Planning for middle school EL students is different from planning for just about any other class. You may have 20 students or just a few, and you will likely have a wide variety of different proficiency levels and students all at the same time. In my situation this school year, at least in middle school, I am teaching seventh and eighth grade students who span levels 1 through 4 on the WIDA language proficiency assessment. In this episode I will be sharing with you how I account for all of their unique needs and what my setup and planning looks like on a daily basis.

Here is what you will hear about middle school EL lessons:

  • Considerations I make while lesson planning for my ESL class.
  • How I leverage independent work to check in with students individually
  • Why I believe that addressing social emotional needs is as important as academics
  • How I teach language through core content
  • Curriculum resources I recommend and resources I have created myself (which you can find in my ESL teaching roadmap membership!)
  • Elements of Universal Lesson Design and how to incorporate them into your assignments
  • The simple question I end every class with

As mentioned in the episode, I am linking some useful resources!

  • The ESL Teaching Roadmap – membership community for middle and high school ESL/ELL teachers. As a thank you for listening, use code ESLPODCAST for 10% off when you join.
  • Simply Ieva ESL Teachers Pay Teachers Store
  • Teachable Platform - Courses and Workshops
  • Follow me on Instagram
  • Join the Simply Ieva Facebook Group

You may also be interested in:

  • ESL Curriculum by National Geographic - Inside USA
  • Why UDL Matters for English Language Learners
  • Demystifying Complex Texts: What are "Complex" Texts and How Can We Ensure ELLs and MLs Can Access Them?

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