ELL – SEALED

July 15, 2021

Teaching Reading Sourcebook

This resource provides information on four components of an effective vocabulary program. Teachers will be able to identify four criteria to use when selecting vocabulary words for ELLS, three basic instructional strategies including graphic organizers for developing word meaning knowledge, identify three effective word-learning strategies, and become familiar with instructional strategies for fostering word consciousness.

July 15, 2021

Academic Language and English Language Learners

This webcast provides an overview of academic language instruction for English language learners, as well as teaching strategies, activity ideas, and recommended resources. The related PowerPoint is available for download. Dr Robin Scarcella discusses the difference between social and academic language and provides strategies to promote academic language. She covers the importance of systematic vocabulary instruction, ways to improve class discussions, reading comprehension, and writing instruction.

July 15, 2021

Building Literacy for English Language Learners

This toolkit for “Building Literacy for English Language Learners” could be used for a variety of different levels and not only for ELL students. There are a number of graphic organizers within the toolkit that students can use to help track language acquisition and word groups. Of particular note is Appendix 5.2 p.5: “Common Morphemes from Content-Area Vocabulary” (science, math, social studies, and language arts). This page could be used as a handout when teaching key morphemes in specific subject areas.

July 15, 2021

Academic Language Function Toolkit

This academic language toolkit contains numerous strategies that can be immediately implemented in the classroom to support academic language learning. There are activities and resources suitable for all levels and subject areas. Some of the material includes; graphic organizers, sentence starters, and partner dialogue

July 15, 2021

The WIDA Standards Framework and its Theoretical Foundations

This resource contains foundational information regarding the WIDA Framework (2020), providing a set of standards to support literacy for English language learners. This resource provides an overview as well as a look at numerous theories on language development to increase teachers’ understanding of theoretical foundations for language development.

July 15, 2021

Increasing Academic Language Knowledge for English Learner Language Success

This chart is embedded as a link in an article titled, Increasing academic Language Knowledge for English Learner Language Success, by Kristina Robertson. The article outlines three key strategies for expanding emergent bilinguals’ mastery of academic language, along with examples and step-by-step explanations. The source can be found in the third bullet point in a sidebar titled “classroom charts and wordlists” in the section, Introduce and Reinforce Academic Language.