English+Language+Learners

=**English Language Learners**=

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http://www.colorincolorado.org/pdfs/articles/academic.pdf [] || all ages || [] || Many different suggestions and activities for English Language Learners || 6 key strategies || WIDA's standards are a curricular and instructional resource developed //by// teachers //for// teachers, with the support of many experts in the field of ELL education. They outline the progression of English language development and exemplify how to teach academic language within the context of content area instruction. || [|http://www.teachervision.fen.com/assessment/resource/5942.html] || all grades || [] || Using portfolios as an assesment tool allows studetns to show you what they really know while overcoming the language barrier. The strategy site provides numerous strategies that can be used across the curriculum. || This site is eye opening to all of the problems there are to assessments for English language learners and there are also solutions to these problems. || All || [] Eleven strategies to help ELL to read and write. ||  || [|www.osymigrant.org/ola/solom0410.pdf] || K-8 || [] [] ||  || [|ell-students.html] This is a quick checklist assessment to be used and modified to assess ell or esl students within the first few days of school. ||  ||   || McKenna || This also comes from the Colorin Colorado Website for English Language Learners: || K-2 ||  || This is great assessment rubric and student check list for looking at the overall reading abilities of young ELL students. I especially like the student evaluation because it give the teacher a clear picture of the student's perception of their abilities in reading. || McKenna ||  || K-8 || Annotated List: [] One of my favorites... (3rd -5th Grade) [] This web site is so fun, interactive, silly...and best of all it gives kids practice with the parts of speech, which are coming to the fore front of curriculum again as the Common Core Standards are unrolled. || This is an annotated list of websites with games to provide an opportunity with technology and foster extra English language practice in vocabulary, grammar, and much more. || Shuster || [] || Great extensive document || [] ||  || Kristi Miller http://www.curriculumassociates.com/professional-development/topics/ELL/index.htm (strategies)
 * Student Name || Assessment || Grade Levels || Strategy || Comment ||
 * Dana Saenz ||  || all grades || [[file:Six Key Strategies for ELL.pdf]] || Quick chart to give you suggestions on how to work with ELL students as well as suggested activities that you can use ||
 * Dana Saenz || English Language Learners || k-12 ||  || This site gives you many alternatives in assessing ELL students. Teachers looking to find new ways to assess ELL students will like this site. ||
 * Jessica Johnson || __[]__ || all ages || Strategies to help a teacher understand how to work with ELL students. || Lots of different ideas to try with students. Also has some information about working with English language learners. ||
 * Krsity Trombley || Oral scoring rubric
 * Stephanie Hayward ||  ||   || [[file:ell powerpoint.ppt]] || A very informative powerpoint with reading strategies and other information regarding English Language Learners. ||
 * Stephanie Hayward || [[file:solom.pdf]] ||  ||   || This assessment includes a rating scale to assess listening comprehension, vocabulary, fluency, grammar, and pronunciation ||
 * Betsy Mueller || [] || all ages || This checklist is a tool highlighting the strategies that should be present, over time, in a classroom that is supportive of ELL students. || Various strategies in six areas to support Ell students. ||
 * Jessica Johnson || [] || all ages ||  || A video on how to assess English Language Learners effectively. ||
 * Mleissa Johnson || [] || K-12 || []
 * Michelle Wilczak || http://www.teachervision.fen.com/assessment/resource/5942.html
 * Traci Gabow || []
 * Kelly Gartrell || [] || K-12 || [] || K-12 ||
 * Joanne Haberkamp || [|www.-k6.thinkcentral.com]
 * Lori Losinski || [|http://www.ehow.com/how_5072223_quickly-test-esl-]
 * Lori Losinski || [|http://www.ehow.com/how_5072223_quickly-test-esl-]
 * Lori Losinski || [|http://www.ehow.com/how_5072223_quickly-test-esl-]
 * Lori Losinski || [|http://www.ehow.com/how_5072223_quickly-test-esl-]
 * Lori Losinski ||  || Kindergarten || [] || This article shares tips and strategies to use with ell or esl students. ||
 * Melinda Wavra || [|Assessment guidelines for ELLs] || K-12 || [|assessment strategies for ELLs] ||  ||
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 * Jessica Hebel || [|ELL games] || k-8 || Games and activities for ELL ||  ||
 * Marisa Swartz ||  ||   || [] ||   ||
 * Don Mackewich || http://www.internet4classrooms.com/esl.htm || Grades K-12 || This site provides multiple activities for students who are classified as ELL. Teachers can use these activities to assess what their students know. || Teachers might want to assign their student certain activities on this sight. There are so many activities and students can easily get lost or distracted. Also, teachers should warn their students about pop-up adds on this site. ||
 * Marietta Leon || [|Assessment] || K-12 || [|Games and Activities for ELL] || Although this assessment is general, it is a helpful resource to start with. The strategies are broken down by grade level and by content area. ||
 * Jessica Fisk || [|www.**michigan**.gov/documents/mde/**home**_**language**_**survey**_278092_7.pdf] || K-12 || [|www.mrshurleysesl.com/**smartboard**s/**smartboard**favorites.html] || The assessment tool is a home language survey that is required by the state to determine if a student qualifies as ESL. The strategy is a website that contains interactive whiteboard games that ESL students can use to develop vocabulary. ||
 * Julie Gregor || [|English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA) from the State of Michigan] || all || [|Six Strategies to help ELL students] || This website offers six key strategies for teachers of English Language Learners ||
 * Sam

Kristi Miller http://www.ldldproject.net/index.html (assessment)

Rachel Messer Strategies: K-5: [] Assessment: K-5: []

Carey Thomsen Assessment: All [|Teacher Observation Checklist] Strategy: [|Student Self-Assessment]