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= ELL Teacher Survival Kit = = = A new student is coming to your classroom, and you just learned that she speaks no English. Questions are racing through your mind. How are you going to teach her? How will she fit in with her peers? Will she be able to keep up with the class? How will she know how to follow classroom procedures, or find her way around the school?

We've designed this site to help you answer those questions.

As an English Language Learner (ELL), your new student will be adjusting to new ways of saying and doing things. As their teacher, you are an important bridge to this unknown culture and school system. There are a number of things you can do to help make this transitions as smooth as possible. This Web site is designed to help you prepare to welcome and integrate your new student into your classroom, show you how to modify lessons and language to help him or her be a successful student, and to help you communicate with parents.

Within this site, you'll also find links to many great sources for teaching ELLs, such as translation sources for communicating with parents, links to games and interactive activities, and how to make instruction accessible to ELLs. We've also provided printable PDFs of lesson plans and links to printable, visual flash cards to help you provide basic instructions on school and classroom procedures. Enjoy!