K-12 ELL Teacher

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a resource to classroom teachers to help ELL students achieve academically in the classroom.
• Use language teaching strategies to increase English proficiency for students who speak a language other than English at home.
• Apply Biblical integration into English Language lessons.
• Partner with the classroom teacher for the needs of the ELL students in the classroom.
• Evaluate the language needs of students whose families speak a language other than English at home and recommend appropriate language support.
• Administer a language test to students for whom a language barrier is impeding their academic success to determine placement for students and ongoing monitoring of progress.
• Maintain accurate anecdotal records of ELL students to use in assessing language needs.
• Participate in ongoing professional development.
• Provide ELL push in and/or pull out instruction to students in grades 1- 12.
• Develop language acquisition support plans for all ELL students and work with classroom teachers to implement plans. 
• Complete ELL  Accommodations Forms and ELL Progress Reports for ELL students.
• Work with classroom teachers to support differentiated instruction.
• Assist in developing appropriate curriculum to help ELL students acquire the English language.
• Employ a variety of instructional techniques and teaching strategies to meet different aptitudes and interests of students, including whole group, small-group or individual learning.
• Establish and maintain communication with parents of students in the program. 
• Engage parents and families in their student’s learning.