Hi everyone I am glad you are here❣️ As classroom teachers we know the value of thematic units when teaching young learners. These units motivate children and engage students in learning. But did you know that English Language Development (ELD)…
Happy November everyone, I am so glad you are here! Ready for a little ELD conversation? Let’s get started. Here is the question: ACADEMIC LANGUAGE versus Academic Vocabulary are these 2 terms the same or different? Have you noticed that…
Back to School! click here for your free copy Tuesday my district goes live on line with students! We are all so excited, but nervous, too. I wanted to start my school year out…
Hello everyone, August has arrived and one way or another we will be in school! Here are 5 things you gotta do before school starts! 1. ) Take a look at your pacing guide for the year and gather the supplies,…
☝Distant Learning Tip ☝ Provide each family with a list of basic virtual classroom etiquette for your online classes. Include in your lists things such as, muting microphones, using sidebar chats (if you provide them), adding classes to a google…
English Learners and Specific Learning Disability As ESL ELD teachers we are always worried about 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…
🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻 🌻 Masking Techniques 🌻 Hello Teacher World, Recently a classroom teacher asked me about tips or suggestions I had for English Language Learners that have developed masking techniques to cover their lack of oral language understanding during lessons. Do…
Hello everyone, Wherever you are, my wish is that you and your family will remain safe from the COVID-19 virus. As we teachers scramble to create remote and distant learning opportunities for our students I thought I would compile a…
Hello everyone 💕💕Let’s talk about Phrasal Verbs! Phrasal Verbs are very common in oral English, their understanding is essential for communication and reading comprehension. Furthermore, when writing formally there are two reasons we strive to use the academic or formal…
Hello everyone! Are you looking for 📚Something good to read! 📚 I am reading Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students by Zaretta Hammond. I thought I would share my…