1. 6 Instructional Principles for
Teaching English Language Learners
By Erica Heisler

2. English language learners need more scaffolding
and explicit teaching in order to be successful
academically.
The following are 6 principles teachers can use to
provide their ELL students with adequate
support.

3. 1. Build on students' prior knowledge

4. 2. Create meaningful contexts

5. 3. Comprehensible input

6. 4. Opportunities for Practice and
Application

7. 5. Positive Environment With Clear
Goals and Feedback

8. 6. Reflection on Forms of Language
and the Process of Learning

9. And always remember...

10. " A teacher who is attempting to
teach, without inspiring the pupil with
a desire to learn, is hammering on a
cold iron." - Horace Mann (1796-1859)