English Language Learners: Teacher Strategies

for Different Levels of Reading Ability

Presented by: Dr. Audrey Edwards and Dawn Paulson, Easter Illinois University

This session will aid teacher educators in preparing teachers to work with English language learners (ELLs. Specifically, the session will consider six key principles, linking each to practical teaching strategies that promote the success of ELLs.

In working with English language learners, as with any other group, teachers need to consider major principles that lie behind best practices in the classroom. In this way, they can respond creatively in designing and adapting instruction to meet the needs of their individual students. Teachers also want concrete strategies they can use immediately in their own classrooms. Professional education courses can—and should—connect the two. This session will consider six key principles, or guiding statements, linking each to practical teaching strategies that promote the success of ELLs.