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The ELL Teacher's Toolbox: Hundreds of Practical Ideas to Support Your Students
Practical strategies to support your English language learners
The ELL Teacher's Toolbox is a practical, valuable resource to be used by teachers of English Language Learners, in teacher education credential programs, and by staff development professionals and coaches. It provides hundreds of innovative and research-based instructional strategies you can use to support all levels of English Language Learners.
Written by proven authors in the field, the book is divided into two main Reading/Writing and Speaking/Listening. Each of those sections includes "Top Ten" favorites and between 40 and 70 strategies that can be used as part of multiple lessons and across content areas.
Contains 60% new strategies Features ready-to-use lesson plans Includes reproducible handouts Offers technology integration ideas The percentage of public school students in the U.S. who are English language learners grows each year--and with this book, you'll get a ton of fresh, innovative strategies to add to your teaching arsenal.
The ELL Teacher's Toolbox is a practical, valuable resource to be used by teachers of English Language Learners, in teacher education credential programs, and by staff development professionals and coaches. It provides hundreds of innovative and research-based instructional strategies you can use to support all levels of English Language Learners.
Written by proven authors in the field, the book is divided into two main Reading/Writing and Speaking/Listening. Each of those sections includes "Top Ten" favorites and between 40 and 70 strategies that can be used as part of multiple lessons and across content areas.
Contains 60% new strategies Features ready-to-use lesson plans Includes reproducible handouts Offers technology integration ideas The percentage of public school students in the U.S. who are English language learners grows each year--and with this book, you'll get a ton of fresh, innovative strategies to add to your teaching arsenal.
717 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2018
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July 16, 2020
During the summer, it's always good to dig into a big, fat book full of tips and strategies for teaching. Well, at least I think so. It's energizing to find creative, usable ideas at my fingertips. My copy of this book is now full of highlights and sticky notes.
I've been a French and Spanish teacher for over 40 years; I've been teaching ELL for about 10 years. There is much overlap. I'm glad to be reminded of what I already knew, but had filed away in the back drawers of my brain. I'm glad to learn some new techniques.
I subscribe to Larry Ferlazzo's blog. I don't always have time to read his posts, and I cannot imagine where he gets the time to write/compile them. So this book is welcome. It's well organized and written in an easy-to-understand, straightforward way for all of us teachers. I recommend it.
The book is written primarily for teachers of immigrants, in public schools, I think. My situation is a bit different: I teach international students in a private school. I teach intermediate to advanced learners, he teaches, as best as I can ascertain, mostly beginners to intermediate. Some of his work doesn't apply to me, but much of it does.
Again, I recommend it.
I've been a French and Spanish teacher for over 40 years; I've been teaching ELL for about 10 years. There is much overlap. I'm glad to be reminded of what I already knew, but had filed away in the back drawers of my brain. I'm glad to learn some new techniques.
I subscribe to Larry Ferlazzo's blog. I don't always have time to read his posts, and I cannot imagine where he gets the time to write/compile them. So this book is welcome. It's well organized and written in an easy-to-understand, straightforward way for all of us teachers. I recommend it.
The book is written primarily for teachers of immigrants, in public schools, I think. My situation is a bit different: I teach international students in a private school. I teach intermediate to advanced learners, he teaches, as best as I can ascertain, mostly beginners to intermediate. Some of his work doesn't apply to me, but much of it does.
Again, I recommend it.
June 25, 2022
A life saver for this English teacher suddenly turned ELL teacher! And probably a good reminder to even experienced ELL teachers of the wide range of strategies available to us (who doesn't get stuck in a rut?). 45 chapters, each naming a particular strategy, and each full of many specific examples of using that strategy, ways to adapt is to higher and lower levels, and many pdfs and online links included.
April 21, 2018
I LOVE this resource! This is sure to be a must have for teachers planning lessons for ELLs and all students.
The format, layout, and structure of this book make it very easy to read. Plus, it’s loaded with literally 100s of strategies and lessons. I can’t wait to share this book with ESL teachers in my district!
The format, layout, and structure of this book make it very easy to read. Plus, it’s loaded with literally 100s of strategies and lessons. I can’t wait to share this book with ESL teachers in my district!
June 23, 2018
This book lives up to it's subtitle - there are easy, practical, challenging, thought-provoking learning strategies by the hundreds in this book. My students and I both benefited from my reading this book and trying out new activities. Looking forward to using even more during the next school year.
June 21, 2019
SO helpful, with tons of ideas that I’m excited to incorporate this next year!
December 3, 2018
Great, practical strategies to use in the ESL classroom.
December 1, 2019
This is a must for any teacher who works with ELL students.
June 28, 2019
A compendium of easy to read and easy to implement strategies to help our English Language Learners.
August 18, 2019
This is a treasure trove of resources, broken down into big strategies, with explanations and resources to help you make them a reality.
January 3, 2020
This book is great to give you ideas for teaching newcomers to the country.
June 2, 2020
Jam packed with resources for EL teachers.
November 12, 2020
Lots of great lesson ideas and practical activities for students. Fantastic everyday resource!
October 24, 2024
Ridiculously expensive ($23 USD for the Kindle version) and not worth it, in my opinion. Some decent ideas, just not a lot for teaching total beginners, which is the situation I find myself in. Overall, disappointing and there are much better books out there (anything by Jeremy Harmer or Scott Thornbury, for example).
December 29, 2019
This was more useful for me, both in completing my ELL certification coursework and in general. It goes through more specific, concrete ideas and strategies for students and was easier to read and access. I can see myself referencing this over the years as I work with more diverse students. Would recommend for anyone who works with ELL students, as it’s east to implement.
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