Enhancing ELL Instruction: Strategies for an Accessible Classroom

Explore practical strategies for creating an interactive and accessible classroom environment for English Language Learners (ELLs) in Texas. This guide covers key topics such as lowering the affective filter, providing comprehensible input, and making instruction more compelling. Engage in discussions, reflections, and activities to improve ELL learning outcomes.

• ELL instruction
• Classroom accessibility
• Comprehensible input
• Language learning strategies
• Texas education

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1. ELLs in Texas: What Teachers Need to Know PLC Guide Chapter 4 Create an Accessible, Interactive Classroom (Part 1) Click here to view a video from the authors 1 1

2. Put it on the Table Share your products from the last Make It Real activity Beyond the School Walls You may use a Gallery Walk or another presentation/sharing approach. 2 2

3. Talk 1 Share your response to the following stem with a partner: If a erythematous maculopapular presented on the trunk, I would If you were a student, what could the teacher do to make this stem more comprehensible? 3 3

4. Read Read pp. 126-128, and survey pp. 130, 133, and 135. Highlight and mark key sentences with: confusing or unfamiliar information I know this new or surprising information 4 4

5. Talk 2 As a group, discuss the following questions: What are some ways in which I can lower the affective filter for my ELLs? What are some ways I am effective at providing comprehensible input? How can I make the input I provide to my ELLs more compelling? 5 5

6. Write Think of a lesson you are planning on teaching in the next few days. Write a paragraph describing how you will make your instruction more comprehensible and/or compelling. 6 6

7. Make It Real Read p. 136 CI Resource Round Up Make a list of the resources you already have on hand in your classroom that helps make content comprehensible. When you next meet, you will share your lists. 7 7