A goal of not only the state and federal governments but also of all ELLs is to become proficient in English as quickly as possible. LEP students who do not want to fit in with their native-English-speaking peers are rare. Therefore, motivation tends to be high on the part of the English as a Second Language (ESL) students. Nevertheless, even the highest level of enthusiasm for learning can be thwarted with tedious tasks that are beyond the student’s level of capability. Therefore, it is important that teachers differentiate tasks, taking into consideration what educational philosopher John Dewey suggested long ago: that we begin where the students are, not where we would like them to be.