1. Modifying Worksheets, Study Materials, Essays and Tests for ELL Students by Christine Scheid

2. WORKSHEETS Highlight Options Underline clues

3. WORKSHEETS Eliminate choices

4. WORKSHEETS Shorten length

5. WORKSHEETS 1)Use chapter questions or comprehension check questions from teacher’s manual

6. STUDY MATERIALS Use books on tape and recordings that accompany content reading

7. STUDY MATERIALS Make your own recordings of books and content reading Who can do this?  Students  Volunteers  Family members

8. STUDY MATERIALS How is it done?  Speak slowly  Use music  Commercially produced is less effective

9. STUDY MATERIALS Visit this site: www.littleexplorers.com Dictionary quizzes  Graphic organizers  Vocabulary maps  Alternative worksheets

10. TESTS Give tests orally  Arrange for a bilingual student/parent to interpret oral test

11. TESTS Simplify the language you use in the directions and test questions.  Eliminate words  Give straightforward commands

12. TESTS Offer writing prompts or cloze versions of essays.

13. TESTS Encourage use of the index and pictures in the book. Put page #s next to the question.

14. TESTS Test/grade only the specific skill or concept – don’t test language

15. TESTS 1)It’s not a crime to… Give clues. Recast the question to allow for multiple choice or yes/no answers. Divide word bank portions into 2 smaller sections. Tailor the test to your student’s acquisition level.

18. Helpful Websites for Vocabulary www.Googleimage.com www.unitedstreaming.com www.littleexplorers.com http://www.vocabularya-z.com/ Has a vocabulary lesson generator. Sign up for a free trial month. http://www.internet4classrooms.com/grade_level_help.htm Many useful interactive websites for different skills by grade level. http://www.vocabulary.com http://www.scholastic.com/kids/homework/maggie_science.htm Has games labeling science vocabulary. http://www.brainpop.com This site features comic videos explaining different topics.

19. Useful Resources The More-Than-Just-Surviving Handbook: ESL for Every Classroom Teacher, Barbara Law and Mary Eckes. Meeting the Needs of Second Language Learners: An Educator’s Guide, Judith Lessow-Hurley. Reading, Writing, and Learning in ESL: A Resource book for K-12 Teachers, Suzanne F. Peregoy and Owen F. Boyle. Classroom Instruction that Works with English Language Learners, Jane D. Hill and Kathleen M. Flynn. “What Can You Do to Help the ELL in Your Classroom? Effective Classroom Strategies,” handbook compiled by Melissa Moe, CESA #11.