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ELL Live

Certified ELL instruction for multilingual learners

Empower multilingual learners to thrive academically with core instruction from an ESL-certified teacher.

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Support your students & schools with ELL Live

Districts use ELL Live to ensure multilingual learners are supported by great teaching.

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Structured Core Support

Support academic success & language acquisition with sheltered instruction for ELA, Math, Social Studies, and Science.

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Reduced Workloads

Redistribute large ML-enrolled classes or lighten the load for your onsite teachers with ESL-certified support.

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Stay compliant. Meet federal and state ELL mandates while driving meaningful growth and student success.

What makes ELL Live effective for multilingual learners

ELL Live brings ESL-certified virtual teachers into your classrooms to deliver real-time, content-focused instruction that supports both academic growth and English language development. Lessons feature:

Sheltered instruction strategies in every lesson to make grade-level content accessible while supporting language acquisition

Scaffolded academic supports like guided notes, visuals, and bilingual vocabulary tools to boost comprehension and confidence

Interactive learning tools that drive engagement, provide real-time feedback, and support differentiation for varying proficiency levels

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A typical class

All classes begin with a consistent welcome routine, starting with the teacher greeting students by name as they enter followed by a warm-up activity.

To support multilingual learners, teachers use best practices for delivering content, including clear speech, intentional gestures, and repetition of key vocabulary. They also scaffold learning with sentence frames, visual aids, and vocabulary tools, while structured peer interaction and guided practice help build both content knowledge and language skills.

Throughout the course academic goals are set and managed with mid-unit and end-of-unit assessments such as tests, presentations, and essays. 

Your provided paraprofessional, or Classroom Coach as we call them, provides on-the-ground support and classroom management. 

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Find the right ELL Live courses
to support your multilingual learners

Math

  • Pre-Algebra​
  • Algebra I​*
  • Algebra II​*
  • Geometry*​
  • Pre-Calculus​
  • Calculus​
  • Probability & Statistics

English

  • ELA 9*
  • ELA 10*
  • ELA 11 American Literature*
  • ELA 12 World Literature*

*Adapted content available

Social Studies

  • United States History​
  • Civics and U.S. Government​
  • World Geography​
  • World History
  • Economics​

Science

  • Biology​
  • Environmental Science​
  • Chemistry​
  • Physical Science​
  • Physics​
  • Earth Science

Math

  • Pre-Algebra​
  • Algebra I​*
  • Math 6*
  • Math 7*
  • Math 8*

English

  • ELA 6*
  • ELA 7*
  • ELA 8*

*Adapted content available

Social Studies

  • Ancient Civilizations​
  • Civics​
  • History of the​Modern World​
  • World Geography
  • Social Studies 6-8 (District Curriculum Only)

Science

  • Earth and Space ​Science
  • Life Science​
  • Middle School ​Integrated Science​
  • Physical Science

Math

  • Math 3*
  • Math 4*
  • Math 5*

English

  • ELA 3*
  • ELA 4*
  • ELA 5*

*Adapted content available

Social Studies

  • Social Studies 3-5 (District Curriculum Only)

Science

  • Science 3-5 (District Curriculum Only)

ELL Live FAQs

ELL LIVE is our new offering designed to better support multilingual learners (MLs). 

The first program available through ELL LIVE is ELL Core—a credit-bearing core instruction solution designed specifically for MLs and following a sheltered instruction model. Taught by ESL-certified teachers, ELL Core delivers grade-level content in English while embedding targeted language supports to help students strengthen both academic knowledge and language proficiency. Classes align with your school’s bell schedule and can be delivered using either your district’s adopted curriculum or Elevate’s adapted instructional materials. 

ELL Core is great for any classroom with any number of multilingual learners. It is highly recommended for classes where 30% or more of students are designated as multilingual learners. It’s ideal for schools or districts with high ML populations, particularly in states like Texas, Arizona, and Florida, who offer sheltered instruction or content-based instruction programs. ELL Core is best suited for inclusive or sheltered settings where MLs learn alongside their peers. 

ELL Core classes follow either Elevate-developed content or your district’s adopted curriculum. Both options are enhanced with Nearpod’s ELL Program, which includes 3,900+ scaffolded, interactive lessons and activities designed to support language acquisition through differentiated, engaging instruction. 

All ELL Core classes are taught by U.S.-certified teachers with ESL endorsements. These educators are specifically trained to deliver core instruction using strategies that support language development, and they receive the same coaching, development, and observation support as all Elevate LIVE teachers. 

If needed, we can provide a conversationally proficient Spanish-speaking teacher. 

While ELL Core is not a bilingual or dual language program, we can accommodate providing a conversationally proficient Spanish-speaking teacher.  

Instruction will still be delivered in English, using targeted strategies to support multilingual learners. While student-facing resources may include bilingual resources in the students’ primary language (like vocabulary tools and glossaries), the course is not taught in multiple languages and is not designed as a transitional bilingual or dual language program. 

ELL Core helps districts meet their federal and state obligations by providing appropriate, credit-bearing core instruction delivered by ESL-certified teachers. The program is aligned with academic standards and supports MLs in gaining access to grade-level content while receiving embedded language supports.  

While we may be able to provide a bilingual teacher for your ELL Core classes, this is not a bilingual program and does not meet bilingual program requirements. 

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