Matching pictures with text is one strategy to assist English Language Learners and primary students with reading comprehension and vocabulary development. Students can match pictures in a range of ways. This includes matching pictures with words or sentences. Here are some ideas for using picture matching with ELLs. Match Pictures with Words Choose pictures from
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Mastering close reading and annotating strategies is essential to meaningfully engage with any text. We often instruct our learners to highlight keywords and important information as they read, yet many of them may not be able to identify these key details. That is why teaching annotating and note-taking strategies explicitly could help them to take their reading skills to the next level.What to focus on before assigning annotating and note-taking tasks1. Text features and predictingUse a bra
"Why even do this?", students might ask when they are not sure why they need to complete certain tasks. Student motivation and engagement are possibly the most important variables in the learning process. Identifying clear objectives and providing students with a purpose for carrying out various activities will more likely engage them as they will see the benefits of completing the proposed tasks. Because most of my high school ESL learners need a lot of motivation in school, I like to assign di
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Try these 7 ELL strategies for reading success. Help your ELL students to engage with reading and foster a desire to connect with texts.
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Find this "Earth Day Reading Passage and Activities for Adult ESL and High School Newcomers" in my Teachers Pay Teachers store English Teaching Toolkit. Click the link in my profile to get to my store! Teach your adult ESL students or high school ELL newcomers about Earth Day and practice reading skills with these reading comprehension and discussion activities! This is appropriate for middle school, high school, adult education and intermediate-level ESL, EFL, and ELL students. There are pre-reading tasks, comprehension questions, discussion questions, and extension activities to make this into a complete unit.
These adult ESL reading comprehension passages with comprehension questions and activities are perfect for beginner and intermediate-level adults and high school ELL newcomers. Students will be able to relate to these topics and they will hone important reading comprehension and vocabulary skills. T...
This worksheet is for students who learn reading and their vocabulary is not too big. Students will have an opportunity to practice the words with the 'ell', '…
A few years ago, I sat in on Dr. Cathi Fuhrman's session at PSLA on providing ELL students with materials written in their native language. Here is a link to Dr. Fuhrman's presentation The important points that I took away were: reading in a native (primary) language promotes reading achievement in multiple languages. it is…
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ELL Teacher Bundle: Resources for Teachers and Parents (In English & Spanish) This pack includes the following items: -A three page parent handout available in English and Spanish. This would be a helpful handout for parents of English Language Learners. The main focus of this handout is on helping ELL students become successful readers. It provides tips for parents on reading with their child, speaking to their child, and helping their child be successful at school. -A four page informational h
Find this "Reading Comprehension Passage BUNDLE for Beginner and Intermediate Adult ESL" in my Teachers Pay Teachers store! Go to my profile to get to my TpT store, English Teaching Toolkit. Are you looking for simple reading passages with comprehension activities for your beginner and intermediate adult ESL students? Each of these reading passages comes with a set of comprehension questions for beginners and a set for intermediate-level students. • These are perfect for teaching a multi-level class! They are also appropriate for high school ELL and MLL newcomers. No prep required! • These reading passages are about Maria, an English learner from Mexico who is living in the U.S. Students will be able to relate to these topics and they will hone important reading comprehensio
Find this "Nouns and Pronouns Grammar Lesson" in my Teachers Pay Teachers store English Teaching Toolkit. Click the link in my profile to get to my store! Are you teaching ESL to adult beginners or high school ELL newcomers? I've done the work for you! This lesson is appropriate for teens and adults - no childish clipart! There are worksheets with scaffolded, engaging, communicative activities that practice all skills: listening, speaking, reading & writing.
Find this "Gerunds English Grammar Lesson for Adult ESL" resource in my Teachers Pay Teachers store English Teaching Toolkit. Click the link in my profile to get to my store! Do you need to teach a gerunds grammar lesson to your adult ESL students or high school ELL newcomers? I've got you covered! This complete lesson plan with all materials is appropriate for intermediate-level learners. There is no childish clipart, and the activities focus on topics for older students to increase engagement. Students practice all skills: listening, speaking, reading & writing.
There is quite a difference in ELLs (English Language Learners) vocabulary in conversation compared to in their academics. Below are 5 tips for building ELLs' academic vocabulary.
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A collection of reading and writing graphic organizers designed for ELLs.
