1. Help Me Communicate By Lidia Sedano

2.  Level 1: Beginning/Pre-production  Level 2: Beginning Production  Level 3: Intermediate  Level 4: Advanced Intermediate

3.  Level 5: Advanced  Level 6: Fully English proficient  Level 7: Fully English proficient- Never Limited-English Proficient

4.  Pre-production  Early Production  Speech Emergence  Intermediate Fluency

5.  ESL: English as a Second Language  ELL: English Language Learner  Alternative Assessment: Any test that is altered in any way for an English Language Learner  BICS: Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills, or social/conversational English

6.  CALPS: Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency, or academic English  L1: First language or native language  L2: Second language  LEP: limited English Proficient

7.  Use the ESL staff as a resource. As a team you can help the ELL student with their learning needs.  It is not necessary to talk louder, but it sometimes helps to speak slower.  Incorporate the culture and language of the ELL students, both they and the other students will benefit.

8.  Be aware of cultural differences.  Use gestures and visual aids when you teach.  Use graphic organizers and Venn diagrams.  Locate yourself close to the ELL student when teaching.

9.  Be concise with the information you give to the ELL student to avoid “information overload”.  Check for comprehension. ESL students may be able to decode words but not understand what they have read.  Use bilingual labels when possible.

10.  Phonemic awareness may be challenging for ESL students who have not acquired the English sound system.  Integrate reading, writing, speaking and listening in real life contexts.  Make a sheet of important vocabulary related to what you are teaching.

11.  Label important content words in your classroom.  Pair ELL students with a mentor who will help them.  Speak conversationally to the student as much as possible.

12.  Diaz-Rico, L. (2004) Strategies for Teaching English Learners. New York: Pearson Education Inc.  Stages of Second Language Acquisition  http://www.everythingesl.net/inservices/language_stages.php http://www.everythingesl.net/inservices/language_stages.php  Language Translators  http://www.word2word.com/dice.html http://www.word2word.com/dice.html  Google site-limited translations-includes Spanish  http://www.Google.com/language_tools?hl=en http://www.Google.com/language_tools?hl=en  ESL Lesson Plans and Activities  http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/eslplans.html http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/eslplans.html  Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students (OELA)  http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oela/index.html?src=mr