ELL Leveled Reader Packs Tips

Why Use ELL Leveled Reader Packs

Designed for all teachers of ELLs (English language learners), including mainstream classroom teachers with little or no experience teaching ELLs, the ELL Leveled Reader packs are a comprehensive resource for scaffolding reading instruction for ELLs at all proficiency levels.

Each pack supports ELLs' need for vocabulary, grammar, and writing instruction in order to build English language listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.

Teachers can follow the lesson plan step-by-step and day-by-day, or they can select individual vocabulary, grammar, writing, or assessment materials to support a variety of teaching scenarios.

ELL Leveled Reader Pack Contents

Each pack contains a multiday lesson plan, additional teacher reference resources, and student resources.

Teacher Resources

• Multiday Lesson Plan with Teacher Preparation Overview
• Vocabulary Chart with Vocabulary Cards and Folder for students
• Grammatical Structure Notes
• Retelling Rubric
• Writing Rubric

Student Resources

• Grammar practice pages
• Language Function practice page
• Writing Graphic Organizer
• Vocabulary Quiz with Answer Sheet for teachers
• Comprehension Quiz with Answer Sheet for teachers

A multiday lesson plan provides students with multiple exposures to each text. Vocabulary and grammar is recycled throughout the lesson plan; multiple exposures lead to stronger language acquisition and progress.

Icons throughout the lesson plan identify opportunities for students to interact with each other in paired oral language discussions, to explain or justify their answers, to practice the lesson's grammar focus and to return to the text to find specific information.

LEGEND
	Paired Oral Production Identifies paired oral language activities.		Grammar Connection Identifies sections in the lesson plan where the grammar objective is practiced.
	Explain Identifies opportunities that require students to explain or justify their answers.		Text Touch Identifies instruction that requires students to interact with the text.

How to Use ELL Leveled Reader Packs

Teachers select ELL Leveled Reader Packs based on their students' grade and language proficiency levels. A variety of titles are available across the content areas of language arts, math, science, social studies, and basic social and instructional language.

Many of the packs are suitable for use at multiple grades and language levels. This provides teachers with flexibility in planning small groups for reading instruction.

Each pack contains a multiday lesson plan with preparation notes.

• A vocabulary chart, with student-friendly definitions, parts of speech, and Spanish cognates, prepares teachers to provide multiday vocabulary instruction.
• Grammar notes provide background information on the grammar focus of each book in language that is easily understood by teachers who are not familiar with teaching grammar.

The lesson plan follows the same pattern on each day of instruction. Each day of instruction includes an instructional focus, reading focus, and vocabulary focus. Teachers simply follow the step-by-step directions for each section.

English Language Proficiency Level Alignments

Raz-Plus ELL Edition Proficiency Level Descriptors

Level 1

• Ability to use and understand single words and/or chunks in oral discourse.
• Ability to use and understand simple, memorized written English with visual support.
• Ability to use most common vocabulary.

Level 2

• Ability to use and understand phrases and short sentences in oral discourse.
• Ability to use and understand simple written English with instructional support, but errors often impede meaning.
• Ability to use high frequency vocabulary.

Level 3

• Ability to use and understand a series of related sentences in oral discourse.
• Ability to use and understand simple written English but errors at times impede meaning.
• Ability to use general and some specialized vocabulary.

Level 4

• Ability to use and understand a variety of complex sentences in oral discourse.
• Ability to use and understand written English at grade level with instructional support.
• Ability to use some specialized and technical vocabulary.

Level 5

• Ability to use and understand a variety of linguistically complex sentences in oral discourse.
• Ability to use and understand written language approximate to English peers.
• Ability to use specialized and technical vocabulary at grade level.