FIVE STAGES OF WHAT IS AN ELL?

SECOND LANGAUGE
An ELL is an English Language ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
1. Pre-Production: minimal Learner, who is a person
comprehension, no verbal learning the English language
production in addition to their own native
2. Early Production: limited
comprehension, one or two
language. LEARNERS
word responses
3. Speech Emergence: Molly Skinner
increased comprehension, GOALS OF ELL
simple sentences
4. Intermediate Fluency: EDUCATION
stronger comprehension,
more complex sentences, - provide professional
fewer errors in speech development
5. Advanced Fluency: - promote parental
produce highly accurate development
language and high levels of - improve resources
comprehension
- create target solutions
FIVE HELPFUL
STRATEGIES
1. Scaffold Understanding:
used to increase autonomy
2. Purposeful Grouping:
provide opportunities to use
or interact with the new info
ELL students have learned
3. Background Knowledge:
explain and provide
background knowledge to
help students comprehend
information
4. Extended Discussion:
allows for discussion to
better student understanding
5. Valuing Linguistic
Differences: incorporating
languages and cultures of
students into instruction
WELCOMING
PARENTS
- Call parents and send home
notes to update parents
- Meet in person to discuss
long term plans and
improvements
BE CAREFUL WITH
PARENTS
- Do parents attend
conferences?
- Do parents contribute in other
meaningful ways?
- Do parents know how to
help?