Teachers need to understand that they should not correct ESL students excessively in front of their peers but instead should model the correct response, sentence structure, or both. Organizing the Content Class for Optimal Learning Teachers should use classroom organizational patterns and tools that best help their ESL students learn content. The following suggestions will help second language learners. Cooperative learning groups or teams provide the ESL student with varying language and learning-style experiences within the content classroom. The student becomes a real member of the content classroom instead of a silent observer.
Teachers can form pairs or buddies in a variety of ways.
Advanced ESL students can help peers who are less proficient in English, or native English speakers can be paired with nonnative speakers of the same age or grade. Second language learners can also be paired with buddies or tutors from another grade. Community members can greatly enhance the students' learning. Partnerships with high school community service projects can provide students with after-school help. Designing Realistic Student Assessments English language learners do not have to be assessed in the same way or with the same testing materials as mainstream students are.