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"It takes multiple years for English learners to gain a high enough level of language proficiency to perform on par with their native English‐speaking peers. English learners cannot wait until they are fluent in English to learn grade‐level content. Instead, they must continue to develop their math and reading skills as well as their knowledge of social studies and science, even while learning English."
-Education Northwest
Services
Services
Districts have a dual obligation to serve English learners. They must provide a dedicated time for ELs to learn the language, and they must also teach language in content areas.
Media source: collection of resources compiled by Springdale Public Schools. Links embedded.
Planning
Planning
This tool can be used with the support of colleagues to identify language demands of a task by helping to anticipate the concepts, analytical practices and disciplinary language students must execute for success in the focus standard.
Media source: collection of resources compiled by Springdale Public Schools.
A weekly lesson planner for content teachers to ensure supports for English Learners.
Media source: collection of resources compiled by Springdale Public Schools.
Oral language Production
Oral language Production
This PD Presentations explores how to purposefully plan interactive routines to give students oral practice with the learning objective.
Media source: collection of resources compiled by Springdale Public Schools. Links embedded.
Supporting English Learners’ Oral Language Development by Aída Walqui and Margaret Heritage.
One of the most important things we can do is to provide all English Learners with opportunities to productively use oral language in academic settings by ensuring that teachers leverage the power of classroom interactions to simultaneously foster language development, content knowledge, and analytical practices.
Media source: WestEd
This tool provides student-to-student talk interaction strategies for fluency, flexibility, and depth. This tool can help when planning for a focus lesson, guided instruction, or collaboration.
Media source: collection of resources compiled by Springdale Public Schools.
This tool provides a list of structured student talk routines and strategies that can be used when planning interactive routines for any lesson.
Media source: collection of resources compiled by Springdale Public Schools.
Language Instruction Throughout the Learning Sequence. This short article gives ideas on how to include student talk in all phases of the instructional sequence.
Media source: collection of resources compiled by Springdale Public Schools. Links embedded.
This folder includes 1st through 12th grade discussion cards. The cards are based on the requirements of CCSS Speaking and Listening Standards and are intended to provide language access to English learners and promote the use of increasingly complex language for all students as they participate in various CCSS-emphasized academic discussions.
Media source: collection of resources compiled by Springdale Public Schools. Links embedded.
Instruction
Instruction
A video that highlights how to keep all students accountable during an academic conversation.
Media source: Teaching Channel
Whitney Huffstetler at Helen Tyson Middle with accompanying lesson plan.
Media source: collection of videos compiled by Springdale Public Schools.
An example of integrated ELD in math with teacher Rachel Carethers at J.O. Kelly Middle.
Media source: collection of videos compiled by Springdale Public Schools.
A video of teacher Sarah Beers at J.O. Kelly Middle with accompanying lesson plan.
Media source: collection of videos compiled by Springdale Public Schools. Links embedded.
Reflection on Instruction
Reflection on Instruction
Arkansas Department of Education resource to support teachers and administrators when evaluating the instruction of teachers with English learners.
Media source: Arkansas Department of Education
This tool is aligned with the Marzano Focused Teacher Evaluation Model and gives definition for supporting ELs with best instruction.
Media source: Education Northwest
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