Vocabulary development for English language learners  can seem like an overwhelming prospect.  There are so many words students don’t know!  Where do we start?  Which words should we teach?  What strategies can we use to help ELLs understand the new words?  How do we provide opportunities for ELLs to practice new language?  Check out the links below for information that was shared at the Vocabulary Development for ELLs  flex session in December.

To see the slideshow click here.

To see the word lists for the 4,000 most frequent words, click here.

To see an explanation of Marzano’s 6 step process for vocabulary instruction, click here.

To see examples of vocabulary graphic organizers for student use, click here.

To see examples of vocabulary review games, click here.

To see the entire collection of resources from the PD, click here.