Planning ESL Instruction

Checklists
The following checklists have been designed for educators to help assess their current teaching environment: classrooms and schools. Completing the checklists raises educators’ awareness of issues that may need to be addressed in order to better support their ESL students. A brief description of each has been provided as well as a link to the document.

Advanced planning
For those who require assistance in preparing a lesson plan for an ESL class. Our website offers lesson plans for all levels of ESL classes, as well as for all age groups. Furthermore, a link for other useful websites is provided for the convenience of the ESL lesson planner.

Teaching Ideas
Choosing ESL related strategies can be a daunting process. Here you will find strategies for creating an inclusive classroom, principles for teaching English learners in the mainstream classroom, as well as a collection of ESL teaching ideas that are subject specfic.