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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Five Tips for Building ELLs’ Academic Vocabulary
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) ...
