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TESOL English Language Bulletin- How federal COVID aid is uplifting English learners in this small Rhode Island city 20 March 2023
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Tag Archives: Judie Haynes
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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5 Approaches to Professional Development for EL Educators
Judie Haynes
Most educators of English learners (ELs) cringe at the thought of attending district-wide professional development (PD) programs. The content of many of these programs seems unrelated to the specialized needs of teachers of their students. It’s torture for them to … Continue reading
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Tagged as ELT professional development, Judie Haynes, PD, professional development, professional learning network
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Language Acquisition vs. Language Learning in Elementary School
Judie Haynes
One of the questions I am most frequently asked is how I teach grammar rules to young English learners (ELs). Well, the truth is that I never taught out-of-context grammar to young students. I learned early in my career that … Continue reading
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Tagged as elementary education, elementary ESL, Judie Haynes, teaching young learners, young learners
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4 Ways Teachers Can Support English Learners
Judie Haynes
The school year is well under way, and teachers are beginning to get to know their students and to build relationships with them. The teachers that work with English learners (ELs) should know how crucial their classroom practices are to … Continue reading
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Tagged as best practices, classroom practice, elementary education, elementary ESL, Judie Haynes, primary ESL
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10 Resources for Pre-K–5 Educators of ELs
Judie Haynes
Hello everyone. I’m happy to come back as a blogger for TESOL specializing in pre-K–5 education for English learners (ELs). To kick off the 2018–2019 school year, I have compiled many really good resources that I came across this summer. … Continue reading
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Tagged as elementary education, elementary ESL, immigrant resources, Judie Haynes, teacher resources
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Public School Teachers of ELs: A Look at the Legal Requirements
Judie Haynes
I’d like to introduce you to guest blogger Sandy Nahmias. I met Sandy through NJTESOL/NJBE where we are both on the Executive Board. She is an experienced ESL/bilingual teacher who has also been active on projects for WIDA and has … Continue reading
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Tagged as ESL in mainstream, evergreen, Judie Haynes, primary education
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5 Activities to Improve Reading Fluency in Pre-K–5 ELs
Judie Haynes
According to Reading Rockets, fluency is composed of three features: accuracy, automaticity, and prosody. These features of fluency are regularly assessed in schools. It’s my opinion, however, that ELs can’t be held to the same standards as their English-speaking classmates while … Continue reading
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Tagged as ELT reading list, Judie Haynes, primary education, reading activities, reading fluency, reading resources
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