{"id":4613,"date":"2017-12-21T15:27:55","date_gmt":"2017-12-21T20:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/?p=4613"},"modified":"2018-03-21T17:32:27","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T21:32:27","slug":"5-ways-school-principals-can-support-english-learners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/index.php\/2017\/12\/21\/5-ways-school-principals-can-support-english-learners\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways School Principals Can Support English Learners"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4613\" class=\"elementor elementor-4613 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-268eae2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"268eae2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd1b89b\" data-id=\"fd1b89b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec475ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec475ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>English language learners (ELLs) bring a wealth of experiences from their families, homes, neighborhoods, and communities to school. Children with diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds have stories and experiences that are unique and will enrich the culture of your school. School principals need to use these experiences to help general education staff and students begin to understand other cultures. They should build on the knowledge their ELL students and families have of the countries they come from and the cultures they represent.\u00a0 Here are some five additional thoughts on what school principals need to do to support the ELLs in their school and build an optimal educational environment for them.<span id=\"more-9955\"><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>1. Create a school-wide environment of welcome and respect for students and parents who are new to the United States.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Principals need to use the expertise of their ESL staff to help their school create an atmosphere of welcome and respect for people from diverse cultures. They need to support teachers to provide a strengths-based environment for ELLs.\u00a0 ELLs need a real sense of being safe and valued members of their classroom communities. The need to be seen as capable learners who have something to contribute. These four essential experiences\u2014feeling safe, valued, capable, and worthy\u2014are the basis for creating a strengths-based classroom, especially those who have experienced trauma. Advise your staff not to dwell on what ELLs can\u2019 yet do and inspire them to give lots of encouragement and praise for what ELLS can do.<\/p><p>Here are some strategies to help prepare\u00a0mainstream students to welcome ELLs into the school and the classroom:<\/p><ul><li>Have students learn a few words of the languages of your ELLs and have them teach a few words to their classmates.<\/li><li>Ask bilingual parents to do cultural demonstrations in classrooms or at a schoolwide program.<\/li><li>Display pictures and maps from your students\u2019 home counties around your building.<\/li><li>Include funds in your budget for materials in the languages of your school. This includes books, music, and photographs.<\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>2. Get to know your ELLs.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Your ELLs are not a homogenous group. You may have some newcomers who have interrupted formal education <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.colorincolorado.org\/article\/how-support-ell-students-interrupted-formal-education-sifes\">(SIFE)<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and others who demonstrate grade-level literacy in the home language. You may have a majority of students who are in ESL but were born in the United States. Some ELLs may be long-term ELLs <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.colorincolorado.org\/ell-basics\/special-populations\/long-term-ells\">(LTE).<\/a><\/span><\/p><p>Ask staff members to avoid the temptation to create a nickname or Americanize a child\u2019s name. Ask parents of ELLs or a native speaker to help you learn the correct pronunciation of your student\u2019s name. I suggest that you record the student\u2019s names on your phone so that you can practice them. Determine which part is the given name and which is the family name. Some Asian names are given in reverse order from ours. The family name is first followed by the birth name. Two-part first names are common in many cultures and may appear to be a first name and a middle name. Be sure to use both parts of a two-part name.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>3. Develop quality programs for ELLs, especially those who are newcomers.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Schools need to provide more ESL instruction to beginning ELLs. They need daily instruction in academic English listening, speaking, reading, and writing. This instruction should be tied to what\u2019s going on in the general education classroom. It is not enough for beginning ELLs to sit in content-area classes with English speakers. They need to have extra ESL time and should have instruction at their English language development level.<\/p><p>Take the needs of ELLs into account when you make decisions that affect all students. For example, one school that I know developed an essential question that excluded the ELLs in their school. They asked, \u201cWhat does being American mean to our school culture?\u201d Decisions made at the district and school level must include all students.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong>\u00a04. Include parents of ELLs in the education of their children.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>When families of ELLs are actively engaged in the education of their children, those children will attend school more regularly, be less likely to drop out, and be more successful academically. Many administrators and teachers do not know how to communicate with parents who do not speak English and who are not familiar with U.S. school practices, but it is important for schools to engage the parents of ELLs.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>5. Provide professional development for all staff members on English language development and the culture of your students.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>It\u2019s important to provide a specialized program for all staff members who come into contact with your ELLs. This includes support staff, school secretaries, custodians, cafeteria workers, bus drivers, and security. The culture of your ELLs needs to be respected outside of the classroom. This includes on the bus, in the hallways, cafeteria and playground.<\/p><p>Article by <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.tesol.org\/5-ways-school-principals-can-support-english-learners\/#more-9955\">TESOL<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0adfbfe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0adfbfe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a017aaf\" data-id=\"a017aaf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d3a4c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d3a4c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Other Blog Posts You Might Like:<\/h3><p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/index.php\/2017\/11\/02\/5-struggles-ell-students-can-help\/\">5 Struggles for ELL Students, and How We Can Help<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/index.php\/2017\/10\/19\/early-education-young-dual-language-learners-weak-many-states\/\">32% of Young Children in US are DLLs! Are You Equipped to Teach Them?<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/index.php\/2017\/10\/10\/create-culturally-responsive-classrooms\/\">How to Create Culturally Responsive Classrooms<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-321c2b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"321c2b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cdd4285 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cdd4285\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6632cd\" data-id=\"d6632cd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ded721f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ded721f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Subscribe to our Newsletter!\u200b<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33d178b elementor-button-align-stretch elementor-widget elementor-widget-form\" data-id=\"33d178b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;button_width&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;step_next_label&quot;:&quot;Next&quot;,&quot;step_previous_label&quot;:&quot;Previous&quot;,&quot;step_type&quot;:&quot;number_text&quot;,&quot;step_icon_shape&quot;:&quot;circle&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"form.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<form class=\"elementor-form\" method=\"post\" name=\"New Form\" aria-label=\"New Form\">\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"post_id\" value=\"4613\"\/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"form_id\" value=\"33d178b\"\/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"referer_title\" value=\"5 Ways School Principals Can Support English Learners - Little Sponges\u00ae\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"queried_id\" value=\"4613\"\/>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-form-fields-wrapper elementor-labels-above\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-text elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-name elementor-col-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-name\" class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tName\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input size=\"1\" type=\"text\" name=\"form_fields[name]\" id=\"form-field-name\" class=\"elementor-field elementor-size-sm  elementor-field-textual\" placeholder=\"Name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-email elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-email elementor-col-100 elementor-field-required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-email\" class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEmail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input size=\"1\" type=\"email\" name=\"form_fields[email]\" id=\"form-field-email\" class=\"elementor-field elementor-size-sm  elementor-field-textual\" placeholder=\"Email\" required=\"required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-type-submit elementor-col-100 e-form__buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" type=\"submit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Send<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>English language learners (ELLs) bring a wealth of experiences from their families, homes, neighborhoods, and communities to school. Children with diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds have stories and experiences that are unique and will enrich the culture of your school. School principals need to use these experiences to help general education staff and students begin&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4552,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>5 Ways School Principals Can Support English Learners - Little Sponges\u00ae<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/index.php\/2017\/12\/21\/5-ways-school-principals-can-support-english-learners\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"5 Ways School Principals Can Support English Learners - Little Sponges\u00ae\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"English language learners (ELLs) bring a wealth of experiences from their families, homes, neighborhoods, and communities to school. Children with diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds have stories and experiences that are unique and will enrich the culture of your school. School principals need to use these experiences to help general education staff and students begin...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/index.php\/2017\/12\/21\/5-ways-school-principals-can-support-english-learners\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Little Sponges\u00ae\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-12-21T20:27:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-03-21T21:32:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/AdobeStock_152419738-2-scaled.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1707\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Natalya Seals\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Natalya Seals\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.little-sponges.com\\\/index.php\\\/2017\\\/12\\\/21\\\/5-ways-school-principals-can-support-english-learners\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.little-sponges.com\\\/index.php\\\/2017\\\/12\\\/21\\\/5-ways-school-principals-can-support-english-learners\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Natalya Seals\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.little-sponges.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/1815dc918e5408e34d5a815b3a6a4212\"},\"headline\":\"5 Ways School Principals Can Support English Learners\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-12-21T20:27:55+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-03-21T21:32:27+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.little-sponges.com\\\/index.php\\\/2017\\\/12\\\/21\\\/5-ways-school-principals-can-support-english-learners\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":843,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.little-sponges.com\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.little-sponges.com\\\/index.php\\\/2017\\\/12\\\/21\\\/5-ways-school-principals-can-support-english-learners\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.little-sponges.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/12\\\/AdobeStock_152419738-2-scaled.jpeg\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.little-sponges.com\\\/index.php\\\/2017\\\/12\\\/21\\\/5-ways-school-principals-can-support-english-learners\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.little-sponges.com\\\/index.php\\\/2017\\\/12\\\/21\\\/5-ways-school-principals-can-support-english-learners\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.little-sponges.com\\\/index.php\\\/2017\\\/12\\\/21\\\/5-ways-school-principals-can-support-english-learners\\\/\",\"name\":\"5 Ways School Principals Can Support English Learners - Little Sponges\u00ae\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.little-sponges.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.little-sponges.com\\\/index.php\\\/2017\\\/12\\\/21\\\/5-ways-school-principals-can-support-english-learners\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.little-sponges.com\\\/index.php\\\/2017\\\/12\\\/21\\\/5-ways-school-principals-can-support-english-learners\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.little-sponges.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/12\\\/AdobeStock_152419738-2-scaled.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-12-21T20:27:55+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-03-21T21:32:27+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.little-sponges.com\\\/index.php\\\/2017\\\/12\\\/21\\\/5-ways-school-principals-can-support-english-learners\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.little-sponges.com\\\/index.php\\\/2017\\\/12\\\/21\\\/5-ways-school-principals-can-support-english-learners\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.little-sponges.com\\\/index.php\\\/2017\\\/12\\\/21\\\/5-ways-school-principals-can-support-english-learners\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.little-sponges.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/12\\\/AdobeStock_152419738-2-scaled.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.little-sponges.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/12\\\/AdobeStock_152419738-2-scaled.jpeg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1707,\"caption\":\"Students learning spanish with teacher in primary school\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.little-sponges.com\\\/index.php\\\/2017\\\/12\\\/21\\\/5-ways-school-principals-can-support-english-learners\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.little-sponges.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"5 Ways School Principals Can Support English Learners\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.little-sponges.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.little-sponges.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Little Sponges\u00ae\",\"description\":\"Research-Based Online Language Program for Children\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.little-sponges.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.little-sponges.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.little-sponges.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Little Sponges\u00ae\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.little-sponges.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.little-sponges.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.little-sponges.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/website-logo-5.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.little-sponges.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/website-logo-5.jpg\",\"width\":300,\"height\":64,\"caption\":\"Little Sponges\u00ae\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.little-sponges.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.little-sponges.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/1815dc918e5408e34d5a815b3a6a4212\",\"name\":\"Natalya Seals\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ae059f9a26dde0d8693a91306b81c1de667dce44d3ceb345012485a0ac9d27b4?s=96&d=blank&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ae059f9a26dde0d8693a91306b81c1de667dce44d3ceb345012485a0ac9d27b4?s=96&d=blank&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ae059f9a26dde0d8693a91306b81c1de667dce44d3ceb345012485a0ac9d27b4?s=96&d=blank&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Natalya Seals\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.little-sponges.com\\\/index.php\\\/author\\\/natalyalittle-sponges-com\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"5 Ways School Principals Can Support English Learners - Little Sponges\u00ae","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/index.php\/2017\/12\/21\/5-ways-school-principals-can-support-english-learners\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"5 Ways School Principals Can Support English Learners - Little Sponges\u00ae","og_description":"English language learners (ELLs) bring a wealth of experiences from their families, homes, neighborhoods, and communities to school. Children with diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds have stories and experiences that are unique and will enrich the culture of your school. School principals need to use these experiences to help general education staff and students begin...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/index.php\/2017\/12\/21\/5-ways-school-principals-can-support-english-learners\/","og_site_name":"Little Sponges\u00ae","article_published_time":"2017-12-21T20:27:55+00:00","article_modified_time":"2018-03-21T21:32:27+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1707,"url":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/AdobeStock_152419738-2-scaled.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Natalya Seals","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Natalya Seals","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/index.php\/2017\/12\/21\/5-ways-school-principals-can-support-english-learners\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/index.php\/2017\/12\/21\/5-ways-school-principals-can-support-english-learners\/"},"author":{"name":"Natalya Seals","@id":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/#\/schema\/person\/1815dc918e5408e34d5a815b3a6a4212"},"headline":"5 Ways School Principals Can Support English Learners","datePublished":"2017-12-21T20:27:55+00:00","dateModified":"2018-03-21T21:32:27+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/index.php\/2017\/12\/21\/5-ways-school-principals-can-support-english-learners\/"},"wordCount":843,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/index.php\/2017\/12\/21\/5-ways-school-principals-can-support-english-learners\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/AdobeStock_152419738-2-scaled.jpeg","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/index.php\/2017\/12\/21\/5-ways-school-principals-can-support-english-learners\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/index.php\/2017\/12\/21\/5-ways-school-principals-can-support-english-learners\/","url":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/index.php\/2017\/12\/21\/5-ways-school-principals-can-support-english-learners\/","name":"5 Ways School Principals Can Support English Learners - Little Sponges\u00ae","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/index.php\/2017\/12\/21\/5-ways-school-principals-can-support-english-learners\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/index.php\/2017\/12\/21\/5-ways-school-principals-can-support-english-learners\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/AdobeStock_152419738-2-scaled.jpeg","datePublished":"2017-12-21T20:27:55+00:00","dateModified":"2018-03-21T21:32:27+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/index.php\/2017\/12\/21\/5-ways-school-principals-can-support-english-learners\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/index.php\/2017\/12\/21\/5-ways-school-principals-can-support-english-learners\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/index.php\/2017\/12\/21\/5-ways-school-principals-can-support-english-learners\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/AdobeStock_152419738-2-scaled.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/AdobeStock_152419738-2-scaled.jpeg","width":2560,"height":1707,"caption":"Students learning spanish with teacher in primary school"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/index.php\/2017\/12\/21\/5-ways-school-principals-can-support-english-learners\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"5 Ways School Principals Can Support English Learners"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/","name":"Little Sponges\u00ae","description":"Research-Based Online Language Program for Children","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/#organization","name":"Little Sponges\u00ae","url":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/website-logo-5.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/website-logo-5.jpg","width":300,"height":64,"caption":"Little Sponges\u00ae"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/#\/schema\/person\/1815dc918e5408e34d5a815b3a6a4212","name":"Natalya Seals","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ae059f9a26dde0d8693a91306b81c1de667dce44d3ceb345012485a0ac9d27b4?s=96&d=blank&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ae059f9a26dde0d8693a91306b81c1de667dce44d3ceb345012485a0ac9d27b4?s=96&d=blank&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ae059f9a26dde0d8693a91306b81c1de667dce44d3ceb345012485a0ac9d27b4?s=96&d=blank&r=g","caption":"Natalya Seals"},"url":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/index.php\/author\/natalyalittle-sponges-com\/"}]}},"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":1,"label":"Uncategorized"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/AdobeStock_152419738-2-scaled.jpeg",2560,1707,false],"author_info":{"display_name":"Natalya Seals","author_link":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/index.php\/author\/natalyalittle-sponges-com\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":1,"name":"Uncategorized","slug":"uncategorized","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":781,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","cat_ID":1,"category_count":781,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Uncategorized","category_nicename":"uncategorized","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4613"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4613\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}