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TESOL English Language Bulletin- 11 ways to make math instruction more accessible to English-learners 19 September 2023
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Tag Archives: teaching young learners
Using Language Portraits to Explore Students’ Identities
Naashia Mohamed
Lily was born and raised in New Zealand and described herself as a Kiwi with Chinese heritage whose dominant language was English. She was proud of her Chinese background but did not use Mandarin for purposes beyond everyday conversation with … Continue reading
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Do ELs Lack Access to Education in STEM?
Judie Haynes
I recently came across a report published in 2018 by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine that concluded that English learners (ELs) do not have adequate access STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education in U.S. schools. The … Continue reading
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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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ELT Best Practices: Young Learners in Ireland
Sherry Blok
With an ELT career spanning 20 years, Lou McLaughlin’s best practices stem from her dedication to young learners as a teacher and young learner teacher trainer. According to Lou, teacher cognition, focusing on learner capabilities, and setting realistic expectations are key … Continue reading
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The Benefits of Play in the Education of Young ELs
Judie Haynes
I would like to introduce guest blogger Karen Nemeth. Karen is an author, consultant, and presenter focusing on effective early education for dual language learners. A recent opinion piece in the New York Times, Let the Kids Learn Through Play, focused on … Continue reading
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Tagged as evergreen, Judie Haynes, play, primary education, primary ESL, teaching young learners
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ELT in Early Childhood: Circle Time
Kristen Lindahl
If you are working with young English learners, chances are you are using a portion of your class for what is known in the United States as “circle time”—a time when learners typically sit on the floor instead of their … Continue reading
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Tagged as evergreen, Kristen Lindahl, primary education, primary ESL, teaching young learners
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4 Strategies for Scaffolding Instruction for ELs
Judie Haynes
In this blog, I am going to highlight how teachers of ELs can meet the language needs of their students through scaffolding. Teachers need to take into account the language demands that ELs face in content classrooms and use scaffolding … Continue reading
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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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