Teacher Resources - ESOL

ORIENTATION

• Assessment - Information about types and administration of assessments that take place before instruction (diagnostic testing).
• ESOL Student Orientation Booklet and Teacher Companion - Editable activities that could be used to welcome students at the beginning of a term/year.
• Goal Setting/Individual Learning Plan (ILP)
• Postsecondary/Work Options
• Rapport Building

INSTRUCTION

• Career Pathways
• Content Areas
  • Civics Education
  • Math in ESOL - Instructional materials for incorporating math into ESOL instruction.
• Digital Learning - Instructional resources for incorporating Digital Literacy into instruction and delivering Distance and Blended Learning opportunities.
• Instructional Resource Collection - Lesson plans, teaching strategies, and text to use in the ABE/ASE and ESOL classroom. Resources are curated and arranged by content area - ABE/ASE and ESOL.
  • ESOL Instructional Websites - A collection of ESOL websites by topic using Padlet.
  • ESOL Lesson Planning Resources - ESOL planning resources for Aspire ESOL teachers
• Specific Populations
  • Advanced ESOL - Support for teachers and programs for serving NRS Level 6/Advanced ESL students and ELLs beyond Level 6 who want to transition to college and career.
  • Internationally Trained Professionals - Career pathways resources to assist skilled immigrants and refugees transferr skills, get licensed or have credentials evaluated in the US.
  • Low Literacy ESOL - Strategies, tools and resources for serving low level ESOL students with literacy challenges.
  • Special Needs – Resources on accommodations, adaptations and assistive technology.
• Standards
  • ESOL Standards
  • ESOL Standards Applications to Four Skills
  • ESOL Standards Progression Tables
  • ESOL Standards Support Materials - A resource collection to support implementation of the Ohio Aspire ESOL standards and benchmarks. PDN Moodle login required.
• Using Home Language
  • Cognate List of Arabic and English Words
  • On Speaking and Cultural Terms Combined - A guide on the difficult sounds in English for 27 languages with cultural information, linguistic descriptions, and syntax/grammar differences.
  • Phonemic Inventories and Cultural and Linguistic Information Across Languages - Resources to raise awareness and show comparisons of students’ home languages and English.
  • Translanguaging for Adult ESOL Instruction - Resources that explain translanguaging and strategies for using it in the English language learning context.
  • Using Cognates with ELLs - A guide for using cognates in the classroom, including a Cognate List for English and Spanish.

MONITORING STUDENT PERFORMANCE

• Portfolio - Information to consider when putting together the Aspire Student Portfolio.
• Retention - Contains a tool for evaluating program practices as well as strategies and resources to assist Aspire programs and staff implementing successful retention practices.
• Student Achievement Checklist for Ohio ESOL Standards