1. ESL Rebecca Manriquez ESL Specialist rmanriquez@irvingisd.net
MacArthur High School

4. ESL Terms http://www.educ.wsu.edu/esl/ESLterms.html

5. Best Practices for teaching ELLs

6. Best Instructional Practices
Comprehensible input
Warm and affective environment
Student interaction – small groups and/or cooperative learning
Hands-on tasks
Use student’s background knowledge and experience
Check for understanding
Explicitly state content and language objectives

7. Best Instructional Practices
Modeling
Hands-on activities
Realia
Commercially-made pictures
Teacher-made pictures
Document cameras and LCDs
Demonstrations
Multimedia
Timelines
Graphs
Bulletin boards
Maps
Globes
Computers

8. Modified Texts Appropriate for Language Proficiency and Reading Level
Teachers can modify texts to make content more comprehensible for their students by:
Using graphics
Using outlines
Rewriting the text
Using audio recordings
Providing demonstrations
Using alternate books or materials

9. Differentiated Assignments Based on Language Proficiency
Teachers can modify assignments so that a distinction can be made between the student’s content knowledge and language proficiency by:
Simplifying the objectives
Asking the students to draw and or use pictures
Using oral discussions in pairs or small groups
Modifying the length and difficulty of the assignments

13. ED-SOFT
WHO ARE YOUR ESL STUDENTS
AND
HOW TO READ YOUR LPAC REPORT

14. CONFIDENTIAL

15. ARISE

17. Resources Irving Webpage/ Bilingual ESL Department:
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