How ELL’s Develop and Know Your Terms

Acquire Language ELL – English Language Learners

Stage 1 – Pre-production ESL – English as a Second Language
Stage 2 – Early Production Any student that speaks a language that
is not English at home must take an
Stage 3 – Speech Emergence
English language proficiency test.
Stage 4 – Intermediate fluency
The “Can Do” Descriptors…
Stage 5 – Advanced Fluency
- Listen, Speak, Read and Write
BICS vs. CALP
Basic Interpersonal Communication
Skills: Language skills are needed in day-
to-day situations in the classroom as well
as for social situations. This is within 6
months to 2 years in the classroom. Be
careful, it can be misleading when they
start to speak in “good” English!

Cognitive Academic Language

Proficiency: This is the formal academic
learning that the ELL is using. It is
imperative for these students to listen,
speak, read and write in the classroom to
succeed. This will take 5 – 7 years for
them to grasp these skills.

Strategies
Speak slowly, use repeated ELL Students
routines, introduce vocabulary in
a meaningful way and use Brochure
organizers! Danielle Sauro
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Use ESL Teacher as a
Resource
- They can explain where the ELL
students stand with proficiency in the
Be there for your
classroom English Language
- Will help identify expectations
Learners!
- Can assist in many aspects!

Create an “ELL-Friendly” Modifications

Classroom!
- Have a dictionary and translator
- Learn how to pronounce the ready
- Multiple testing sessions available
students’ name correctly
- Schedule extended time
- Conference with parents before the
- Allow students to read aloud to
start of school and throughout the
themselves
year
- Be available to read aloud the test
- Label objects around the classroom and/or questions to them
- Incorporate phrases and words - Provide a separate room for them to
from the students’ native language do independent work
in everyday lessons and activities