Writing and Content in the ESL Classroom

Writing can be very challenging for ELLs. By being aware of how to scaffold instruction, we can help them acquire this domain to make themselves understood while writing. Respond to the K-12.

Children or Students in a K-12 Learning Context

Read from your primary text:

· Chapter 7: Content-Area Teaching

Read:

Robertson’s article  Improving Writing Skills: ELLs and the Joy of Writing (Links to an external site.)  (n.d.)

Watch:

Acacia University (2017). Writing strategies for ESL students  (Links to an external site.)  [Video file].

Writing a paragraph with high school ELLs

Address the following items in your original post.

1. Describe some challenges with teaching writing and content in an ESL classroom.

2. Explain how teachers help students overcome those challenges.

3. Determine how teachers can help students with the vocabulary needed to write.

4. Defend how BICS and CALP language proficiencies can impact a student’s writing.