I frequently receive questions from my content area teachers about how to help English learners in the classroom. And those questions frankly are the same every year from how to help a newcomer to more specific activity and engagement ideas. And I was wondering if there are any different questions that EL teachers get asked. 

So I posted this on Instagram and inside my Facebook group, and it appears that general education teachers ask the same questions across the board. What can we do, they ask? How can we help our EL students? 

So today, I compiled a few of the most recent frequently asked questions and wanted to share my answers to them. I hope that you find these helpful, especially those about first language usage in the classroom translations and how to help newcomers with reading.

What you will hear about in this episode:

• Recognizing English proficiency levels of newcomers
• Teaching without knowing the student’s first language
• Using visual aids to help the student understand words
• Speaking in concise sentences to ensure understanding
• Collaborating with EL teachers in your school

Show Notes:

• Episode 81 - Unlocking ESL Success: The Top 5 Questions Every General Ed Teacher Asks

Resources Mentioned:

• 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. 
• Simply Ieva ESL Teachers Pay Teachers Store
• 1:1 ESL Teacher Coaching Session 
• Essential Lesson Plan Bundle

Related/Previous Episodes:

• Episode 5 - 4 ways to use students’ first language in teaching English
• Episode 38 - Responsive classroom and planning with ELs in mind
• Four easy ways to differentiate the same lesson

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