| California Textbook Bill Stirs Debate on How to
Teach ELLs |
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| Currently, California has two sets of standards--the
English/language arts standards and the English language
development standards. Yet, based on current state criteria,
educational publishers develop reading/language arts textbooks
using only English/language arts standards. The California
Legislature wants this to change.
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| What to Do With an Hour and a Half Each Week? That
Depends... |
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| An hour and a half each weeks isn't much time to spend
teaching ELLs. This article offers three sayings to help you
decide what--and how--to teach ELLs in an hour and a half.
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| Why Can't Teachers Just Teach in a Way Kids Can
Understand? Suggestions for Teaching Main
Ideas |
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| Until that breakthrough moment, it's often very hard to
get learners to understand the main idea of a paragraph. This
article explores practical ways to teach ELLs the main idea
and supporting details, with real life stories of student
learning.
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| Can Sign Language Help ELLs Learn
English? |
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| Wendy Meister, a veteran ESL teacher, has tried every
trick in the book to get her students to speak English. But
when she began a unit on hearing-impaired and deaf students,
she created a new buzz in her classroom. Soon, her ESL
students were so excited about learning to sign that they
became encouraged to speak.
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