpful tool for both phonics and vocabulary instruction. Picture Dictionary Organization There are multiple ways that a picture

Grab some free resources and learn about strategies and activities to scaffold grade-level content for your English language learners.

In Philadelphia, where nearly 13,000 ELLs are enrolled in public schools, district officials this year are trying to meet the growing demand for more programs and better services. An NPR report.

Learn strategies for supporting your multilingual learners in the mainstream classroom. English Language Learns (ELLs) and students MLs benefit from high quality insturction and a welcoming classroom environment. There are also specific langauge strategies that will help these students succeed.

English Language Learners need a lot of opportunities to practice their vocabulary in all four language domains. Students need to work on Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. As an ESL teacher, I was always looking for new and exciting ways to practice those language skills. These are 10 activities you can use to practice listening skills. These activities can be used with any vocabulary list, and do not require a lot of preparation or fancy materials. Dictation Dictation is an oldie…

A 2019 Teacher of the Year offers advice for developing an English language learner (ELL) program at any school.

Grammar resources for secondary ESL learners. Click to learn more. #versatileteachertoolkit #tpt

This resource addresses the common core standards for writing and ties in how to address these standards while teaching ELLs.