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Blog About and Share Classroom Differentiation Ideas for ELLs

  • Posted by Susan Ruckdeschel
  • On 17 July, 2015
  • 10 Comments

book pics 128Let’s use this blog space to share some best practice differentiation approaches. Whether a literacy resource, a math resource, or one focused specifically on struggling learners, let’s share our best practice approaches for English Language Learners in this blog.

First, tell us why you chose the resource.
Next, provide us with a link to the resource and a brief description of it.
Explain how the resource works effectively, or has the potential to work effectively, with struggling readers.

Happy Blogging!

10 Comments

Kelly
The website provides a fun way for students to learn through games.
Amy
I recently started using Reading A-Z for my guided reading groups. There are so many resources on this site. The students can also use Raz-Kids online. The teacher can add assignments, books to read or listen to and then the students take a quiz. They love it. https://www.readinga-z.com/
Amy
This is a great site that has many different ways to help struggling students in the classroom.
Mallary
1. I chose this, because I am getting ready to teach Literature Circles to my Intensive Reading students. 2. http://www.d120.org/assets/1/avid/Using_Literature_Circles.pdf 3. I believe this will work well to differentiate for my students for several reasons. There are multiple jobs that students can use different ways of learning. Also, they will be reading books that are in their optimal reading level.
Danielle M. Plank
I have several EL students and I have found that https://www.duolingo.com/ is great for them. It helps them understand have success with the language from beginners to advanced. It provides pictures and they get credit with a daily progress growth monitor. They set daily and weekly goals and it is fun and interactive!
Ana Rodriguez
I use https://www.ixl.com/ela because it provides numerous practice problems and (if wrong)explains why the answer chosen is wrong. There are also different grade levels so if needed, I could put the student on the same concept at a different level. It requires technology, which students love and it allows them the opportunity to continue getting the answers correct or correct their mistakes.
Laira
I chose reading A-Z because it offers a huge variety of literacy material for students and teachers, and I use it on an almost daily basis. https://www.readinga-z.com/ It offers leveled resources, vocabulary, and science resources as well as ideas on how to differentiate specifically for ELLs.
scottie
There are so many cool things out there. I am a lucky teacher at my school and i received a laptop cart for my classroom. The cart has 15 laptops that the children can use. They love having their own laptop. I found this program called symbaloo that gives the children a dashboard f programs that they are allowed to go on. Some of the fun reading sites that i have found are readingeggs.com, razzkids, starfall, and i even asked the children to get a public library card so that we could check out books on line for them to read. I assured the parents that there would not be any late fees. The book is downloaded for two weeks and then it disappears or is returned. :)
pauline
The website Colorin Colorado is a really comprehensive resource for ENL teachers and anyone who needs ideas to teach ENL students in their classrooms. It is practical and the lesson plans are truly usable. The website is: http://www.colorincolorado.org/teaching-english-language-learners Resources are organized by grade, content, and organized by topic from A-Z. For mainstream teachers with ENLs in their classroom there are teaching tips, strategies, best practices sections. Great resources for vocabulary development, help with literacy issues, content area support, ways to incorporate technology, a resource library, a video library, and a section of up-to-date research (in case you are writing a paper) are also part of Colorin Colorado. You can read the website in Spanish also. There is a section to help the parents and families of ENLs. There are Books and authors suggested for ENLs too.
kim mcginnis
I love to use BrainpopJr. with all my first grade students, but I find that is especially helps my struggling students because it provides video, audio, vocabulary building, in a fun and interactive way about a topic. It's non-fiction topic library allows for many different subjects to be introduced, all in the same format. The characters' diaglog also has a closed-captioned option- which helps English language learners. The follow up activities are on many levels. There are comprehension quizzes in easy or difficult levels as well as draw about it, write about it responses that can be tailored to the needs and levels of the students.

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