ESL PD at the FIS
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| ESL in the mainstream |
| SIOP Lesson Plan |
| Development Learning Plan |
| Cite It |
ESL students in the mainstream classroom
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| The most important advice |
| More advice about teaching ESL students |
| Classroom guidelines |
| Helping students understand what you say |
| Helping students understand written texts |
| Preparing ESL-friendly worksheets and tests |
| ESL students and plagiarism |
| ESL students and culture/school shock |
| Feedback from ESL students |
| The work of Stephen Krashen |
WIDA Can Do Descriptors
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| WIDA Can Do Descriptors |
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Language issues
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| FAQ about language learning |
| Second language acquisition - essential information |
| Factors that influence the acquisition of a second language |
| Language teaching methodologies |
| Language words for non-language teachers |
| Understanding mistakes in written language |
| What teachers should know about cohesion |
| What teachers should know about English vocabulary |
| Is English an easy language? (Grammar site) |
| The importance of the mother tongue (Parents site) |
| More information about language learning (Parents site) |
Curricular issues
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| Generic advice |
| What the English teacher needs to know |
| What the humanities teacher needs to know |
| What the mathematics teacher needs to know |
| What the science teacher needs to know |
| Effective strategies for teaching science vocabulary |
| English skills-focused IGCSE help |
Miscellaneous
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| Selected ESL bibliography |
| Advice to parents of ESL students (Parents site) |
| Advice to ESL students (Learners site) |
