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Clicker’s intuitive and adaptable features can be used to support students throughout each crucial stage of the language acquisition process.
The resources below provide insights into how language acquisition works in young children, as well as practical advice on how educators can use Clicker to support students as they work to develop their English language skills.
The resources below provide insights into how language acquisition works in young children, as well as practical advice on how educators can use Clicker to support students as they work to develop their English language skills.
Supporting English Language Learners with Clicker – checklist
This comprehensive checklist introduces the five stages of language acquisition from pre-production to advanced fluency. For each stage, there is clear guidance on what to expect from learners and straightforward examples of the types of activities that would be most beneficial at their current stage.
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How to spot growth in English Learners during the silent period
This blog provides insights into the pre-production stage of language development, also known as the ‘silent period’. This crucial stage can be easily misunderstood as disengagement or inability, so the blog explores the science of early language development and ways that educators can identify that students are progressing through it.
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Using Clicker to build ELL literacy proficiency
This two-part webinar series is led by Hannah Fernandez, an experienced Education Consultant with an ESOL Endorsement in Florida.
The sessions cover all five stages of language acquisition and provide practical examples of activities, strategies, and scaffolds that educators can use in their classrooms to ensure that ELL students reach their full academic potential.
The sessions cover all five stages of language acquisition and provide practical examples of activities, strategies, and scaffolds that educators can use in their classrooms to ensure that ELL students reach their full academic potential.
Part 1
This webinar explores how to:
- Effectively support the first two stages of language acquisition for ELL students (pre-production and early production).
- Create targeted activities based on ELL students’ academic levels.
- Use Clicker to improve ELL students' ELA foundational skills and communication.
Part 2
The second webinar in this series looks at the more advanced stages of language acquisition.
It covers:
- How to support ELL students with the next three stages of their English language development (speech emergence, intermediate fluency, and advanced fluency).
- Practical Clicker strategies to scaffold academic content.
- Approaches that foster critical thinking, academic writing, and fluency in upper elementary learners.