Bilingual & ESL

Curriculum and Teaching

ESL and bilingual teachers are expected to deliver content for subjects in reading, social studies, science, and mathematics aligned to the TASC Test Assessing Secondary Completion™ and the New York State Common Core Standards. Given the varying academic and linguistic levels of ELL students, teachers are responsible for providing multiple entry points and opportunities for language development for every lesson, more commonly known as differentiated instruction.

According to Tomlinson (2014), differentiation is a classroom practice with a balanced emphasis on individual students and course content. Pathways to Graduation ESL and bilingual teachers are encouraged to consider how each student's background experience, culture, language, gender, interests, readiness to learn, modes of learning, speed of learning, support systems for learning, self-awareness as a learner, confidence as a learner, independence as a learner, and a host of other ways affects their experience in the classroom. (Tomlinson, 2014, p. 14).

What kind of instruction are you providing in your P2G ESL or bilingual classroom?