| Professional Development for Teachers of ELLs: A
"Do-It-Yourself" Approach |
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| You know you need some additional professional
development, but you can't pursue an advanced degree. Dr.
Irujo highlights some ways teachers can build their knowledge
of effective teaching of ELLs without enrolling in a master's
program.
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| NCLB Requirements Prompt Changes in ELL
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| A focus on academic English and fewer English language
proficiency tests are among the changes Dr. Margo Gottlieb, of
the Illinois Resource Center, sees in future assessments for
ELLs.
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| Teacher Diary #2: A Chronicle of a First-Time ELL
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| The second in a series of articles chronicling the
experiences of a new ELL teacher in Massachusetts, two and a
half months into the school year.
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| Teaching the Academic English of Textbooks: A
Preliminary Framework for Performing a Textual
Analysis |
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| There are currently many strategies for helping ELLs
access the content of textbooks, but few ways to determine
what specific academic English needs to be taught. This
article presents a step-by-step process for analyzing the
academic language of textbooks.
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