A coach and educator, Cory Olcott stands out as a former principal intern with Tech Boston Academy in Dorchester, Massachusetts. In that role, Cory Olcott investigated technology options for use in teaching a diverse cohort of students, including a number of English language learners.

1. TECHNOLOGY USE FOR
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
LEARNERS
Cory Olcott

2. INTRODUCTION
 A coach and educator, Cory Olcott stands out as a former principal
intern withTech BostonAcademy in Dorchester, Massachusetts. In
that role, Cory Olcott investigated technology options for use in
teaching a diverse cohort of students, including a number of English
language learners.
English language learners enter the public school classroom with a
diverse range of experiences, challenges, and learning needs.Their
education incorporates not only the standard curriculum but also
extensive work on language acquisition, which in the classroom is
often rich in listening opportunities, but less so in organic speaking and
writing practice.
Technology provides opportunities for students to use language at
their present level, and focus on their own areas of challenge. Using
customizable, adaptable programs, students can advance their
vocabulary, fluency, and reading comprehension, as well as other
essential skills that lay the groundwork for success.

3. ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
 Today's available programs allow teachers to not only offer the
content that best suits student needs, but also to alter the way
content reaches the student.Teachers can present lessons in
multi-sensory form or offer a lesson in an audio, visual, or
written context, depending on a student's learning style. Each
student can interact with language in a variety of formats, while
giving teachers a chance to monitor individual progress.
Finally, technology solutions allow students some autonomy in
choosing their activities and tracking their own progress.This is
of particular importance in the English language learning cohort,
where students run the risk of feeling disempowered as they
learn in a foreign tongue.