Tracking Progress: The Key to Success for English Language Learners – A Guide to Progress Monitoring & Progress Reports
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ESL Teaching Advice
Strategies for Teaching ELLs to Read
When I imagined my work as an ELL teacher I wrongly thought my students’ language-learning journeys would be a lot like my own journey to…
Scaffolding Writing for ELLs
Strategies for scaffolding writing for ELLs at all different proficiency levels.
Quick Writes for ELLs
This post may contain affiliate links which won’t change your price but will share some commission. I’m a huge proponent of the “do now” or…
Game of Quotes
A reading engagement game for ESOL This is a fun, quick strategy shared with me by my friend @windsintheeast on Tpt (who I believe learned…
Strategies for Remote ESOL Teaching
I, like most of us in the teaching profession, have been 100% overwhelmed since last March. I haven’t even thought about updating this blog since…
Hi-lo Novel Study with ELLs
These are some of my favorite novels to use for novel study with ELLs. I normally read them aloud. I also sometimes have kids follow…
Teaching Memoir: Using 180 Days in the ELL Classroom
This post may contain affiliate links which won’t change your price but will share some commission. I finished reading 180 Days by Kelly Gallagher and…
Transform Your Classroom with the Power of Question of the Day
The Question of the Day is the classroom tool I didn’t know I needed. My friend and colleague, a retired reading special, recommended them to…
Maximizing Student Engagement During Reading
This post may contain affiliate links. This won’t change your price but will share some commission. Here are some tried and true suggestions for how…
