Planning with ELLs in Mind By Linda Aguillón

What does ELL stand for. What does ELPS stand for What does ELL stand for? What does ELPS stand for? What is language proficiency? What is comprehensible input?

ELL – English Language Learner ELPS – English Language Proficiency Standards Language proficiency is the level of skills demonstrated when receiving messages (input) and expressing meaning (output). Comprehensible input is making content understandable and accessible to ELLs.

The ELPS also help ELL students: Attain English proficiency Develop academic language Meet the same challenging academic content and achievement standards that all children are expected to meet

ELLs have a double challenge: Learning content and language

One way to address challenge is through effective lesson planning.

Effective Lessons include: Building background knowledge Explicit instruction & modeling Guided practice Peer practice Assessment of content learned (formative assessments)

Teacher Preparation Determine standard or lesson objective Eliminate unnecessary information that doesn’t meet the objective Select concepts to teach Choose specific vocabulary to pre-teach Develop assessments to test the content (formative assessment)

Lesson Components Build background knowledge Pre-teach vocabulary (Tier I- high frequency (ex: floor), II – related to a topic (ex: tile), III- highly specialized (ex: ceramic tile) Peer review and cooperative learning strategies Writing Review and Assess

Complete article: How to develop a lesson plan that includes ELLs http://www.colorincolorado.org/article/how-develop-lesson-plan- includes-ells

Reading Example Content objective : 2.6b Compare different versions of the same story in traditional and contemporary folktales with respect to their characters, settings, and plot. Language objective: compare different versions, folktales, character, settings and plot, problem and solution ELPS: use prereading supports such as graphic organizers, illustrations, and pretaught topic-related vocabulary and other prereading activities to enhance comprehension of written text.[ELP.4D] speak using grade-level content area vocabulary in context to internalize new English words and build academic language proficiency.[ELP.3D] demonstrate comprehension of increasingly complex English by participating in shared reading, retelling or summarizing material, responding to questions, and taking notes commensurate with content area and grade level needs.[ELP.4G]

Lesson: Teacher will pre-read and find vocabulary in the read aloud that students may not understand and anticipate those unknown words. (depending on the TIER of the vocabulary word) Begin by pre-teaching vocabulary (before or during reading) that are essential to the TEK. Prompt students to use specific academic vocabulary in their responses throughout the lesson. Have students retell in English.