Ellen Douglas
Ellen Douglas has taught English as a Second Language at the elementary level for six years and currently teaches in the Hickory City (North Carolina) schools. She is National Board certified in English as a New Language and mas a Master of Arts in linguistics from the University of Pittsburgh. Prior to teaching in the public schools, she taught adult ESL and worked as a technical writer.
Resources created by Ellen Douglas
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- Assessing reading comprehension with English language learners
- In Reading comprehension and English language learners, page 3
- Strategies such as flow charts can help you assess reading comprehension for English language learners, content-area learners, and all students.
- Format: article
- By Ellen Douglas.
- Making reading passages comprehensible for English language learners
- English language learners can read the same content-area material as their peers, but they may need special help. Teachers can make difficult reading comprehensible by building vocabulary, decoding difficult syntax, and teaching background knowledge.
- Format: article
- By Ellen Douglas.
- Preparing English language learners for reading comprehension
- In Reading comprehension and English language learners, page 1
- Use KWL charts, circle maps and brainstorming webs, and concept maps to prepare English language learners, content-area learners, and all students for reading comprehension.
- Format: article
- By Ellen Douglas.
- Reading comprehension strategies for English language learners
- In Reading comprehension and English language learners, page 2
- Strategies like think-pair-share, think-alouds, and GIST can help English language learners, content-area learners, and all students make sense of text while they read.
- Format: article
- By Ellen Douglas.
- To market we will go
- In a market simulation, students will experience the roles of producers and consumers. The crafts in this market may be easily tied in with winter multicultural holidays (Christmas, Kwaanza, Hanukkah, Hmong New Year, Las Posadas, etc.) Students can purchase gifts for their family members at the market.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 and 4 English Language Development and Social Studies)
- By Ellen Douglas and Melissa Park.
- Traveling on the Mayflower
- Students will participate in a role-play to understand the experiences of Pilgrims on the Mayflower.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 English Language Development, Social Studies, and Theater Arts Education)
- By Ellen Douglas and Melissa Park.
