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Theory and Practice of Ell
Theory and Practice of Ell
of ELL
By: Kayleigh Basovky, Leigh Scarano, Julia Zendell and
Mazie Stiles
What is an
● ELL?
An ELL is “an individual whose home language is a
language other than English.”
● When these children enter school, and their English
language proficiency is assessed, they are placed in
classrooms that offer varying levels and models of
support through English as a Second Language
(ESL) programming.
● Most ELL’s are born in the United States.
● Most of the time Spanish is the primary language,
but there is over 400 languages spoken by ELL
students throughout the country.
5 stages of second language
acquisition
Pre production stage - the student does not speak
Each course the school district offers is divided into units with specific tasks to go
along. Those tasks are aligned with state standards and assessment
specifications.
It is designed in the way that teachers must follow, however with the freedom and
creativity to make it work for their own unique classroom.
Video!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hekJsCOHLU
At the end of the skit, the class will guess which strategy your group had!
Learning Styles
Visual: the students are able to see the slides and the video
Social & verbal: the students came up with a skit and were able to participate
throughout the presentation
Applied: the students can relate what they learned in the presentation to what they
see in the classrooms they observe in
References
● http://urcues.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ELLS-brief_FINAL-.pdf
● https://education.cu-portland.edu/blog/classroom-resources/five-stages-of-
second-language-acquisition/
● http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/108002/chapters/Research-
Based_Practices_for_English_Language_Learners.aspx
● https://www.scoe.org/files/explicit-instruction.pdf
● https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/15-examples-student-centered-
teaching/
● https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2158244013478012
● https://in.nau.edu/ocldaa/characteristics-of-systematic-assessment/