This week’s blog post will focus on the new edTPA assessment for English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher candidates and how the edTPA ties in to the Common Core.
Images and visuals can be a powerful way to support students' learning and help them make connections. They can include photographs, maps, icons, illustrations, cartoons, and more.
Cognates are words in two languages that share a similar meaning, spelling, and pronunciation, such as the English-Spanish cognate inspiration / inspiración.
Graphic organizers are tools that allow students to organize ideas and information in a visual and hands-on way.
This article was written for Colorín Colorado by Dr. Catherine Collier, a leader in the fields of cross-cultural, bilingual, and special education. Dr.
Total Physical Response (TPR) connects vocabulary and phrases to actions or gestures.
In this post, I’ll highlight some information from Tim Shanahan’s article about background knowledge in American Educator. I’ll then share a table and flow chart adapted from the article that will help you decide how much background knowledge to teach to ELLs.