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ACTION 1
Capitalize on the resources
and experiences that ELLs
bring to school to build
and enrich their academic
language.
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ACTION 2
Analyze the academic
language demands involved
in grade-level teaching and
learning.
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ACTION 3
Apply the background
knowledge of ELLs,
including their language
proficiency profiles, in
planning differentiated
language teaching.
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ACTION 4
Connect language and
content to make learning
relevant and meaningful for
ELLs.
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ACTION 5
Focus on the developmental
nature of language
learning within grade-level
curriculum.
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ACTION 6
Reference content standards
and language development
standards in planning for
language learning.
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ACTION 7
Design language teaching
and learning with attention
to the sociocultural context.
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ACTION 8
Provide opportunities for all
ELLs to engage in higher-order
thinking.
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ACTION 9
Create language-rich
classroom environments
with ample time for
language practice and use.
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ACTION 10
Identify the language
needed for functional use in
teaching and learning.
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ACTION 11
Plan for language teaching
and learning around
discipline-specific topics.
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ACTION 12
Use instructional supports
to help scaffold language
learning.
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ACTION 13
Integrate language domains
to provide rich, authentic
instruction.
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ACTION 14
Coordinate and collaborate
in planning for language
and content teaching and
learning.
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ACTION 15
Share responsibility so that
all teachers are language
teachers and support one
another within communities
of practice.
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