LTEL Essential Component:
Empowering Pedagogy 

Empowering Pedagogy 

Students learn through making connections between what they know; what they have experienced; and how they understand the world and the new experiences, perspectives, and information they encounter. Many long-term English Learners feel disconnected from school. to ignite or reignite an excitement long-term English Learners need most is an accelerated rigorous approach that overcomes gaps. Teachers of long-term English learner courses warn against over-scaffolding, and they hold themselves to the expectation of rigor. Students, who for years have been allowed to sit back and barely engage, have to be encouraged. Teachers must insist that the student do the heavy lifting of critical thinking, learning new skills, and pushing through their comfort zone – with support, encouragement, and the solid belief that they can do the work.