Look at what @ColorinColorado created for us, an ELL Classroom Strategy Library. @easkelton
Where was this when I first started teaching MLs?
https://t.co/z9d6j8RQef
Our super popular series of 1-minute videos that break down effective classroom practices for every grade level is now in *one* place. Check it out! 📽️ 🤩
https://t.co/gUzJlzpmLt
How do you feel when a student starts to fall behind?
Here's a clip from this week's upcoming YouTube video on the challenges of developing Early Literacy skills.
Simple texts can be helpful, but our ELLs can get stuck on simple if that is all we ever expose them to! Challenging texts can be, well...challenging. BUT! There are so many strategies we can use to help our students access & engage with them. What are your favorite strategies?
Building background knowledge is vital! Those with more background knowledge on a topic are primed for learning. Excellent brief video explanation from @edutopia
This two-for-one exit ticket, from educators @DrGinnyD and @iccosper, is a quick and easy strategy to incorporate more #StudentChoice in your instruction!
(Image via T @heyyojo4)
“Multilingual learners count on us to provide high-quality, comprehensible, and culturally responsive instruction in each lesson in every classroom.”
23 Things Educators Can Do to Support MLs - Rooted Linguistics: Serving Teachers of Multilingual Learners https://t.co/OcK47lYGZV
NEW POST 🌟highlighting the ABC Brainstorming technique which methodically structures thinking🧠 yet beautifully invites creativity & affirms what MLs bring to the table.
I've included downloads, a printout of the article, & a how-to-lead PD on this topic. https://t.co/z49zA0TSbV
#teachingresources #teachingtips #multilingualism #bilingual #ESOL #TESOL #ESL #teaching #EDchat #EDUchat
A common question from families of multilingual learners is, “how can I help my child acquire language at home?”
Caregivers want to help. They want the best for their children. Here are some practical ways that family members can take part in their child’s language acquisition.
These moves can be done in multiple languages and help to develop or see and literacy.
#familyengagement #teachingideas #teachingresources #teachingkids #teachingenglish #multilingualism #TESOL #ESOL #ESL #eslteaching #bilingual_kids
Just in case anyone else gets sentence frames and sentence stems confused. I used to use the terms interchangeably, but I found it really helpful to think about the different purposes they serve.
Opinion paragraph ====> Persuasive essay
Multilingual anchor charts & graphic organizers are a great scaffold to take an opinion paragraph into a PERSUASIVE ESSAY 🤩✍🏽📝🔥
#Newcomers trying to persuade readers to eat bugs or algae 🦗