Print
Email
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
Advertisement
Tag Archives: primary ESL
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
Posted in TESOL Blog
Tagged as class size, classroom management, elementary education, elementary ESL, Judie Haynes, primary education, primary ESL
2 Comments
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
Posted in TESOL Blog
Tagged as adapting to a new culture, back to school, Judie Haynes, motivation, primary education, primary ESL, refugee education
Leave a comment
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
Posted in TESOL Blog
Tagged as elementary education, elementary ESL, Judie Haynes, primary ESL, scaffolding
1 Comment
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
Posted in TESOL Blog
Tagged as elementary education, Judie Haynes, primary ESL, scaffolding
2 Comments
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
Posted in TESOL Blog
Tagged as bilingualism, elementary education, Judie Haynes, native language, primary ESL, translanguaging
3 Comments
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
Posted in TESOL Blog
Tagged as best practices, classroom practice, elementary education, elementary ESL, Judie Haynes, primary ESL
14 Comments
Teaching Culture: Festivals of Light Around the World
Judie Haynes
The diversity in many classrooms provides a starting point for children to begin to understand and value the many distinct cultures of the world. What better way to do that than to feature a unit on light festivals from around … Continue reading
Posted in TESOL Blog
Tagged as classroom activities, evergreen, holiday activities, Judie Haynes, primary education, primary ESL
6 Comments
The Changing Role of the ESL Teacher
Judie Haynes
This week’s primary education blog is guest authored by Shaeley Santiago, an ESL teacher and instructional coach from Iowa. Shaeley and I first met 4 years ago on #ELLCHAT, a Twitter chat that I comoderate. We have since met up … Continue reading
Posted in TESOL Blog
Tagged as elementary ESL, evergreen, Judie Haynes, primary ESL, professional development
1 Comment