More Related Content Similar to Teaching ELLs: Programs, Labels, and Getting Help Similar to Teaching ELLs: Programs, Labels, and Getting Help (20) 1. The Pocket Mentor
Straight Answers to
the (Sometimes) Tough
Questions You Have
about Teaching ELLs
*Part II
©2008-16 Anne Swigard
2. The Pocket Mentor is a
series for smart
teachers who want to
be in the know, improve
their craft, and work
smarter, not harder..
The series will cover
many aspects of
teaching – information,
strategies, and more -
that are too good not to
share!
4. “The progess of the world
depends almost entirely
upon education.”
George Eastman
5. More Questions Teachers Have
Asked Us
1
2 Once labeled, will the student always
be an ELL?
Do all districts or schools have the same ELL
programs?
6. • Services can vary not only from one district to another,
but from one school to another within the same district.
• Let’s say, for example, that a student moves from one
school (high English Learner population) in a district to
another (lower-incidence of ELs in the school).
• There is a possibility that in the higher ELL population
school the student was receiving services in a self-
contained language acquisition environment (Bilingual,
SEI, or content ESL classroom).
Do all districts or schools have
the same ELL programs?
©Educational Training Specialists, LLC
7. • In the lower ELL population school, he or she may
only receive between 30 – 90 minutes of language
instruction per day, or per week. It varies widely!
• There are even some schools that don’t directly serve
English Learners with a trained, qualified teacher.
• If you are unsure of what programs are available to
English Learners in your district, please speak to your
principal or contact your Title III Director.
Do all districts or schools have
the same ELL programs? (cont.)
©Educational Training Specialists, LLC
8. • Generally speaking, the label of ‘ELL’ follows a student
until he or she has exited the program.
• A student exits a language acquisition program by meeting
the proficiency guidelines of the state in which he or she
lives.
• Each state is allowed to define their proficiency guidelines
and will usually correspond to include the exit criteria of
their chosen assessment in the English Language.
Once labeled, will the student always
be an ELL?
©Educational Training Specialists, LLC
9. • At that time, the label is converted to that of ‘former
ELL,’ which denotes proficiency in English.
• The new label remains for two years, which is the
length of time that students are monitored to ensure
that they are not falling through the cracks, so to
speak.
Once labeled, will the student always
be an ELL? (cont.)
©Educational Training Specialists, LLC
11. 78% of teachers surveyed did
not feel adequately prepared to
teach the Common Core to
English Language Learners!
(source: Education Week Research Center)
©Educational Training Specialists, LLC
12. We have helped many thousands of
teachers succeed with ELLs, through…
1
2
3
In-District workshops, such as Intro to Teaching
ELLs and Advanced Strategies for ELLs.
Courses like our online ELL strategies course
that can be found at https://training4teachers.
Teacher professional development on 40+
topics
©Educational Training Specialists, LLC
