As ESL ELD teachers we are always worried about the misidentification of English learners. Specific Learning Disability (SLD) is a language and literacy-related disability referring to a psychological processing disorder. If focuses on understanding or using spoken or written language. …
Hello teachers! Do you use math sentence frames during your math instruction? If you do, then you know how they can solidify comprehension not only with second language learners, but all students. Let’s take a deeper look at using sentence…
Hello teachers! Do you use math sentence frames during your math instruction? If you do, then you know how they can solidify comprehension not only with second language learners, but all students. Let’s take a deeper look at using sentence…
Hello everyone! Welcome to a center-based classroom! Imagine walking into your classroom and seeing students in small groups working cooperatively. One group sits at a center with the teacher for guided reading instruction. Another group of children works at a…
Hello everyone! Welcome to a center-based classroom! Imagine walking into your classroom and seeing students in small groups working cooperatively. One group sits at a center with the teacher for guided reading instruction. Another group of children works at a thematic…
The Language Strand of the Common Core StandardsandEnglish Language Learners Hi everyone,We are off and running with a brand new school year. As we head back to school we are all looking for fun and fresh ideas for the new year. With…
Hello everyone, August has arrived and one way or another we will be back to school! Here are 5 essential things you gotta do before school starts! 1.) Take a look at your ESL pacing guide for the year. Gather the supplies,…
Hello everyone! 💜💛💚 Sentence Frames & Sentence Starters Language frames work! A sentence frame (also called a language frame) is a fantastic teaching tool that offers oral and written language support to English Language Learners (ELLs). Sentence frames can…
Will you have English learners in your classroom this year? It can be a bit unnerving for teachers when they first have English learners (ELs) in your classroom. The following simple ideas will help pave the way to a fun…
💃💃💃Acquisition is subconscious, informal and implicit, and tends to be unstructured. 💃💃💃Learning is conscious, formal, explicit, often grammar based, and tends to move from simple to complex language. Second Language Learners need both! Happy Teaching!