Teaching english to newcomers

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There are certain times during the school day, particularly during Language Arts, when students are working independently to build their reading and writing skills. So what meaningful activities can newcomers work on during this time? Here are 4 suggestions that beginning English learners can do , that require little to no support from the teacher.

Get this FREE ESL Teaching pack with speaking practice printables for Kindergarten, Elementary or Middle School students with no English who need to learn to communicate basic needs in the classroom and understand basic instructions.

This resource is #1 for a reason! I almost always use graphic organizers to teach reading comprehension. I find them to be highly effective because they are

Let's face it, when planning weekly lessons, having a few "go-to" activities on deck can make the task of planning much easier. These a...

This activity is heavily scaffolded for beginners. Students orally create the word bank and sentences, but I write the words and sentences on the board using

Teaching absolute beginners ESL/ELL. Teaching tips, ESL/ELL beginner teaching checklist

Help your new-to-school newcomer student find success and confidence by teaching these 3 must-know skills.

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

We’ve all been there. You’re grooving with your newcomers when October rolls around and, all the sudden, another newcomer arrives with zero English. I used to have no plan for this scenario and just flew by the seat of my pants. Now I have a curriculum that newly arrived students can get to work on, no matter what their English language proficiency is at the time. I have been selling this curriculum online for about a year as of this post, and here is how to use it with a student who is not…