Writer's Workshop and English Language Learners: Developing Oral Skills in Kindergarten ELL Students While Learning to Write

English Language Learner (ELL) students are required to do Writer's Workshop as part of their literacy development in many parts of the United States. How can ELL students with level 1 (little or no English skills) write when they do not have oral skills yet? This work provides some insights and ideas through a curriculum re-design as to what can be done in Kindergarten and primary grade levels in general to help develop and strengthen oral skills while doing writing. This re-design should help struggling literacy teachers, ELL teachers, and educational assistants working with students with little or no English to infuse oral development opportunities as much as possible while doing Writer's Workshop.