English Language Learners

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English Language Learners

• Alicia Baker

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Who are they?

• An English Language Learner (ELL) is a student
  for whom English is a second language and who is
  not at grade level in reading and writing
  English.

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Who are they?...cont.

• May come from other countries
• Varying backgrounds
• Religion
• Culture
• Schooling
• Economic

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Statistics

• 1990- 32 million people over 5yrs that spoke
  another language besides English
• 2 million were in school
• 2000- grew to 47 million
• 3 million were in school
• Roughly 1 in 5 students will be ELL
• There is a higher concentration in the West and
  South

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Challenges Student

• Learn a new language
• Relations with the class as a whole
• Relationships with classmates and teacher
• Expressing themselves

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Challenges Teacher

• Understand their culture
• Sensitive
• Understand the time it takes to learn a second
  language
• Making the learning experience positive

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Classroom Strategies

• Create a predictable and accepting atmosphere for
  learning
• Emphasize the use of language
• Label everything
• Show respect
• Praise
• Instill student responsibility
• Speak clearly
• Avoid idioms
• Allow for silence

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StrategiesCont.

• Make use of their backgrounds
• Sharing
• Lessons
• Acceptance for error
• Clear expectations
• Communication
• Provide additional support
• Use multiple intelligences in lessons

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Cool Websites

• http//www.csun.edu/hcedu013/eslplans.html
• www.teachervision.com
• http//www.eldstrategies.com/
• http//a4esl.org/
• http//owl.english.purdue.edu/
• http//www.manythings.org/e/patterns.html

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Discussion

• Has anyone had a positive experience that they
  have observed or taking part in and would like to
  share it with everyone?

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Sited

• http//www.ncela.gwu.edu/pubs/pigs/pig19.htm
• http//nces.ed.gov/surveys/sass.
• http//www.celt.sunysb.edu/ell/tips.php
• http//www.netc.org/focus/challenges/ell.php