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TESOL English Language Bulletin- Steer clear of 4 common mistakes of international freshmen in the US 3 March 2015
- Dealing with Common Core backlash 3 March 2015
- 9 lessons learned during ELL immersion 3 March 2015
- Will English become the first foreign language in Morocco? 3 March 2015
- The tangled roots of English 3 March 2015
Tag Archives: elementary education
The December Dilemma and English Learners
Judie Haynes
Hyungsoo, a second-grade student from Korea, sat across from me at the table in my ESL class with a pained look on his face. “Santa didn’t come to my house!” he complained. “I didn’t get any presents.” I knew the … Continue reading
6 Tips for Communicating With Families of ELs
Judie Haynes
For most school districts in the United States, the new school year has begun. Schools are enrolling an increasing population of immigrant and refugee children in their classrooms. Classroom and content-area teachers will need to meet the challenge of communicating with … Continue reading
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Tagged as cultural skills, elementary education, evergreen, Judie Haynes, parent communication, parent meetings, primary school
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Collaborative Teaching: Addressing ESL Teacher Concerns
Judie Haynes
Twelve years ago, I was interested in how collaborative teaching might work for our ESL program. I had read about ESL teachers who were “pushing into” the general education classroom to collaborate with classroom teachers and wanted to see for myself. … Continue reading
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Tagged as collaborative teaching, elementary education, elementary ESL, ESL in mainstream, evergreen, Judie Haynes, teacher collaboration.
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Teaching Nonfiction Writing to Beginning English Learners
Judie Haynes
It is essential that English learners (ELs) are taught to write from the time they first learn English. I have always been convinced that English learners write more comprehensively if they begin with nonfiction reading and writing and their writing … Continue reading
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Tagged as elementary education, elementary writing, ELL writing, evergreen, Judie Haynes, teaching writing, writing resources
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