English Language Learners and You!

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English Language Learners and You!

• Daviess County Public Schools

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"Give me your tired, your poor,Your huddled
masses yearning to breathe free,The wretched
refuse of your teeming shore.Send these, the
homeless, tempest-tossed to me,I lift my lamp
beside the golden door!"
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The Good News!

• You are only being asked to apply BEST PRACTICES
  to your classroom
• You already do that!!!!!!

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What do my ELL students need from me?

• Manipulatives!
• Hands on activities
• Differentiated instruction
• Pictures, pictures, pictures
• One-on-one instruction

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Facilitation in the Classroom

• Adjust your presentation
• Face the students when speaking
• Clearly indicate important ideas
• Focus on students meaning not the grammar
• Increase wait time for answers

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When speaking to ELL student

• Ask questions in simple language
• Ask for elaboration tell me more
• Be a good listener
• Provide difficult words

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Best Practice Strategies

• Establish a routine
• Write assignments and schedules on the same place
• Assign buddies
• Include students in all activities in some way
• Use graphic organizers

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Best Practices cont

• Use hands on manipulative when possible
• Modify assignments to meet students ability
  level
• Develop content vocabulary
• Modify teacher talk speak slowly and use
  gestures

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Strategies for Simplifying and Adapting Materials

• Decide what students need to learn from the text
• Reduce non-essential details
• Focus on concrete references first then develop
  abstract concepts
• Relate to students experiences
• Represent the information visually
• Varied instruction

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Some examples we can all use!

• Venn Diagram

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Spider Map
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Guided Practice Approach

• I do, they watch
• I do, they help
• They do, I help
• They do, I watch

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Perks to having ELL Kids

• They can introduce your classroom to their
  culture!

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Perks to having ELL Kids

• They challenge us to teach to the highest level

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Perks to having ELL Kids

• All students are benefited by exposure to
  differentiated instruction.