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HELP!!  I just received a new student who DOESN'T SPEAK or UNDERSTAND
​any (or very little) ENGLISH!
If you'd like to donate or just show your appreciation,
you can purchase one of my TpT products, or

my Venmo is
@JTaruskin 
and my Cash App is
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​Thanks for your support!
Here are some tips and strategies for when a newcomer/new immigrant enters your class....

Routine for Newcomers
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Have patience / Silent Period
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Use visuals
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Use technology  ​
(Websites and more)
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Writing
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Rephrasing/
Wait Time
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Putting it all together to improve speaking and writing
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 Include them 
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Progress
Expectations
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 Alternative assignments
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My thoughts on using bilingual support
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Necessary building blocks
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Label
your classroom
Click on the printer below to download classroom labels:
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The Buddy System
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Foreign alphabet? 
English Alphabet /
Handwriting
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Reading
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Use picture dictionaries
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More strategies....


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​Other resources for educational use only:



http://www.colorincolorado.org/new-teaching-ells

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https://www.middleweb.com/35980/ells-try-these-5-scaffolds-in-any-subject/
​https://docs.d55.k12.id.us/english.starter.kit.pdf
​http://www.misd.net/bilingual/resourcePDF/WhatIfThey.pdf
http://minds-in-bloom.com/debs-top-10-tips-when-you-are-assigned/
http://elementaryell101.blogspot.com/2014/01/10-things-to-do-when-new-ell-student.html
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  • Home
  • Teachers Pay Teachers Store
  • Emergency Aid
  • Strategies you can use now
  • Parents
  • For ENL teachers / Worksheets and other resources
  • Tip of the day
  • Important Acronyms
  • Videos and Songs for your smartboard
  • Routine for Newcomers
  • ELL Testing Accommodations
  • Dictionaries
  • Parts of Speech
  • NYSESLAT