Supporting ELL Students With WriteReader
WriteReader is the perfect tool for ELL students because it enables them to tell their stories while practicing all four language domains:
- Writing
- Reading
- Listening
- Speaking
WriteReader key components for ELL teachers
- Phonological and orthographic facilitation with letter names and letter sounds
- Variability in learning needs with speech-to-text and text to speech – presets for individual students
- Customization of templates that are easily shareable with students
- A wide variety of template books in the template library for an easy start
- Picture books with labels to practice vocabulary
- Scaffolded writing with the creation of sentence starter books and related writing prompts
- Educator text field to mirror the student writing input and provide assisted spelling as an alternative to invented spelling
- Development of critical and creative thinking, collaboration, cultural development, and other essential 21st-century skills
- Publishing, peer reading, sharing, and documenting student portfolios to track development
- Optimization for all devices, including mobile
Video description: Quick overview of how ELL teachers are using WriteReader to enable ELL students to create and tell their own stories while learning to read and write.
Filling the Gap for ELL students
Read about how Emily Francis is using WriteReader with her ELL students.
Supporting ELL students in WIDA ACCESS preparation
WriteReader is an invaluable tool for educators preparing multilingual learners (MLs) for the WIDA ACCESS test. By fostering writing and language development through engaging, interactive book creation, WriteReader helps students build the skills assessed in the test’s key domains: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. With features like multimedia support, customizable templates, and opportunities for authentic language practice, educators can align their instruction with the WIDA standards while boosting student confidence and proficiency. Read more about how WriteReader supports language and technology skills in bilingual students.
Enhancing Language and Technology Skills in Bilingual Students
Preparing for English Language Proficiency Assessments with WriteReader
Personal and cultural writing and development
Check out this dual language book created by Emily Francis and her ELL students, who embrace and validate the students’ background and culture.
With this last Emily Francis quote, we wish all ELL students and their teachers a stunning and happy writing time with WriteReader.
“Culture and diversity can’t be measured in a classroom; however, it can be noticed. When students are reading and writing about topics that they connect with personally and culturally, they are engaged at a deeper level.”
