Multilingual learners

Last year this article was shared and greatly loved. This year, I'm adding to it to include one additional support. Multilingual learners count on us to provide high-quality, comprehensible, and...

Multilingual Learners benefit from seeing pictures as they learn new vocabulary words. Pictures are also beneficial for beginning readers so that they can confirm that the words that they read are accurate. A picture dictionary is a helpful tool for both phonics and vocabulary instruction. Picture Dictionary Organization There are multiple ways that a picture

Learn strategies for supporting your multilingual learners in the mainstream classroom. English Language Learns (ELLs) and students MLs benefit from high quality insturction and a welcoming classroom environment. There are also specific langauge strategies that will help these students succeed.

ELL Bathroom Briefs are one page infographs offering quick, easily accessible ELL strategies that can be used across cross-content areas.

Advice from three ESL teachers on the things regular classroom teachers can do to help English language learners thrive in mainstream classrooms.

Helping your multilingual learners ( MLs ) to build background knowledge will allow them to more easily read and comprehend grade level materials. Using text sets and culturally relevent topics are two ways to begin bulding background knowledge for your ESL students.

by Valentina Gonzalez The quality and quantity of preservice instruction in teaching multilingual learners vary, leaving many teachers feeling inadequately prepared. And even those who did re…

When you are teaching writing to multilingual learners, what do you focus on? This is a big question with many components. I think of writing as being organized in two main categories: mechanics and ideas. Some students have many ideas to write about and enjoy free writing. For many MLs this can be challenging. One

Explore effective scaffolding strategies for multilingual learners across different proficiency levels. Discover practical techniques to foster inclusive classrooms and support diverse student needs.

by Valentina Gonzalez I have to admit that when I first began my role as an ESL teacher years ago, I didn't know much about ELs other than through my own experiences. My experience growing up as an English learner helped me form my beliefs about language acquisition and helped me as I worked with…