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TESOL English Language Bulletin- More Florida students are English learners: Here's how teachers and schools can adapt to meet their needs 14 November 2019
- Why cultural understanding is essential: Part 3 14 November 2019
- Screen-based media associated with structural differences in brains of young children 14 November 2019
- The GCSE language loophole: Hundreds of British pupils took English exam meant for foreign students 14 November 2019
- Support builds for making the SAT untimed for everyone 14 November 2019
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Tag Archives: elementary education
6 Arguments for Smaller Class Sizes
Judie Haynes
I was recently reading an article about the Chicago Teachers Union and how it is pushing class size as a contract issue. This led me to wonder about how class size affects the academic achievement of English learners (ELs). According to … Continue reading
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Linking Writing to ELs’ Lives Using Quickwrites
Judie Haynes
Recently, I came across a mention of quickwrites (QWs) on Twitter. I immediately felt that they were a terrific way to support English learners (ELs) as they learn to write. According to Linda Reif, author of The Quickwrite Handbook: 100 … Continue reading
10 Scaffolds to Support EL Learning, Part 2
Judie Haynes
Last month, in “10 Scaffolds to Support EL Learning Part 1,” I listed five types of scaffolds that strengthen a English learners’ (ELs’) ability to comprehend the content that is being taught in the classroom. As I explained in Part … Continue reading
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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
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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