ELL Instructional Approaches for Successful Students

By Melissa Breda

English Language Learner FactsEnglish Language Learner Facts 14 million students are ELL in the US14 million students are ELL in the US

31% English speaking ELL’s drop-out of high school31% English speaking ELL’s drop-out of high school

51% Non-English speaking ELL’s drop out of high 51% Non-English speaking ELL’s drop out of high schoolschool

Student Dropout RatesStudent Dropout Rates

ELL Students Across the United StatesELL Students Across the United States

(U.S. Department of Education, NCELA, 2007)Funded by U.S. Department of Education

Someone has to Someone has to teach teach

these children!these children!

Funded by U.S. Department of Education

Someone has to Someone has to reach reach

these children!these children!

Funded by U.S. Department of Education

Untrained teachers may be a factor Untrained teachers may be a factor in ELL student drop out rates in ELL student drop out rates

across the nation.across the nation. Only a few states have passed laws for specific Only a few states have passed laws for specific

educational programs for ELL students. educational programs for ELL students. (Texas is not one of them!)(Texas is not one of them!)

Untrained teachers are teaching and making Untrained teachers are teaching and making decisions about instructional programs for their decisions about instructional programs for their ELL students. ELL students.

The goal of this research is to The goal of this research is to discover what types of discover what types of

Instructional Programs are Instructional Programs are available for ELL teachers. available for ELL teachers.

Why should this study be done?Why should this study be done? School districts are requiring all teachers to School districts are requiring all teachers to

become ELL certified.become ELL certified.

Training available = how to take the testTraining available = how to take the test

District belief is with more certified ELL District belief is with more certified ELL teachers the lower the dropout rate.teachers the lower the dropout rate.

Standard Instructional Program needs to be Standard Instructional Program needs to be implemented throughout school district.implemented throughout school district.

Different Teaching ApproachesDifferent Teaching Approaches Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach (CALLA)Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach (CALLA)

Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP)Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP)

Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English (SDAIE)Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English (SDAIE)

Bilingual Cooperative Integrated Reading and Bilingual Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition (BCIRC)Composition (BCIRC)

Cognitive Academic Language Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach (CALLA)Learning Approach (CALLA)

Prepare Changes over time

Teacher Teacher ResponsibilityResponsibility

PracticePractice

Student ResponsibilityStudent Responsibility

Present

Self-EvaluateSelf-Evaluate

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Sheltered Instruction Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP)Observation Protocol (SIOP)

A framework that can bring together a A framework that can bring together a school’s instructional program by organizing school’s instructional program by organizing methods and techniques, and ensuring that methods and techniques, and ensuring that effective practices are implemented - and effective practices are implemented - and can be quantified.can be quantified.

Click to learn more about SIOPClick to learn more about SIOP

Specially Designed Academic Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English (SDAIE)Instruction in English (SDAIE)

This program allows for students to move forward with This program allows for students to move forward with academic courses such as mathematics and science academic courses such as mathematics and science while at the same time learning English through the while at the same time learning English through the contextual clues provided by the course of study.contextual clues provided by the course of study.

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Bilingual Cooperative Integrated Bilingual Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition (BCIRC)Reading and Composition (BCIRC)

This program was designed to help Spanish This program was designed to help Spanish speaking students succeed in reading speaking students succeed in reading Spanish and then making a successful Spanish and then making a successful transition to English reading through transition to English reading through cooperative learning groups.cooperative learning groups.

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ConclusionConclusion Instruction needs to include phonemic Instruction needs to include phonemic

awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and text comprehension.text comprehension.

Extensive oral English development must be Extensive oral English development must be incorporated into successful literacy instruction.incorporated into successful literacy instruction.

School districts need a specific framework to School districts need a specific framework to create an effective ELL program district-wide.create an effective ELL program district-wide.

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