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TESOL English Language Bulletin- Language learning after 10 may be better for the brain 27 February 2015
- Simple exercises to improve ELL reading skills 27 February 2015
- Language test providers announced after scandal 27 February 2015
- Professional Development Calendar 27 February 2015
- ESL schools provide economic boost to B.C. 27 February 2015
Tag Archives: primary ESL
Teaching Idioms to Young English Learners
Judie Haynes
Well-chosen children’s literature can provide an excellent opportunity to explicitly teach the concept of idiomatic language to young English learners. Thematic units on friendship or feelings are an especially good way to introduce idioms and tie them to the lesson … Continue reading
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Influx of Immigrant Children From Central America
Judie Haynes
One of the top stories in the news during 2014 was about the influx of undocumented immigrant children at the U.S. southern border. More than 60,000 children crossed the border during 2014 seeking refuge in the United States. Many of these … Continue reading
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Happy New Year 2015! Teaching Worldwide Celebrations
Judie Haynes
Whether your English learners celebrate the New Year on January 1st or not, they will enjoy learning about some famous New Year’s Eve celebrations taking place on December 31st. This is also a great springboard to having your ELs talk and … Continue reading
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Tagged as evergreen, intercultural competence, Judie Haynes, new year activities, primary ESL, primary school, teaching culture
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Teaching ELs to Summarize and Synthesize Texts
Judie Haynes
Good readers need to learn to summarize text in order to highlight the important information that they read. In my last blog, I talked about teaching ELs how to determine what is relevant in nonfiction texts. They also need to … Continue reading
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Teaching ELs to Read Nonfiction Texts
Judie Haynes
In previous blogs, I discussed the advantages of Reading Workshop in helping ELs learn to read in English. I especially recommend this kind of reading instruction because of the following benefits to ELs. They can read books that they have … Continue reading
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Tagged as evergreen, Judie Haynes, K-12 education, primary ESL, primary school, teaching reading
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Helping ELs to Learn to Ask Questions During Reading
Judie Haynes
This blog is Part 3 in my series about teaching English learners reading comprehension strategies. Because good readers ask questions throughout the reading process, I will discuss how to help ELs acquire the skill of asking questions before, during, and after … Continue reading
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Making Connections to Improve EL Reading Comprehension
Judie Haynes
In my last blog, I talked about Reading Workshop and how well comprehension strategies work for English learners (ELs). Books such as Mosaic of Thought (Keene and Zimmerman, 2007), Reading with Meaning (Miller 2012), and Strategies That Work (Harvey and Goudvi … Continue reading
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EL Reading Comprehension Strategy: Visualization
Judie Haynes
Many years ago, teachers in my school started exploring Reading Workshop to teach reading to children in Grades K–5. We attended workshops given at Columbia University and received staff development by members of Lucy Calkins’ Reading and Writing Project. Although … Continue reading
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The Power of Collaboration and Active Engagement for ELs
Judie Haynes
For today’s blog on collaboration, I have collaborated with author and professional development provider Karen Nemeth. Karen is a nationally known expert in early childhood education and dual language learners. Teachers in many general education classes lecture to impart information … Continue reading
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Is Education for Pre-K–5 ELs Equitable? (Part 2)
Judie Haynes
In my last blog, I talked about the inequities of the learning environment for English learners. This discussion included class size, grouping, the number of schools serviced by the ESL teacher, and the size and location of teaching space. In … Continue reading