Hi everyone,Academic language is a complex concept and requires teaching students the phonological features of English, vocabulary and word formation rules (Lexical knowledge), grammar, discourse, and cognition. I wrote a blog post about the difference between academic language and academic…
Back to School Parent Resources Explaining the Common Core Standards Welcome back to school everyone! Like many teachers, I want my student’s parents to understand the Common Core State Standards. I am planning to send home a ‘Back to School’…
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Hi everyone! I was cruising the internet looking for articles that related to ELD and the Common Core State Standards. I found this publication from TESOL titled: Overview of the Common Core State Standards Initiatives for ELLs A TESOL Issue…
Hi everyone,A friend emailed me a great site for Thematic Based Picture Flashcards. It is so nice to have them grouped by theme. Mountain View School District has grouped photos and animated drawing resources from folks at MES-English, their own…
Hi everyone, I have blogged before about Granite School District’s super math vocabulary resources and they recently (5/17/13) updated their Kindergarten Math Vocabulary lists! Their Math Vocabulary lists are aligned to Common Core State Standards and have definitions. Here is…
Hi everyone! Do you wonder about the importance of teaching cognates? Read on and learn a little more about this important teaching concept. What are cognates? Vocabulary/vocabulario, animal/animal, actor/actor, color/color are just a few of the thousand of English and…
Hi everyone!This is a great slide show that presents some effective GLAD strategies for teaching second language learners! Thanks Helmi! Happy Teaching Glad strategies pp View more PowerPoint from templehelmi Happy Teaching! Lori
Hi everyone!A colleague from Hillsboro sent in this great glad resource. It is a link to Everett School District in Washington state. If you are interested in GLAD strategies and resources, grab a cup of tea, sit back and click on! Thanks…
Hi everyone,While helping one of my ELL students with fractions recently, I realized that he was having trouble with the actual reading of the fraction. I found this quick video and we watched it together a few times. That did…
