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Raise the Bar Reading

A Reading Teacher's Blog

ESL

The Power of Picture Dictionaries for Newcomer ESL Students

by Cass

The start to the school year for newcomer ELLs can be overwhelming and nerve-wracking.  It is our job to set them up with tools to help them feel comfortable exploring a new language in a totally new environment. One of the most powerful tools you can provide a new ELL student is a picture dictionary.   Picture dictionaries are a powerful tool ...

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DIGITAL ELL NEWCOMERS VOCABULARY FOR TEACHING ESL

by Cass

Whether you’re trying to eliminate tons of prep time, save paper, or support ELL students in distance learning, using digital vocabulary units can be extremely helpful activities for ELL newcomers.  These digital units target reading, writing, and listening (audio) domains.   Included are 20 Thematic Vocabulary Units that cover important ...

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Filed Under: ESL, Uncategorized, Vocabulary

TEACHING ESL DISTANCE LEARNING: WAYS TO DIFFERENTIATE FOR YOUR ELLS VIRTUALLY

by Cass

Whether you are virtually teaching, or teaching ESL in distance learning, it is important to differentiate for ELLs just as you would in the classroom setting.   Without the face to face interaction of an ELL student, teacher, and their classmates, learning English in authentic ways can be much more challenging.  It is important that we keep ...

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10 Steps to Build Reading Comprehension in ELLs: Part 2

by Cass

The first part of this blog post focused on how to set your English Language Learners (ELLs) up for success BEFORE reading.   In Steps 1-5, we discussed previewing vocabulary, building background knowledge and providing helpful visuals. Now, we are ready to dig into how to support students during reading and after, in their response to reading. ...

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10 Steps to Build Reading Comprehension in ELLs: Part 1

by Cass

It can be overwhelming to prepare a reading lesson in a way that supports English Language Learners' (ELLs) reading comprehension alongside their non-ELL peers, but it doesn’t need to be.  Research shows that best practices for building reading comprehension in non-ELLs also works well for ELLs.  Some instructional practices just need to have a ...

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3 Ways to Create a Welcoming Environment for Your Newcomer ELLs

by Cass

Entering a brand-new classroom is nerve-wracking for most of our English speaking students.  For our newcomer ELLs, it can be a very intense and scary experience. Providing them with a welcoming, thoughtful environment from the moment they enter your classroom is the key to breaking down their walls and making them feel comfortable exploring ...

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Filed Under: Differentiation, ESL, Uncategorized

5 Tips to Help Your ELLs Succeed in Your Content Area Class

by Cass

Are you struggling to make content area instruction accessible to your ELLs?  Here are five tips to help your ELLs be successful in your content area classroom. Any teacher that has had a beginning ELL student in front of them during a science, math, or social studies lesson, knows that it can be disheartening to see them stare at you during ...

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Five Tips for Building ELLs’ Academic Vocabulary

by Cass

As you have probably noticed with your ELLs, there is quite a difference in an ELLs' conversational vocabulary compared to their academic vocabulary.   According to Jim Cummins (1984), BICS (Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills) refers to ELLs' conversational, or social vocabulary, whereas CALP (Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency) ...

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Filed Under: ESL, Uncategorized, Vocabulary

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