What are ILPs? The letters ILP stand for  Individualized Learner Plan, I like to think of them as  Personalized Learner Profiles and in today’s episode I share what I include in ILPs for my English Learners and how I have adapted them to fit the needs of the teachers and students in my school. The point of these documents is to support communication between a general educator and an ELL specialist and to create a plan that outlines a success path for our English Learners

In special education,  IEPs or Individualized Education Programs are lengthy documents that include info about students' educational and personal history and outline goals for the upcoming year and how they will be achieved for students with disabilities. ILPs are similar plans designed for students who are English Learners. ILPs usually include things like student information, a student’s educational and cultural background, “can do”  statements, and recommended accommodations for class and testing. 

There are sophisticated platforms your school or district can invest in to manage and gather data for ILPs. If your school does not have a budget or need for a platform like this you can manage all of the data you need using a google spreadsheet like I do.

Listen to the episode to learn more about each of these topics and how I simplify what I include in my ILPs to be useful for general education teachers.

What you will hear ILPs and what to include in them.

• What an ILP is and its purpose in EL education
• Information to include in an ILP
• Ideas for managing student data
• Strategies for simplifying ILPs to make them clear and concise

Resources

As mentioned in the episode, I am linking some useful resources!

• The ESL Teaching Roadmap – membership community for middle and high school ESL/ELL teachers. As a thank you for listening, use code ESLPODCAST for 10% off when you join. 
• 25 Authentic Speaking Activities for Your ESL Classroom
• Simply Ieva ESL Teachers Pay Teachers Store
• Teachable Platform - Courses and Workshops
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