STRATEGIES

ELL
SURVIVAL
GUIDE
BY: ELIZABETH CAHILL
- SPEAK SLOWLY
- LET STUDENTS SEE YOUR
MOUTH
- PAIR OLD ELL STUDENT WITH
NEW ELL STUDENT AT FIRST
- BUILD A ROUTINE
- INTRODUCE VOCAB IN A
MEANINGFUL WAY
- USE GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
-
TESTING MODIFICATIONS
- HAVE AN ENGLISH/NATIVE
LANGUAGE DICTIONARY
AVAILABLE
- EXTENDED TIME
- STUDENT CAN READ TEST TO SELF
- MULTIPLE TESTING SESSIONS
- TEST IN SEPARATE ROOM
- TEACHER (ESL OR YOU) CAN READ
TEST ALOUD
- MULTIPLE TESTING SESSIONS
EDUCATE YOURSELF
THE WEBSITE
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IS A GREAT WAY TO LEARN
ABOUT OTHER CULTURES AND
HOW THEY ARE SIMILAR AND
DIFFERENT TO THE AMERICAN
CULTURE"
TIP: Be patient. Even if students are
not speaking to you, it does not mean
that they do not understand some of
what you are saying.
TERMS YOU NEED TO
KNOW
LEP LIMITED ENGLISH
PROFICIENCY
ESL ENGLISH AS A SECOND
LANGUAGE-
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ELL ENGLISH LANGUAGE
LEARNER
BICS BASIC INTERPERSONAL
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
- Language used in social situations.
- Lasts 6 months to 2 years
CALP COGNITIVE ACADEMIC
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
- Formal, academic language
- Comes in 5-7 years
STAGES OF LANGUAGE
PROFICIENCY
." PRE/PRODUCTION
Most students are silent during this
stage. ometimes they can re!eat
sim!le !hrases.
0" EARLY PRODUCTION
"egin to s!ea# a little, learns
vocabulary.
1" SPEECH EMERGENCE
$hey can communicate in sim!le
sentences.
2" INTERMEDIATE FLUENCY
tudents can %rite com!le& sentences.
3" ADVANCED FLUENCY
Fluent in language, has CAL'
Company Name
Street Address
Address 2
City, ST ZIP Code
Phone (555)555-0125
Fa (555)555-01!5
"e# site address
LEP- friendly Classr!
/ ALWAYS PRONOUNCE
STUDENTS4 NAMES
CORRECTLY"
/ SET UP A CONFERENCE
WITH PARENTS
/ USE PHRASES FROM
STUDENTS4 NATIVE
LANGUAGE
/ ALLOW ELL STUDENTS
TO SOCIALIZE WITH
ONE ANOTHER
WITHOUT CREATING A
5CRUCH6
/ UNDERSTAND
CULTURAL DIFFERENCES
FAMILY COLLABORATION
- TRANSLATE NOTES THAT
GO HOME
- PROVIDE A TRANSLATOR
FOR MEETINGS IF POSSIBLE
- LET THE PARENTS PICK A
TIME FOR A MEETING
- EDUCATE YOURSELF ABOUT
THE FAMILY4S CULTURE
- UNDERSTAND THAT
CULTURES VIEW
EDUCATION DIFFERENTLY
AND SOME PARENTS MIGHT
THINK THAT CONFERENCES
ARE NOT IMPORTANT"