Teaching Your Secondary ELLs the Academic Language of Tests

A joint publication of Solution Tree and r4 Educated Solutions--Teach your English language learners unfamiliar language features before they encounter these words in core content areas and standardized test questions. Evidence-based, teacher-friendly lesson plan provide a practical framework for ensuring diverse learners have the same opportunity to achieve. This manual also supports content-area teachers in providing instruction for content-specific language skills. Each lesson plan provides background information for the teacher, implications for high-stakes testing, a list of materials, academic vocabulary, and activities.