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What are the best practices for modifying reading instruction for ELL learners?
To first answer this question, there has to be an understanding of what is an ELL learner. ELLs, are students who are unable to communicate fluently or learn effectively in English. These students often come from non-English-speaking homes and backgrounds, and who typically require specialized or modified instruction in both the English language and in their academic courses. Much of the time, students are recognized as "English-Language learners" after they finish a formal testing of their English education. This assessment process is for learners identified as second language learners. They are tested in reading, written work, talking, and listening to cognizance. If the evaluation results demonstrate that the learner will struggle in customary scholastic courses, they may be selected in either dual language courses or English as a second language (ESL) programs.
English-language learners might likewise be students who were previously named limited English capable, however who have since have gained English-language capacities that have permitted them to move into standard scholarly courses
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In these studies, teachers provided explicit skill instruction, student-directed activities, instructional strategies that enhanced understanding, opportunities to practice, systematic student assessment, and a balanced curriculum either alone or in combination. Student understanding of new concepts may be enhanced through instruction that uses routines, embeds redundancy in lessons, provides explicit discussion of vocabulary and structure, and teaches students metacognitive skills (August & Hakuta,

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