Helping English Language Learners Meet the Common Core

Helping English Language Learners Meet the Common Core Synopsis

This new teacher-friendly book offers a quick, efficient, easy-to-use tool--the Classroom Assessment of Language Levels (CALL)--to assess the language levels of English learners in grades K-12. Learn how to effectively use the tool utilizing direct interview and small-group observation to determine students' instructional levels and needs. Get a variety of engaging, differentiated, Common Core-based strategies that can be used post-assessment to help students at each level improve their speaking and listening skills.Strategies to help all your ELLs optimize their learning include...Using interactive journalsCreating chart storiesUsing meaningful gesturesUsing cognatesExploring word originsAnd much, much more!