Vocabulary Instruction for ELLs

How many English language learners do you think we have in the United States?

The answer is 10%! 10% of folks in the United States (in our schools) are learning how to speak English! So, how can we better serve English language learners, particularly with our vocabulary instruction and the text selection that we make?

In this video, I talk about how we can support and serve English language learners and I recommend some great resources to help you out!

Find out about:

• [02:02] – Reviewing the concept of the ‘simple view of reading’ (Decoding X Listening Comprehension = Reading Achievement)
• [05:47] – Strengths and needs to consider when teaching English language learners
• [13:47] – How to help build you students ‘agency’ (the construct that describes students’ dispositions or beliefs related to their control and confidence in learning)
• [15:10] – Valuable resources to help you get started with ‘building from the known’ for English language learners
• [31:07] – Some great podcasts and video resources you can use to help teach vocab to English language learners

For more information and to read the blog post on this topic go to readingsimplified.com

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