DIVERSE LEARNERS
DIVERSE LEARNERS
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Including All Students in Hands-On Learning
by Sami Kahn, Collegiate School, New York City – by ENC Learning Inc.
A 2013 online article about science access for diverse students
Found at: http://my.goenc.com/support/learning/documents/?doc_type=doc&doc_id=3135&file_name=index.asp
Brief Summary: Overview of the statistics and needs of students under the IDEA services regulations, and a listing of adaptations and modifications with brief support descriptions and definitions for a variety of special needs.
High-Quality Science Instruction: Building Conceptual Understanding and Language Skills for English Learners
by Kathy DiRanna and Susan Gomez-Zweip (2013)
WestEd resource – Downloadable PDF format
Brief Summary: This brief describes how the confluence of 21st century skills, the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) provides an unparalleled opportunity to improve science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education for all students, particularly English learners.
Equal Access to Content Instruction for English Learners: An Example from Science
by Zoe Ann Brown and Kathy DiRanna (2013)
Downloadable PDF format
Brief Summary: This paper highlights the importance of meaningful access to science content instruction for English language learners.
This paper describes:
Quality science education as an example of using hands-on, inquiry-based lessons to apply higher-order thinking skills and promote the development of academic language
Advocating high quality science instruction available to all students
Policies and practices to increase implementation of science instruction
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