Terminology:

Statistics

ELL: English Langugage Learner

ESL: English as Second
Language
LEP: Limited English
Proficiency
BICS: Basic Interpersonal
Communication Skills
CALP: Cognitive Academic
Language Proficiency
** It is important to know the
difference between BICS and CALP.
Often times, when teachers see
students excelling in BICS, they are
confused why they are not doing as
well in the classroom. It is easier for
ELL students to talk to their peers
than it is to pick up on the acadmic
language in the classroom!

During the 2013-2014 school

year, there were
approximately 4.5 million ELL
students enrolled in public
schools.
The highest percentage of
ELL students are found in the
west.
The percentage of ELL
students is generally higher in
urbanized areas.

ELL Survival
Guide
This brochure includes all you need to
know to help your ELL students!
Having English Language Learners in
the classroom can be difficult. This
brochure is filled with tips and tricks
to ensure a successful year for the
ELL student, the teacher, and the
classroom as a whole!

Tips & Tricks!

Speak slowly and ensure that
the ELL student can see your
mouth.
The three Rs
-Routine, Routine, Routine!
-Routine with ELL students is
extremely important when they
are learning new vocabulary
words and key concepts in a
lesson.
Use the ELL teacher as a
resource.
- It is important to
communicate with the ELL
teacher and work as a team to
ensure the success of the ELL
student. You may have
different goals, but you can still
work together and share
strategies and tips!
Use visuals!
-Allowing ELL students to see
things through pictures and
graphic organizers will help
them to understand new
concepts. This can also be
helpful for the entire
classroom!

The SIOP Model

The SIOP Model is a great way
to create lesson plans that are
ELL friendly as well as
beneficial for the entire
classroom.
The SIOP Model includes 8
components:
1. Lesson Preparation
2. Interaction
3. Building Background
4. Practice and Application
5. Comprehensible Input
6. Lesson Delivery
7. Strategies
8. Review and Assessment
Following these steps will help
teachers to keep focus on ELL
students and ensure that they
do not get lost in the lesson.

Be aware!
The four areas of language:
1. Reading
2. Writing
3. Speaking
4. Listening
- Teachers must be aware of all of
these areas as well as the students
progression in each area.

Stages of language development:

1. Pre-Production
2. Early Production
3. Speech Emergence
4. Intermediate and Advanced
Fluency
- It is important to know the
characteristics of each of these stages to
be able to classify where an ELL student is
in their language development.

Sources
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indi
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