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TESOL English Language Bulletin- Stress busters: Keeping your cool amid classroom chaos 24 May 2019
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Tag Archives: elementary education
10 Scaffolds to Support EL Learning, Part 1
Judie Haynes
A scaffold is a temporary framework that is put in place to give English Learners (ELs) a supportive learning environment and help them take ownership of their own learning. When a student is able to work independently, the scaffold should … Continue reading
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5 Ways to Help ELs Develop Pride in Their Heritage
Judie Haynes
English learners (ELs) offer a rich resource from which mainstream teachers and students can learn about other languages and cultures. If teachers support the diversity in their classrooms, all students will begin to understand and value the many distinct cultures … Continue reading
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Tagged as acculturation, culturally responsive teaching, early childhood education, elementary education, Judie Haynes
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Should ELs Be Allowed to Speak Their L1 in School?
Judie Haynes
In 2016, 20% of people living in the United States considered themselves bilingual, compared to 10% in 1980 according to the annual American Community Survey. Grosjean states in a 2018 article in Psychology Today that one of the reasons there is … Continue reading
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Tagged as bilingualism, elementary education, Judie Haynes, native language, primary ESL, translanguaging
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Overly Cluttered Classrooms and EL Learning
Judie Haynes
Many teachers believe that the physical environment of the classroom can serve as an additional teacher. Look around your classroom. Is it filled with store-bought signs, anchor charts, and posters? Do you have mobiles hanging from the ceiling, tables covered … Continue reading
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Tagged as classroom, classroom environment, elementary education, elementary ESL, Judie Haynes
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Do Children Learn English More Easily Than Adults?
Judie Haynes
If you Google the title of this blog, you will find a plethora of articles that extol the ability of children to learn a second language. You’ll read time and time again that children’s brains are like sponges, and they … Continue reading
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Tagged as adult education, early childhood education, elementary education, Judie Haynes
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