In this episode, I share 6 elements of effective EL lesson planning that I have learned in my years as a teacher. Lesson planning for English Learners is not the same as planning for other contents because many EL teachers do not have a set curriculum and will need to plan for different proficiency levels and different sized groups of students. I go into the essential components of an EL lesson plans – an objective, background building, presentation, practice, assessment, and extension.
I discuss the preparation to do ahead of time, how to choose strategies that will work best for the objective you’re working toward and give examples of how to follow the research based, SIOP protocol to write both language and content objectives. You will walk away inspired to make the most of the planning time you have over the Summer or any time of year.
What you will learn about EL Lesson Planning
- How to lesson plan for your EL students
- What information to include in your EL lesson plans
- How to figure out the right goals to plan for
- Why Summer is the best time to get started on your lesson plans for next year
- What makes planning for EL students unique
- Components of an effective EL lesson plan
Resources
As mentioned in the episode, I am linking some useful resources!
- 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.
- 25 Authentic Speaking Activities for Your ESL Classroom
- Simply Ieva ESL Teachers Pay Teachers Store
- Teachable Platform – Courses and Workshops
- Follow me on Instagram
- Join the Simply Ieva Facebook Group
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