Bilingual & ESL Teaching

Have a profound dyslexic reader in your classroom? Try this reading strategy:

Reading with Dyslexia: The "Scooping Method" The scooping method is a reading technique that can help students with dyslexia improve their fluency and comprehension by grouping words into phrases. Child...

Spanish segmenting/blending for early childhood
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Cuaderno de afijos y raices cuaderno interactivo de afijos y raices, imprime varias copias y engrape para crear su propio cuaderno...

Device/App communicate with ELLs who are learning English: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPR3dGqAu/

HybridComm™ technology makes Timekettle's earbuds a top choice for language learning.

Timekettle AI Translator Earbuds Help ESL Students Break Language Barriers Students from across the globe attending Franklin Township schools are now able to understand their teachers in their native languages thanks to new technolo...

The key role of administrators in the life of an ESL student:
https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-school-leaders-can-support-english-learners/?fbclid=IwAR2kD-egicrTVhQKBH6HssbiySIlZ5GRnuS6k2UGENIRl8-aql4xF9YHerw

The Administrator’s Role in the Success of ELLs These strategies, adaptable to your school’s needs, can help ensure the success of English language learners.

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LPAC Student Checklist | English and Spanish Get and stay organized by keeping your students' LPAC paperwork handy! With these simple forms, you can document, update and retrieve all the information you need to be ready for any LPAC meeting. This includes information regarding educational history, accommodations/scaffolds and language profici....

"students I work with struggle to hold sounds in their phonological memory. They may segment phonemes in words correctly, but when blending that word, they omit or ultimately change sounds." -Casey Harrison, Dyslexia Therapist.
Here is a great resource for dyslexia scaffolding in monolingual and bilingual:
https://www.thedyslexiaclassroom.com/blog/stuck-on-decoding-5-ways-to-scaffold-instruction

15 ESL icebreakers. I have found #2 to be great for developing friendships (:

https://www.fluentu.com/blog/educator-english/esl-icebreakers/

Tips to teach vowels to ESL students

How to Teach Vowels to ESL Students: Tips and Example Activities | FluentU English Educator Blog English vowels can be confusing. Here's everything you need to know about how to teach vowels to ESL students. With these four key strategies plus example activities, you'll have the tools to help your students master the English vowel sounds and improve their speaking and listening skills.

Picture Word Inductive Model to expand vocabulary in MLs.

PWIM - The Most Highly Recommended ESL Activity Get your students practicing vocabulary, speaking and writing with this wonderful ESL vocabulary activity.

Six engaging and fun ESL activities to build vocabulary. Easy to implement in the classroom:

Surprise Your Students with These 6 ESL Exercises | FluentU English Educator Blog ESL exercises don't have to be boring. Delight English students with six ESL activities that target different areas of study, from vocabulary acquisition to speaking skills. Learn how to use Go Fish, vacation planning and the power of the (metaphorical) wind to make English practice fun and educatio...

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The Science of Reading: How the Brain Learns to Read The Science of Reading research is a multidisciplinary field that explores the cognitive processes and neural mechanisms involved in the act of reading. It e...

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Where to Start When Teaching Phonics to English Language Learners When you're working with English language learners, they need to learn phonics - just like all students. But what needs to be changed to make sure the phonic...

Phonological awareness and phonemic awareness are not the same thing.

Love how this graphic explains it!

Bingo cards using free Bingo generator. You're welcome to these. Link in comments to generate your own!
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Let's play Bingo! Bingo generator is great for building vocabulary in MLs!

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Part of culturally responsive teaching is keeping the child's identity in mind. MLs can easily lose their identity when immersed in a GenEd classroom. For example, "call me Pete not Pedro."

Crazy I know!