Best Practices of Teaching EELs

Running head: BEST PRACTICES OF TEACHING EELs 1
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BEST PRACTICES OF TEACHING EELs 2
Introduction
As per the National Center for Education statistics, in public schools in the United States, 9
percent of the students have joined the English Language Learners (ELLs), which is almost
closer to 14% of the urban students. This trend occurs almost every year. This paper explores
effective ELL teaching strategies.
1. Observe the silent period.
Learners who are not native to America may decide to keep quiet to acquire the speaking
skill. The teacher or the instructor should not force them to speak. The students who are not from
American culture they wish to speak and share with the native learners where they end up
acquiring the second language. The research conducted on second language acquisition shows
that the learners between the ages of 8-18years acquire the second language easily (Griffiths,
2015). They do not need prolonged silent within the American culture to attain the language. The
interaction and listening to those with English language competency, it will only take months
and will proficiently speak the language.
2. Making the learning visual.
Melissa Eddington said that the ESL should not give the instructions in the air. When the
ESL is in his/her lesson plan, the objective of the lesson is the learner to acquire the English
language should use visual strategies more so in the challenging concepts. Even in the other
lessons, teachers should write everything on board because the learner possesses the sense of see.
Teachers should use diagrams in explaining complex ideas and modelling if possible to promote
the acquisition of the second language to the leaner (Gonzalez, 2014). Visual will improve
comprehension to ELLs and as well grasp of the concepts better.