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Thinking Tasks: Ensuring MLLs Understand STEM Content
Darlyne de Haan
I read a tremendous number of books, articles, and blogs on topics that cover math, science, STEM, and general content instruction, to name a few. Although many of these books are not specific to multilingual language learners (MLLs), I am … Continue reading
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Tagged as math strategies, science, STEM, STEM in ELT, task-based learning, tasks
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6 Effective Practices for Teaching STEM to MLLs
Darlyne de Haan
Teaching STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) or STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, math; for simplicity, I’ll use STEM in this article) to multilingual learners (MLLs) can be very challenging because STEM vocabularies can be very complex for even the native … Continue reading
STEM and ELD: 2 Great Strategies for Building Vocabulary in STEM
Darlyne de Haan
Vocabulary remains a major factor in English learners (ELs) learning grade-level content. Here, I share two strategies that will pave the way for your ELs to use their previous knowledge to acquire their second language content. Learning logs are a … Continue reading
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Tagged as scaffolding, science, STEM, STEM in ELT, Teaching Vocabulary, vocabulary
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Successfully Implement Claims, Evidence, and Reasoning for ELs
Darlyne de Haan
All kids are curious, no matter where they are born or what language they speak. Curiosity—the desire to understand and explain how the world works—drives the questions that we ask and the investigations that we conduct. But how do we … Continue reading
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Tagged as content and language integrated learning, content-based instruction, science, STEM, STEM in ELT
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STEM and ELT: How to Build Background and Prior Knowledge in STEM
Darlyne de Haan
Happy New Year! May 2022 bring you health, joy, and peace. Sir Isaac Newton said it best: “If I have seen further, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.” I like to interpret this as meaning he gives credit … Continue reading
STEM and ELT: 4 Science Strategies
Darlyne de Haan
This post covers the final four strategies in my STEM and ELT series. The strategies I discuss here, including the four strategies from Part 1 of this series and the seven science reading strategies from my November Blog, are intended for immediate use … Continue reading
STEM and ELT: 7 Science Reading Strategies
Darlyne de Haan
There is growing interest in how to teach English learners (ELs) science in the general education classroom especially because science contains a lot of reading and academic language. The strategies I discuss here, including the four strategies from Part 1 … Continue reading
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Tagged as content-based instruction, math, reading, reading strategies, science, STEM, teaching reading
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STEM and ELT: 9 Strategies to Help ELs Learn Science (Part 1)
Darlyne de Haan
I am very excited about the topics for the next two months because I will be focusing on strategies that all teachers can use to help English learners (ELs) be successful contributors in the science classroom no matter their level … Continue reading
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Tagged as science, STEM, STEM in ELT, Teaching Vocabulary, vocabulary
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