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Accessing and referencing these can be useful for further reading.
Government Documents
Government Documents
British Columbia English Language Learning Policy Guidelines Consolodated 2009 (Updated 2018)
"The purpose of this document is to provide policy guidelines to school districts in the delivery of English Language Learning (ELL) services. These guidelines provide a basis for consistency, quality, and equity while allowing for flexibility in the delivery of ELL services."
British Columbia English Language Learning (ELL) Standards
"The English Language Learning (ELL) Standards are descriptions of characteristics that K-12 English language learners typically exhibit at the various stages of their language learning process. They are founded upon the knowledge and experience of ELL educators, as reflected in literature from different educational jurisdictions and interpreted by representative BC practitioners."
Students with Refugee Experience - A Guide for Teachers and Schools
"This guide is for educators with a focus on three goals:
to provide background information about those with refugee experience
to support all school staff in their work with children and youth with refugee experience
to offer strategies for teachers working with children and youth with refugee experience and their families"
British Columbia Newcomers’ Guide to Resources and Services
Substantial guide covering a range of topics that will benefit any recent newcomer to BC, English speaking or not.
Literacy and Related Links
Literacy and Related Links
Classroom Accomodations for ESL and ELD Students - a presentation
A quick powerpoint presentation covering small changes to your classroom for your ELL students.
How To Create A Welcoming Environment for ELLs
Strategies and suggestions for helping support social and emotional well-being in the classroom.
12 Ways Classroom Teachers Can Support ELLs
Excellent collection of strategies for teachers with ELL students in their classroom, supported with video.
How to Develop a Lesson Plan that Includes ELLs
A brief article with video support that helps provide ideas for accomodating ELL students in content based activities.
A familiar, free, and simple to use web based application that does an adequate job of providing practice and reinforcement of early literacy skills for young ELLs.
"The purpose of this document is to provide policy guidelines to school districts in the delivery of English Language Learning (ELL) services. These guidelines provide a basis for consistency, quality, and equity while allowing for flexibility in the delivery of ELL services."
Research & References
Research & References
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Abu-Zahra, M. J., & Shayeb, A. S. (2022). Do Mobile Translation Apps Enhance Or Hinder Translation Trainees’ Linguistic Competence: The Case Study Of Translation Students At Birzeit University. Journal Of Language and Linguistic Studies, 18(4), 154–162.
Castro, D. C., Paez, M., Dickinson, D. K., & Frede, E. (2011). Promoting language and literacy in young dual language learners: Research, pratice, and policy. Child Development Perspectives, 5(1), 15-21.
Celik, T. I., Cay, T., & Kanadli, S. (2021). The effect of total physical response method on Vocabulary Learning/Teaching: A Mixed Research Synthesis. English Language Teaching, 14(12), 154. https://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v14n12p154
Chernyshenko, O. S., Kankaraš, M., & Drasgow, F. (2018). Social and emotional skills for student success and well-being. OECD Education Working Papers. https://doi.org/10.1787/db1d8e59-en
Doran, P. R. (2020). What They Didn’t Teach Us: New Teachers Reflect on their Preparation Experiences. The Professional Educator, 43(1), 59–69.
Jones, D. E., Greenberg, M., & Crowley, M. (2015). Early social-emotional functioning and public health: The relationship between Kindergarten Social Competence and Future Wellness. American Journal of Public Health, 105(11), 2283–2290. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2015.302630
Madriñan, M.S. (2014). The Use of First Language in the Second-Language Classroom: A Support for Second Language Acquisition. Gist: Education and Learning Research Journal, 50-66.
Nation, P. (2003). The role of the first language in foreign language learning (Version 1). Open Access Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington. https://doi.org/10.26686/wgtn.12560333.v1
Silva, C., & Kucer, S. (2016). Into The Field: Learning about English Language Learners in Newcomer Programs. Journal of Inquiry & Action in Education, 8(1).
Thomas, W., & Collier, V. (2002). A National Study of School Effectiveness for Language Minority Students' Long-Term Academic Achievement. UC Berkeley: Center for Research on Education, Diversity and Excellence. Retrieved from https://escholarship.org/uc/item/65j213pt
Walsh, C. (1999). Enabling Academic Success for Secondary Students with Limited Formal Schooling: A Study of the Haitian Literacy Program at Hyde Park High School in Boston. Northeast and Islands Regional Educational Laboratory A Program of The Education Aliance at Brown University.
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DeCapua, A., & Marshall, H. W. (2011). Reaching ells at risk: Instruction for students with limited or interrupted formal education. Preventing School Failure: Alternative Education for Children and Youth, 55(1), 35–41. https://doi.org/10.1080/10459880903291680
DeCapua, A., Tang, L. F., & Smathers, W. (2007). Schooling, Interrupted . Educational Leadership: Journal of the Department of Supervision and Curriculum Development, N.E.A, 64(6).
Garner, P. W., Mahatmya, D., Brown, E. L., & Vesely, C. K. (2014). Promoting desirable outcomes among culturally and ethnically diverse children in social emotional learning programs: A multilevel heuristic model. Educational Psychology Review, 26(1), 165–189. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-014-9253-7
Jesness, J. (2014). Teaching english language learners k-12 : A quick-start guide for the new teacher. Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated.
Ok, M. W., & Ratliffe, K. T. (2017). Use of mobile devices for English language learner students in the United States. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 56(4), 538–562. https://doi.org/10.1177/0735633117715748
Pyle, D., Pyle, N., Lignugaris/Kraft, B., Duran, L., & Akers, J. (2016). Academic effects of peer-mediated interventions with English language learners. Review of Educational Research, 87(1), 103–133. https://doi.org/10.3102/0034654316653663
Sheng, Z., Sheng, Y., & Anderson, C. J. (2011). Dropping out of school among ELL students: Implications to schools and teacher education. The Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 84(3), 98–103. https://doi.org/10.1080/00098655.2010.538755
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