If students don't understand the language, it is very difficult for them to do the tasks that an English language learner would have. An example of an alternative assignment would be if a teacher assigns the class the task of writing the definition from a book, instead of asking ELL students to write the definitions, ask them to look up the word in their native language, so they know which one is the word IS. I believe the key to being effective in helping LLE students learn is to gradually move at a pace that works for the