ELL: What

You Need to
Know

One of the fastest growing

student populations is the
ELL population

Ell Survival
Guide
Brochure

English Language Learner

(ELL) - A non-native English

What can you do to

help English Language
Learners succeed?

speaker who has difficulty

with English. Sometimes
referred to as limitedEnglish-proficient (LEP)

In 201112, ELL students in

cities made up an average of
14.2 percent of total public
school enrollment

20% of the U.S population

speak a different language
at home

Remember:
Theyre not the only
learners in the
classroom! Every day
with ELL students is a
learning experience!

Shannon Cush

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What to Do if You Have an ELL

Student in the Classroom

Be very patient: Though they

may not be able to speak your
language, they can sense when
you are getting frustrated with
them. There effective filters
(stress and anxiety level) will turn
on. We dont want that!

Stages of Language

Use PLENTY of visuals :

Visuals, symbols, graphics
organizers, all of these are
useful tools for ELL students.
These all make the process of
communication less stressful
for both the educator and
students.
Label items in the classroom:
this will make the childs time in
the classroom a lot less stressful
Learn some word in the childs
native language: This creates a
positive relationship for the
teacher and the student. If theyre
learning your language why not
learn some of theirs?!

Pre-Production: the student has

minimal comprehension, does not
verbalize, nods yes and no

Early Production: the student has

limited comprehension, produces
one or two word responses,
participates using key words and
familiar phrases, uses present-tense
verbs

Speech Emergence: the student has

good comprehension, can produce
simple sentence, makes grammar
and pronunciation errors,
frequently misunderstands jokes

Intermediate Fluency: the

student has excellent
comprehension and makes
few grammatical errors

Advanced Fluency: The

student has a near- native
level of speech.