Instructional Strategies
Introduction to Working with English Language Learners
• Identifying characteristics of second language acquisition, the stages of language development, and needs of English Language Learners
• Comparing the effectiveness of different program models for English Language Learners
• Recognizing linguistic and cultural issues in the mainstream classroom
• Welcoming, supporting, and working with English Language Learners (see Classroom Strategies)
Classroom Strategies
• Developing a repertoire of reading strategies
• Incorporating writing across the curriculum
• Maximizing the use of graphic organizers
• Organizing student interactions to promote language and content development
• Identifying essential learning and designing thematic units
• Sheltering instruction: teaching content and language to English learners in various educational settings.
• Differentiating Instruction using a common planning framework
• Teaching vocabulary and skills in a meaningful context
• Establishing collaborative partnerships between instructional service providers (teachers across programs, aides and tutors)
• Maximizing instructional time at the classroom level