Bilingual/ESL Toolkit

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Bilingual/ESL Toolkit Table of Contents

Section I: Background Information and Language Acquisition National ESL Standards for PreK-12 Students 1

ESL Year-Long Goals 2

Glossary of ESL/Bilingual Terms 5

Information on Second Language Acquisition 9

Graph of ELD Levels and Language Development 18

What ESL Is & What ESL Is Not 19

Effective Bilingual/EAL Classroom Indicators PreK-5th Grade 20

Tips for Teaching ESL Students 21 Section II: ELD Levels and Assessment Identifying and Developing Language Proficiency 25

Suggestions for Teaching Second Language Learners 26

NEP/LEP Student Assessment Matrices (PreK-12) 27

Overview of ELD Levels 32

Assessment and the ELL Student 37

Types of Authentic Assessments 40

Oral Language Assessment Activity Matrix 41

ESL Rubrics and Checklists 42

Information for Using and Evaluating Portfolios 47 Section III: Sheltered Instruction Background Information on Sheltered Instruction 61

Planning Sheltered Instruction 63

• Components of SIOP 63

• Objectives 64

• Lesson Planning Guide 68

Ways to Tie Prior Learning Into the Classroom 70

Comprehensive Input 72

Cooperative Learning 74

Practice/Application Strategies 79

Sample SIOP Lesson Plans 80

Scaffolding: ELD Strategies and SDAIE 84 Section IV: Instructional Strategies for ELL Students Story Mapping and Story Retelling 86

Visual Scaffolding 88

Book Lists 91

Checklists for Effective Reading Instruction 93

Characteristics of Texts That Support Reading 94

LEP Modifications Checklist 95

Word Walls 96

TPR Storytelling Strategy Situations 101

Language Experience Approach 104

Center Activities 107

Phonological Awareness Activities for ELLs 109

Non-Transferable Skills from Spanish to English 111

Preview/Review 114

Chunk-N-Chew 117

Involving Parents (in Spanish) 118

Other Resources 120

Welcoming New Students 122