Plug-and-Play Lessons and Flexible Resources
Save Planning and Instructional Time
Use only the parts you need! Ballard & Tighe’s systematic scope and sequence helps you find and organize topics, tasks, and content based on what you need
Focus on vocabulary and language form and function with ready-made sentence frames and picture and word (P&W) cards.
Theme Pictures
(included with Carousel of IDEAS and Frames for Fluency)
Fun and engaging theme pictures provide scaffolded tasks that help English learners (ELs) of all proficiency levels build their listening, speaking, writing, and analytical skills.
After you download the theme picture and activity guide,
watch this short video to see Educational
Consultant Brenda Adeva demonstrate how you can use theme pictures with ELs of all levels!
Leveled Activities for English Learners at Varying Proficiency Levels
Ballard & Tighe’s ELD programs are designed for multi-level classrooms! Teachers can level up or level down classroom activities based on the needs of their students.
Material Searches Made Easy!
Find Just What You Need for Lesson Planning
I’d like to have access to multi-purpose content that allows me to use only what I need while still implementing my own teaching style.
In a hurry to find just what you need to plan your lesson? Ballard & Tighe program overviews were designed to make your life easier!
Chapter overviews identify language objectives and tasks, making it easy for teachers to select just what they require to fill gaps in their lessons based on student needs. Our programs provide you with the structure, scope and sequence, scripted lesson plans, and/or summary level charts. Use only what you need!
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Valid and Reliable Data to Inform Placement, Target Supports, and Monitor Progress Toward Language Proficiency
Our OnlineIPT language assessment platform offers easy-to-use online screening for preK–grade 12 ELs. Comprehensive diagnostic reports identify individual students’ strengths and weaknesses so you can precisely target instruction in vocabulary, grammatical forms, and language functions.
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Shifts in EL Student Engagement = A Worrying Trend
Routine-building & student talk can help!
English learner (EL) student engagement has been impacted by learning disruptions in recent years. This change has created new challenges for keeping students motivated and invested in their studies. What can EL teachers do?
Ballard & Tighe’s ELD programs focus on increasing student talk in the classroom. Activities and tasks consistently engage students in speaking tasks and are effective for small group work.
The consistent use of instructional classroom routines gets students out of their seats to exchange thoughts and ideas, while helping them communicate through images, sentence frames, and writing activities. This allows them to focus on the learning objective and not on the routine itself.
