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Greetings and welcome everyone to ESL in the News where we keep you up to date on news and events helpful to those interested in the field of teaching ELLs/Multilingual Learners!
"A Different Language is a Different Vision of Life"
What's New?
Back to School Slideshow (FAQs)
ELLs Writing in Content Area Classes
Unraveling the Science of Reading
Recent Articles
How Clustering Our ELLs Benefits Everyone-Valentenia Gonzalez
.Design Your Tests with ELLs in Mind- Valentena Gonzalez
Partner With the Families of Your ELLs Valentena Gonzalez
. Creating a Welcoming Environment for ELLs- SupportEd
. Empowering English Learners as Assets-Language Magazine
Do Children Soak Up Language Like a Sponge? NY Times
Take a School-Wide Approach to Teaching ELLs Sarah Ottow
Why Culturally Inclusive Books Are Important Valentina Gonzalez
Debunking the Myths of ELLs
https://www.edutopia.org/discussion/debunking-myths-english-language-learners
Some Myths About ELLs and Special Education
https://www.colorincolorado.org/article/some-myths-regarding-ells-and-special-education
Recent PD, Online Events and Resources
Collaboration for ELLs-Honigsfeld & Dove
The Best Strategies to Support ELLs-Staehr Fenner, Snyder, Honigsfeld & Dove
The Best Podcasts for ENL Teachers-Larry Ferlazzo
The Next Generation ELA Learning Standards #1
Landmark Court Rulings Relating to ELLs
Support Strategies
Word walls, visuals, gestures, word banks, glossaries, first language support, build background knowledge, project based learning, flexible grouping, graphic organizers, vocabulary organizers, sentence starters, sentence frames