Teaching ELL students?

Question

I am taking a class where I have to find ideas to teach ELL students. If you have any great ideas let me know by answering these questions.

What kind of strategies or modifications do you use to maximize English language development in your classroom?

What kind of certifications do you hold to teach ELL students?

Answer 1

I used to be an aide for teaching ELL, with no knowledge of spanish. The theory was that I would have better pronounciation of the language and have better usage than the teacher of spanish origin.

I started with basic things like pronounciation of the letters and the sounds they make, blends, and then started using basic words that the students use every day. We did alot of usage with sentence structure and the basic types of words (nouns, verbs, adverbs, etc). We made sentences with basic subject and predicate, and then expanded them to include the other parts of speech.

It's fairly easy to teach, and I could tell that I made a definate impact on the students I taught. They were young children mainly, and they learned very quickly. The classroom also had hooked on phonics that worked very well to help the children learn english.

Good Luck, it's a very fulfilling experience!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

BA - English, BEd - Secondary Language Arts, CELTA (not recognized by the school board but extremely useful)

I teach Secondary Language Arts. Over the years we have produced graded versions of all the novels we study so that our ELL students can participate in activities centered around our readings without having to read the entire book. During reading activities (short stories, novels, non-fiction, etc.) we use a lot of concept-check strategies to make sure our students understand. For example, we might ask them to summarize what they've read in a comic strip or put a series of events in order while removing the events that didn't happen in the book.

For units like poetry we create "skeletons" that help them write a poem. For example, we tell them the first line should have their name, the second line should have three adjectives that describe them (then we teach "adjectives"), the third line should be an animal that represents them, and the fourth line should be their dream for the future. Using these "fill in the blank" forms can get them familiar with terminology like simile, metaphor, hyperbole, etc. We also use skeletons to teach essay writing- insert title here, insert thesis statement (teach that first!) here, insert point one two and three, then write your intro and conclusion.

In terms of classroom geography we sit the ELL students together in a group. Their pod of desks is easily accessible from the teacher's desk AND from the door so that their aide can slip in "unnoticed" to provide support. We try to keep an extra chair near their pod so that we can easily join them during group work.

Answer 4

Some strategies to use: lots of visual aid, check for understanding, use correct English, students should practice having conversations... Check out the link below..

I have a Single Subject Credential (English) and an ELA certification in California.

Answer 5

Start out with basic props (i.e., room, door, window, restroom, water, you get the idea)

The basic 500 words list (pronouns, articles, etc.).

*Most students from the more developed countries tend to have a solid educational foundation in basic grammar.

**Conjugate verbs (i.e., I am, you are, he/she/it/is, etc.)

**Compare/contrast their language with English (the lack of the "formal"tense, differences in conjugation between their language and English, etc.). You really don't have to be fluent in their language, and most students will genuinely appreciate your interest in their language/culture.

*Have the students write three and four sentence essays based upon your vocab. list of the 500 words, props, and conjugations.

**We're not looking for Chaucer or Hemingway here. Allow them to make mistakes, and gently correct them.

*Application of the lessons really puts a positive twist on the whole language learning experience.

*Don't underestimate your students. Give them the basic tools to succeed and nurture them along. You'll be pleasantly surprised.

Good luck, I hope this helps.

Answer 6

Hands on...lots of props....acting. many, many visuals. to teach ELL or ESL you have have a teaching certificate with ELL certification, usually about 12 extra hours....but worth it!

Answer 7

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