Episode 62 - 4 Strategies for Teaching Math to ESL Students

The ESL Teaching Podcast

Math teachers often express that they teach math…not language or how to read. Or even that math is universal. If this sounds familiar, then this episode is going to be for you. Students learn each subject through language.

This episode will cover teaching math to ESL students. I will be sharing 4 math specific tips that can be easily implemented and will allow you to understand how to help your English learners. Your newcomer could be a math wiz, but without the basic language skills, you might never know.

No matter what subject area you teach, having an EL newcomer in your class can be one of the most rewarding experiences.

What you will hear about in this episode:

• The first step to take to help English learners feel empowered in math
• What vocabulary to focus on
• How to present the information for best results
• Tips for eliciting responses

Resources Mentioned:

• The ESL Teaching Roadmap – membership community for middle and high school ESL/ELL teachers. As a thank you for listening, use code ESLPODCAST for 10% off when you join.
• Simply Ieva ESL Teachers Pay Teachers Store
• Numbers and number words worksheet for ESL students
• Classroom teacher’s ESL survival checklist

Related Episodes:

• Episode 61 - Three tips for classroom teachers with ESL newcomers
• Episode 35 - What are ILPs and what to include in them

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