As your school year starts, you realize that you have three ELLs who are newcomers to the United States. Discuss how a comprehensive literacy program addresses their needs, drawing attention to specific components of the framework that are particularly relevant. Then discuss any additional scaffolding you would offer to support these children's needs.
A comprehensive literacy program can help ELL students learn through multiple opportunities for many individual conferences with the teacher. ELL students can also observe modeling throughout the mini lessons that are led by the teachers. Students also have the opportunity to work with students in shared reading and guided reading groups with other students who may speak their native language, providing them with a comfort and sense of security.
Comprehensive literacy programs also provide the opportunity for teachers to easily assess their students progress throughout the year. ELL students can be placed into groups with other students on their level or a group that is focusing on a specific skill in reading and writing.
In classrooms I have observed, often times ELL students that are struggling with many basic components of reading and writing will be pulled from the regular classroom to work with another teacher on basic reading strategies and skill sets.
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