- Are you a teacher who works with newcomers/beginner ELL students in middle/high school?
- Are you an ELL teacher who has limited support and resources?
- Are you a teacher who does NOT have a curriculum to follow with their multilingual students?
- And most importantly, are you an ELL teacher who is ready to take control and feel like you are making a difference?
If you answered YES to at least one of the above questions, then The EL Newcomer Teaching Compass is for you!
Your essential framework for guiding EL newcomers to language success
(grades 6-12):
- 10 Units that cover the basics of the English language
- Learning objectives and outcomes for all four language domains
- Two essential questions for each unit
- Suggested topics, vocabulary and grammar points
- Suggested performance tasks
- Suggested timelines and weekly activities and assessments
- List of suggested textbooks
- Year-long scope and sequence that includes monthly goals, can-do statements, teaching strategies and scaffolds for differentiation!
10 units designed to get your students from zero English to successfully embarking on their learning journey
Each begins with an outline of outcomes for each language domain, two essential questions per unit, and suggested topics, vocabulary and grammar points to cover.
Ideas for performance engaging tasks
Each unit provides suggestions for performance tasks that will allow you to know that the students are learning. In addition, you'll have a list of suggested assessments that will allow you to keep track of data!
Suggested engaging learning experiences so your students can enjoy language learning with ease!
Each unit maps out 2-3 weeks of activities that help you and your students see the actual roadmap for language learning and engage with English in a fun way that is challenging yet achievable for their proficiency level.
A list of textbooks you can use to teach
Who wants to spend hours trying to collect the necessary materials? Certainly not you! Here you will find a list of suggested textbooks that you can use when teaching absolute beginners/newcomer ESL.
Year - long scope and sequence!
It includes:
- three monthly goals - word level, sentence level, and discourse level
- Level 1 WIDA can-do statements that can help guide your instructional planning
- grammar points to cover
- teaching strategies
- scaffolds to use and share with classroom teachers.
Your new ESL teaching experience starts here, right now.
- You no longer have to wonder what to teach a new English learner
- You no longer need to spend hours of rummaging through materials only to realize that you have no idea where to start and what to teach next.
- You feel excited and confident when a new student who speaks no English arrives at your school (yes, even in the middle of the year!)
- You feel positive about what vocabulary to include and in what order to teach grammar.
- The path has all been laid out for you - all you need to do is download the EL Newcomer Teaching Compass - curriculum guide and scope and sequence.
Who is Simply Ieva and why should I listen to her?
Originally from Lithuania, Ieva has been on both sides of the table – as an English learner and now as the teacher of multilingual students.
She started learning English in 5th grade, and it quickly became one of her favorite subjects.
Then, at 15, she won a national English language competition and 6th months of living and studying in the United States, which was a pivotal moment shaping the entire course of her life.
From a tiny Baltic State recovering from Soviet oppression right to a developed Western country – the culture shock was indescribable and the learning experience priceless.
She has since gotten her BA in English and Literature and a Master’s in Teaching English as a Foreign Language, and has been the advocate of EL students and the guide for teachers of all multilingual learners for over 16 years.
And here is what she's learned...
EL teachers in middle and high school struggle with either NO curriculum or a curriculum from companies that have never been in the classroom, and are not in touch with our teaching reality.
That’s why she is so passionate about teaching English learners and helping all teachers realize that they, too, can work magic and unlock unlimited potential in their students with the right strategies and tools.
And that's why she has made it her mission to help all teachers SEE EL students and advocate for them.
For teaching tips and ideas as well as to get to know what she is all about, go to www.simplyieva.com, listen to The ESL Teaching Podcast, and join us on social media by clicking the icons on the bottom of this page.
"It was such a great starting point being a new ESL teacher with no curriculum. Thank you!"
- Marta P.
"I love this! I have to design a new curriculum for my newcomers! It is perfect! I love it! Thanks for helping me build a curriculum map."
- Devan H.
This is so helpful, I use it every week for planning!
-Rosalva
Ready to get teaching?
Get your EL Newcomer Teaching Compass and stop second-guessing yourself about WHAT to teach EL newcomers and plan lessons with confidence so that your EL Newcomers ACTUALLY progress
- 10 Units that cover the basics of the English language
- Learning objectives and outcomes for all four language domains
- Two essential questions for each unit
- Suggested topics, vocabulary and grammar points
- Suggested performance tasks
- Suggested timelines and weekly activities and assessments
- List of suggested textbooks
- Year-long scope and sequence
- Peace of mind, more time, and a boost of confidence!
Just click the button below, download the guide and use your newly gained peace of mind in the classroom!