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Tag Archives: elementary ESL
Are Your EL Expectations High—or Hurried?
Barbara Gottschalk
January brings the beginning of a new year and an opportunity to start fresh. We make resolutions and hold ourselves to high expectations. After a few weeks, however, resolve dwindles. Why? Experts say we need to set achievable goals and … Continue reading
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4 Reasons to Celebrate “Random Acts of Kindness Day”
Judie Haynes
Multilingual learners’ (MLLs) well-being, as they return to school at the height of the spread of the Omicron variant, is at risk. Our MLLs spent 17 months of isolation during virtual learning. Many of them returned to school last fall … Continue reading
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Navigating the Reading Wars With English Learners
Barbara Gottschalk
If you follow literacy issues, you have probably heard of the Reading Wars. If you haven’t, Jill Barshay’s recent article for the Hechinger Report does the best job I’ve seen yet of explaining the nuts and bolts of this disagreement … Continue reading
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5 Tips for Supporting New Multilingual Students and Families
Naashia Mohamed
Over the last fortnight, I spoke with several immigrant families with school-aged children who narrated to me their stories of migration and starting a new life in a different country. As they reflected on their experiences of starting a new … Continue reading
4 Poetry Ideas for Young Language Learners
Hetal Ascher
Language learners can often find writing poetry to be an intimidating task, but with some structure and examples, poetry can be easy and fun to write for language learners of any level. Incorporating poetry into your English lessons is a … Continue reading
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4 Critical Strategies for Teaching Multilingual Learners
Judie Haynes
Recently, #MLLCHAT on Twitter had a dynamic discussion based on a new book by authors Andrea Honigsfeld, Maria Dove, Audrey Cohen, and Carrie McDermott Goldman entitled From Equity Insights to Action: Critical Strategies for Teaching Multilingual Learners. We were honored … Continue reading
4 More Ways to Support the Families of Multilingual Learners When School Opens
Judie Haynes
There are many reasons why families may not come to school for school programs and conferences about their children. As I discussed in my August 2021 blog, “5 Ways to Support the Families of Multilingual Learners as School Opens,” families … Continue reading
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Tagged as elementary education, elementary ESL, family communication, family engagement, primary education, primary ESL
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Assessing Assessments: 5 Points to Consider
Barbara Gottschalk
Are you preparing to begin a new academic year? For many teachers in the United States and other parts of the world, the answer is “yes.” Even if this isn’t the case for you, it’s safe to assume almost every … Continue reading
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Tagged as assessment, elementary ESL, ELT reading, primary education, reading, teaching reading
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