Best Practices for Teaching Beginner English Language Learners (ELL) at secondary level

education of all teachers
1. ideal world - same instruction as in other languages most schools are not offering direct English instrucion
teachers need to know the needs of ELLs
1. proficiency level - TELPAS results - in 4 skills
  1. Beginners Intermediate Advanced Advanced High proficiency
patience - learing English dosn't happen overnight
1. social language 2 -3 years
2. academic language 5 - 7 years
3. goal = from no ability in the 4 skills to an Intermediate proficiency level
  1. a solid foundation is essential
teachers influence trough positive reinforcement
1. - make students feel welcome -praise them -speak slowly -keep directions simple -never ridiculing - pairing students with a buddy -Google translater -not focus on what they cannot do -encourage them
materials in class, so that students feel immersed in English language
1. -books with pictures -magazines -dictionaries -visuals
2. -should always explain what a teacher is trying to communicate -understandable -influence the ability to produce English
information - translation in head
1. -less is more -do not rephrase -keywords -underline words -let other students explain it
I DO WE DO YOU DO
1. -modeling -peer support -one-on-one support
Where teachers have no control
1. -home environment -prior schooling -personality

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	Created by Carolin Bachmann over 10 years ago