This month I am talking about helping English learners in the mainstream classroom.
These students are learning multiple subjects during the day. So in an effort to help classroom teachers understand how they can help English learners, I’m sharing episodes about content area specific EL teaching tips.
Math teachers often express that they teach math…not language or how to read. Or even that math is universal. If this sounds familiar, then this episode is going to be for you.
Students learn each subject through language. Teaching math to ESL students can be challenging. These students need to not only learn the skills, but the language of math to be successful. Your newcomer could be a math wiz, but without the basic language skills, you might never know.
This episode will cover teaching math to ESL students. I will be sharing 4 math specific tips that can be easily implemented and will allow you to understand how to help your English learners.
No matter what subject area you teach, having an EL newcomer in your class can be one of the most rewarding experiences.
What you will hear about in this episode:
- The first step to take to help English learners feel empowered in math
- What vocabulary to focus on
- How to present the information for best results
- Tips for eliciting responses
Resources Mentioned:
- The ESL Teaching Roadmap – membership community for middle and high school ESL/ELL teachers. As a thank you for listening, use code ESLPODCAST for 10% off when you join.
- Simply Ieva ESL Teachers Pay Teachers Store
- Numbers and number words worksheet for ESL students
- Classroom teacher’s ESL survival checklist
Related Episodes:
- Episode 61 – Three tips for classroom teachers with ESL newcomers
- Episode 35 – What are ILPs and what to include in them
- Read the blog post about teaching math to ESL students
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