Explore ESL assessment resources for middle and high school English learners, including placement ideas, informal assessments, TELPAS writing and speaking practice, assessment accommodations, grading support, progress monitoring, and ways to measure language growth without overwhelming students. These posts help secondary ESL teachers assess English learners fairly while supporting academic confidence and classroom success.
ESL novel studies can be challenging when students need support with language, background knowledge, and comprehension. Learn when to use summaries, adapted texts, visuals, and audio to make complex novels more accessible without lowering rigor.
Teaching Julius Caesar to ESL students is possible with the right scaffolds. Learn how visuals, audio, adapted text, speaking activities, and writing supports can help multilingual learners understand Shakespeare with confidence.
Teach a meaningful Halloween and Día de los Muertos ESL lesson with paired informational texts, vocabulary support, audio, and a compare-and-contrast writing activity for teens.
Looking for meaningful Hispanic Heritage Month ESL activities for secondary students? Discover leveled biographies and informational texts that build vocabulary, reading comprehension, and STAAR-style writing skills while celebrating Hispanic and Latino cultures.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a ready-to-use ESL lesson for The Night Face Up by Julio Cortázar. Discover pre-reading ideas, scaffolding strategies, and engaging classroom resources designed to support secondary English learners.
Looking for a teen-friendly way to assess ESL pronunciation without relying on babyish phonics activities? This leveled Dolch Sight Word Pronunciation Test helps secondary ESL teachers track growth, target pronunciation needs, and give students ownership of their speaking skills right from the start of the year.
Help your ESL teens master personal and formal letter writing with scaffolded tools, color-coded examples, and MP3 audio support. These ESL letter writing activities help students prepare for STAAR, TELPAS, WIDA ACCESS, and other state writing assessments while building real-world communication skills. You’ll also find ready-to-use strategies and a free audio preview to bring letter writing to life in your classroom.
Teaching poetry to ESL students becomes much easier with these leveled Emily Dickinson activities, audio supports, and scaffolded reading tools for multilingual learners.
Looking for a meaningful ESL literature lesson? This By Any Other Name ESL lesson uses adapted texts and speaking activities to spark connection and critical thinking.
Looking for a meaningful Langston Hughes poem for ESL students? See how I, Too becomes a powerful reading, speaking, and writing lesson with built-in scaffolding.