http://www.netvouz.com/jgordon/folder/4140483256760012640/English+as+a+New+Language?feed=rss jgordon's bookmarks in folder English as a New Language on Netvouz http://www.colorincolorado.org/atoz The articles in this section will give you lots of useful ideas for creating an environment that is welcoming and supportive for your ELLs and their families, and also encourages and facilitates learning. English as a New Language jgordon Mon, 30 Apr 2007 14:41:53 GMT http://www.colorincolorado.org/ A bilingual site for families and educators of English language learners: Focus on teaching ELLs to read. English as a New Language jgordon Mon, 30 Apr 2007 14:15:54 GMT http://www.colorincolorado.org/content/oral.php Total Physical Response (TPR) activities greatly multiply the language input and output that can be handled by beginning English language learners (ELLs). TPR activities elicit whole-body responses when new words or phrases are introduced English as a New Language jgordon Thu, 07 Dec 2006 15:59:11 GMT http://www.bankstreet.edu/literacyguide/ell.html This site provides resources for teaching ELLs with emphasis on literacy instruction. It includes support for tutors and aides working with English language learners. English as a New Language jgordon Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:58:20 GMT http://eslpundit.com/ ESLPundit.com is an ESL blog that will encourage discussions related to TESOL. The site is authored and maintained by an Editor at an educational publishing company who has had prior experience in teaching English to strugling readers and non-native speakers both in and outside of the U.S. The blog is also co-authored by a PhD student in computer science who specializes in Natural Language Processing / Computational Linguistics. Nevertheless we ask all of you out there who are interested in ESL to join us in this blog and help us discuss and answer all sorts of questions one would address to an ESL pundit! Collectively, we can hope to be an ESL Pundit. Submitted by Gina Morgan English as a New Language jgordon Sun, 04 Feb 2007 23:49:57 GMT http://www.coursecrafters.com/ELL-Outlook/2005/jan_feb/ELLOutlookITIArticle2.htm By Suzanne Irujo, ELL Outlook™ Staff Writer This article explores the complexities of addressing the needs of ELLs who arrive in the U.S. with no English and no prior schooling. English as a New Language jgordon Sat, 20 May 2006 12:26:51 GMT http://www.thecenterlibrary.org/cwis/cwisdocs/methods-begin.html Since many newcomers have no English skills, all instructional input must be accompanied with objects, actions, demonstrations, or visuals. Total Physical Response is the place to start with those students who speak no English. Language Experience Approach, a reading method for all students, but particularly useful for students with very limited language skills provides a meaningful way for students to read text that they themselves have produced orally. Use of visuals is also an obvious place to start, but it is important to use visuals in ways that promote higher level thinking whenever possible. Since use of visual is important with all students, suggestions are included in that section of this site. English as a New Language jgordon Mon, 06 Feb 2006 04:39:27 GMT http://www.wested.org/cs/we/view/rs/778?pa The English Language Development Student Report (ELD Student Report) Card is a standards-based supplement to a regular report card for English learners. The ELD Student Report is intended to be used in conjunction with WestEd’s Map of Standards for English Learners. There are report forms for grade spans K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12. English as a New Language jgordon Thu, 13 Oct 2005 21:33:44 GMT