Elementary ESLELL Program

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Elementary ESL/ELL Program

• The elementary school environment is
• especially accepting of different cultures.

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Elementary ESL/ELL Program

• Advantages to teaching elementary aged students a
  second language
• It is easier to learn a language
• - before the time cerebral lateralization occurs
• language muscle memory

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Elementary ESL/ELL Program
There are two basic ways that we work with
students

• 1. Within their
• classrooms
• (inclusion)

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Elementary ESL/ELL Program

• 2. Alone or small
• group (pull-out)

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Elementary ESL/ELL Program

• We use a varied array of
• materials to teach English
• -IDEA cards
• -Side by Side
• -New Parade
• -Into English
• -Houghton-Mifflin Series
• -100 Words (1st 3rd)
• -Skill Sharpeners
• -Reading Comprehension materials
• -Books, games and props

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ESL/ELL ProgramBirmingham Public Schools