In all the teaching experiences I have had, I have always had a student in my classroom that was an ELL Newcomer. What is a…

If you are new to working with ELLs, then you might quickly become overwhelmed by the number of acronyms used when referring to students who are learning English.  Today, I am going to walk you through many different acronyms you may come across in the field of teaching English Learners along with a cheat sheet you can put in your lesson plan book!   Just a disclaimer, this list is continually changing, and new terms can always be added, but this is meant to be a starting place for you!  So let’s jump right in! Check out the infographic below of the most common terms used for ELLs. For some reason, the most common term used to describe our English Learners continues to change frequently. There are even…

I can still picture her face today… her name was Elizabeth, the same as mine, and we went to school together from elementary all the…

A few years ago I found myself sitting at a church potluck with some older women from my church. I’m not sure how we got…