Effectively Teaching English Learners

WIDA Standards

• Standard 1: English language learners communicate for SOCIAL AND INSTRUCTIONAL purposes within the school setting (SIL)
• Standard 2: English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the content area of LANGUAGE ARTS (LoLA)
• Standard 3: English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the content area of MATHEMATICS (LoMA)
• Standard 4: English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the content area of SCIENCE (LoS)
• Standard 5: English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the content area of SOCIAL STUDIES (LoSS)

Teacher ESOL Checklist

• ACCESS Report
• Language Proficiency Roster
• Language Objective
• Document in Lesson Plans and post in classroom
• SIP (Student Instructional Plan)
• SIOP Lesson Planning Reference
• EL/TPC (English Learner Testing Participation Committee)
• Transact
• Make a copy of documents sent home in Home Language

ACCESS for ELs

• ACCESS Teacher Report
• Teachers can find report on Infinite Campus
• Search Student
• Index Tab
• Student Information
• PLP
• Documents (in 2012-2013 folder)

Can Do Descriptors

What CAN your students DO?

Based on the English Proficiency Level

Language Proficiency Roster

• Record the student’s Language Proficiency Level for each language domain (speaking, listening, reading and writing)using the ACCESS Teacher Report found on Infinite Campus
• Use this information to guide your instruction and assessments