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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