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TESOL English Language Bulletin- 6 tips for engaging the families of English language learners 5 December 2019
- 10 prominent women education leaders share steps to improve the US education system 5 December 2019
- Survey: Special needs students, ELs more positive about school mental health services 5 December 2019
- States gear up to overhaul K-12 funding in 2020 5 December 2019
- English language proficiency in Malaysia suffers from denial 5 December 2019
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Tag Archives: Judie Haynes
Do ELs Lack Access to Education in STEM?
Judie Haynes
I recently came across a report published in 2018 by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine that concluded that English learners (ELs) do not have adequate access STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education in U.S. schools. The … Continue reading
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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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Tagged as class size, classroom management, elementary education, elementary ESL, Judie Haynes, primary education, primary ESL
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11 Back-to-School Strategies for Teachers of ELs
Judie Haynes
Have you ever thought of what kind of support you would need if you were dropped into a classroom in a country where very few people spoke English? Think now of the newly arrived English learners (ELs) in our classrooms … Continue reading
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Tagged as adapting to a new culture, back to school, Judie Haynes, motivation, primary education, primary ESL, refugee education
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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
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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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