ELL Levers Boost Achievement
The ELL Levers promote research-based best practices and provide daily support for English learners with integrated proficiency connections.
Close the Gap
Effective EL instruction uses high-impact tools that blend proficiency objectives with hands-on, real-world activities. The ELL Levers represent proven best practices that have the greatest potential for impacting English Learner success. These levers support and promote English Learner priorities to close the EL achievement gap.
Evidence-Based Practices
Each ELL Lever possesses a moderate to strong effect size on student achievement based on current research and practice
21st Century
Skills
Each ELL Lever is grounded in 21st Century Skills and promotes the development of communication skills, social and academic language, and technology literacy
English Language Proficiency Standards
Each ELL Lever connects key English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) with research-based strategies for maximum impact on student language proficiency and academic success
Planning &
Delivery
Each ELL Lever streamlines instructional planning and delivery by blending simple frameworks to execute highly engaging, student-directed instruction
Student
Learning
Each ELL Lever expands the daily level of student learning through strategies and practice that promote higher order thinking, engaged learning, authentic connections, and effective technology use
College and Career Readiness
Each ELL lever supports the development of social language, academic knowledge, interpersonal skills, and applied thinking that promote college and career readiness for English Learners
Contact Us
Want to simplify your lesson plans and teaching for EL students? Reach out now!
Dr. Desirée Marks-Arias (214) 864-2704
Dr. Chris Moersch (858) 245-3746