Using cognates to teach vocabulary
Amber Prentice explains why cognates can be an effective tools for helping ELLs learn vocabulary.
Standards
Amber describes some strategies for helping students access the most important information in order to meet grade-level standards.
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Previewing Content
Amber offers some ideas for previewing content with ELLs, including a picture or chapter walk.
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Different Levels
Amber offers some strategies for differentiating instruction between students of different proficiency levels.
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The first snow day
Amber describes how she turns her student's first experience with snow into a learning opportunity. See Amber's complete interview!
Structure and Expectations
Amber describes some of her own routines in the classroom, as well as the importance of clear expectations in the ELL classroom.
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Middle School
Amber notes some of the unique challenges for middle school ELLs and how she has addressed them in her classroom.
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Beginning with the concepts
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Many ways to peel a potato
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A jack of many trades
Before becoming an author, Greg Tang wrote speeches, started a company, developed software, and opened a Tae Kwon-Do school.