This exciting program consists of 15 videos designed for teachers of English Language Learners featuring proven ideas, methods, tips, and actual teaching footage of expert teachers. With a focus on classroom strategies, teachers are guided in maximizing achievement and language instruction for all English Language Learners in a structured English Immersion setting. This video provides a basic introduction of the factors to consider when assessing student English language abilities in the classroom setting. Using the stages of language acquisition as a guide, teachers are led through the elements of effective informal classroom assessment. This video provides a general overview of the basic program design options for second language learners.
Advantages are disadvantages of each model are discussed.
This video builds on the concepts begun in the Assessing English Skills video and provides assistance for teachers in modifying their English Language Development and content-area instruction based on their students' language abilities, using the stages of language acquisition as a guide. This video also provides a general overview of effective classroom strategies to promote language acquisition. This video addresses the integration of academic content and ESL instruction. Specific hints and formats for developing content-based ESL lessons are provided. This video blends the current research in literacy instruction with the research in second language acquisition to provide assistance for teachers in providing English literacy instruction for second language learners.