Teaching Your Secondary ELLs the Academic Language of Tests: Focusing on Language in Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies

Each lesson plan provides background information for the teacher, implications for high-stakes testing, a goal, a list of materials, activities, and in many cases, graphic organizers. Some of the lesson plans support learning the language needed to gain content knowledge necessary to prepare for high-stakes tests. Other lessons deal specifically with test language and support instruction on test items. The teaching strategies are varied and differentiated in order to meet the needs of English language learners. Word lists are divided by content area and grade level, with separate lists for middle and high school students. Included with the word lists are teaching ideas for using the lists in the classroom.