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Mainstream Teachers of English Language Learners Handbook 2008 Compiled by Tamara Hepler (ELL Teacher PreK-4) Lindsey Schubert (ELL Teacher 5-8) Briana Boodry (ELL Teacher 5-12) Mainstream Teachers of English Language Learners Handbook Table of Contents Section Page(s) Waunakee School District English Language Learner Services ELL Teacher information and Programming information 3-4 Frequently Asked Questions Legal Responsibilities, Difference between ELL and Bilingual Education, Need for ELL programs, Modifying curriculum, and ELL professional development opportunities 4-7 List of Terms Related to English Language Learners (ELL) Glossary of Terms and Acronyms 8-9 Background Description ESL/ELL/LEP Who are Limited English Proficiency Students?, Wisconsin and Waunakee’s English Language Learners, Second Language Acquisition and Learning, Acculturation, Cultural Differences 10-13 Cultural Differences How different gestures are understood around the world 14 Wisconsin English Language Proficiency Levels Level 1 Beginning Production – Level 7 Fully English Proficient 15-17 Informal Descriptors of Oral Language Proficiency in English: Speaking, Listening, Reading, and Writing 18-21 Ideas for Instruction and Assessment of ELL Students According to their language Proficiency Level Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4, Level 5 22-23 What an ELL Student CAN do in Class at Different Stages Pre-production, Early Production, Speech Emergence, Intermediate Fluency 24 Questioning Techniques by Language Acquisition Stages Pre-Production, Early Production, Speech Emergence, Intermediate Fluency 25 Predominant Language Functions Required in Selected Content Areas Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing 26 Communication Tips and Techniques 27-28 Differentiated Instruction for English Language Learner Students Gifted ELLs, ELLs with Special Needs, ELLs with Learning Disabilities 29-30 General Principles for Teaching ELL Students- A Sampling of Teaching Stra