Title: Equity for English-Language Learners | Edutopia
Headings: Equity for English-Language Learners
Education Equity
Equity for English-Language Learners
By Rusul Alrubail
July 7, 2016
Ensuring Fair Assessment
Providing Students With Quality Instruction and Resources
Equitable Accommodations
Allow students to use a dictionary and/or thesaurus.
Give students extra time.
Provide an alternate method of teaching and learning.
Allow translations.

Content: When students are placed in an English-only classroom, it's harder for them to grasp content and catch up to their peers. ELLs are often overrepresented in special education classes due to a lack of training in helping teachers identify students' needs and assessment when it comes language skills. " This error comes as a result of the shortage of special educators who are trained to understand issues of bilingualism and second-language development," Ortiz suggests in English language learners with special needs: Effective instructional strategies. To provide the best instructional practices for ELLs, a teacher must be willing to accommodate their learning needs and provide them with equitable learning opportunities. Resources become a huge aspect in teaching ELLs. Teachers can leverage available resources to help fill in gaps in language. Visit Edutopia's English-Language Learners topic page for more articles about and strategies for leveraging open resources and useful technology in your classroom. Equitable Accommodations
Some of these accommodations may seem simple, but they can actually make a difference in your students' journey to learning English: Allow students to use a dictionary and/or thesaurus.