5.+Resource+for+Teachers

=[|Mainstream Guide]Complete Resource for mainstream or content area teachers. Includes:Language Acquisition Chart with stages and characteristics, Tips for K-12 Mainstream Teachers of ELL's, Suggestions for supporting Newcomers, etc.=

=Standards and Principles=

[|Common Core Standards and ELL] Helpful links, resources, and reading on English Language Learners and the Common Core.

[|ODE Principles for Educating ELL] Five principles of second language development are presented here, along with suggestions on how to implement these practices. ~ C.Westover

[|ODE ELL Standards] All English Language Learners must have the opportunity to both develop English Language via the English Language Learner Standards for the State of Ohio. Additionally, ELL's must have the opportunity to achieve in all Academic Content Standards from the state.

=﻿High Yield Strategies=

[|Developing Academic Literacy in Adolescent ELL] Focus on SIOP and content adolescent literacy. ~C.Westover

Background Knowledge and Academic Vocabulary Building background knowledge and academic vocabulary is critical to the school success for English Language Learners. This wiki is hosted by the Curriculum Leaders in Worthington Schools and contains valueable information and links designed to help teachers understand and use resources in this area. ~C.Westover


 * High Impact and Evidence-based Strategies for ELL**
 * Top Ten Tips for Working with ESL/ELL Students -**Teaching ESL./ELL students in your regular classroom can be a challenge. You feel great empathy for the children who enter your room, bewildered, but you have the rest of the class to think of, too. TeachersFirst offers these **Top Ten Tips for Teachers working with ESL/ELL students** to help you find appropriate ways to differentiate instruction and make minor adjustments for the individual student and maximize the benefit of having these new students in the class.

=**Ancillary Resources - General Content**= [|Graphic Organizers in ESPANOL]Harcourt graphic organizer resource that allows a choice to print in Spanish.

[|Adapt Any ELL Lesson in 3 Simple Steps]Strategies adapted from Classroom Instruction that Works for ELL's by Jane Hill and Cynthia Bjork. Includes a tiered planning graph and a sample task. ~ C. Westover

[|ELL Instructional Websites]Possible lesson plans and ideas for sheltered instruction protocol (SIOP)

[|Esl Lesson Plans and Resources]Links to a variety of resources for classroom teacher and ESL teacher use. ~C. Westover

[|VA. ELL Resources]Resources and media help for ELL ~ C. Westover

[|25 Ideas for Classroom Teachers] Put any five of the following tips into practice and your English language learners will benefit from the improved instruction.

Content Specific directs to content pages~ C. Westover

Social Studies - specific ELL social strategies and links.

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