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MLs will enter your class with varying levels of English fluency and varying needs that must be met to obtain equitable access to the curriculum. Some of the best ways to support your MLs, though, ring true regardless of the varying levels of language proficiency:

1. Establish a welcoming environment for your MLs!

2. Learn to pronounce your MLs' names correctly.

3. Learn about your ML and their background.

4. Establish a collaborative relationship with the ESOL teacher at your school.

5. Understand your MLs' level of English proficiency. (Review the expectations based on Can Do descriptors for their level of proficiency.)

6. Review and understand your MLs' ILAP and accommodations. (Communicate with your school's ESOL teacher if you have questions.)

7. Incorporate best practices and provide the required accommodations during instruction as well as assessments. Below are a few quick best practices, but you can see the full list of  and here.

   1. Use visuals and gestures.

   2. Pre-teach key vocabulary.

   3. Chunk assignments into manageable tasks.

   4. Communicate with the ESOL teacher in your building if the accommodations are not supporting your ML adequately.

8. And, in case it wasn't obvious already...communicate with the ESOL teacher at your school! They can provide you with support on differentiating, scaffolding, and designing instruction that makes the curriculum accessible to your MLs.