Mispronouncing Students' Names: A Slight That Can Cut Deep
Check out this article Christine shared about the importance of correct pronunciations of student names!
Getting it right; why pronouncing names correctly matters | Gerardo Ochoa | Ted Talk
New to Teaching ELLs?
Check out this wonderful resource at Colorín Colorado! It is filled with great links to resources for teachers just starting out with English Learners!
Advice for new ELL teachers
Being an English-Language Learner Is Hard. Here Are 5 Ways Teachers Can Make It Easier
1. Get them laughing
2. Warm them up
3. Make most of the talking happen with partners or small groups.
4. Don’t let your frustration show.
5. Realize that more is going on in their minds than they can express.
2. Warm them up
3. Make most of the talking happen with partners or small groups.
4. Don’t let your frustration show.
5. Realize that more is going on in their minds than they can express.
4 Practical Ways to Make Instruction Accessible for Multilingual Learners
1. Infuse instruction with peer-to-peer discussion and exploration.
2. Offer adapted or engineered texts when reading materials are dense.
3. Provide daily opportunities for written expression in all content areas with the use of scaffolds and accommodations.
4. Utilize classroom resources. (ex. word walls, anchor charts)
2. Offer adapted or engineered texts when reading materials are dense.
3. Provide daily opportunities for written expression in all content areas with the use of scaffolds and accommodations.
4. Utilize classroom resources. (ex. word walls, anchor charts)