Category Archive: English Language Learners
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English Language Learners Will Succeed in This Classroom
Working in a rural, dual-language school with 70% Latino, 50% ELL students, and 90% poverty, I sometimes feel like my school is a ship adrift alone in an ocean, understood by few and misunderstood by many.
Since I began teaching English Language Learners (ELL) in 1997, I’ve continuously pursued the answer …
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Friday Forum – Any Helpful Resources for Diverse Learners and ELL Students?
Friday Forum is a bi-weekly advice column for educators seeking guidance on educations issues. Please join the discussion – we want to hear your stories and suggestions, too!
Q: Can you provide a few examples of resources to help me meet the needs of my diverse learners and ELL students? – …
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Four Ways My School Tackled the Achievement Gap
Remember when we were kids, and we spent warm summer nights playing Red Rover with the other boys and girls in the neighborhood? Hands held tightly, all eyes focused on the target, our feet moved in sync, and our line was impenetrable!
As a principal of a middle school with high …
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CCSS: When Vocabulary Alone Isn’t Enough
I teach in a dual language elementary class where students learn in a language that is not their first. Teaching language and literacy—while simultaneously teaching content knowledge—is my daily reality. I know that I need to incorporate listening, speaking, reading, writing, and viewing into every lesson.
A few years ago, while …
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When Leadership Sets off Fireworks in the Classroom
As the Fourth of July approached last week, I found myself humming along to “Firework,” the Katy Perry song blaring on my computer, while a recent camp class’s photo slideshow danced across the screen. At that moment, I couldn’t help but reflect on the cast of characters who passed …
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