Making text-to-text connections
Ali explains the way she used a Venn diagram to help her students compare "Burro's Tortillas" and "The Little Red Hen."
Assessment of English Language Learners
This website features Dr. Lorraine Valdez Pierce, discussing effective classroom strategies for assessing English language learners.
Social vs. academic language
Cindy describes the difference between social and academic language.
Building Trust with Families
How can schools create a welcoming culture and build trust with English Language Learners and their families? Our panel discusses parent involvement, school ...
ESL vs. ELD
Paula describes the difference between ESL and English Language Development programs in Canada. See more of the interview: ...
Increasing the level of text complexity with ELLs
Teacher Clara Gonzales-Espinoza discusses the importance of tackling text complexity as part of standards-based instruction for all students, including ELLs.
Preparing ELLs for the Common Core in Poughkeepsie
The Poughkeepsie, NY school district is helping their teachers integrate Common Core State Standards into their classroom instruction for English language ...
Poet Francisco Alarcón
Bilingual Poet Francisco Alarcón visits Oyster Bilingual School in Washington, D.C., where he helps a group of third-grade students tap into their dreams and write poetry.
The easy way to do math
Greg Tang believes that all children can be successful in math, as long as they learn and use the right strategies, such as breaking numbers down into the ...
Preparing ELLs for standardized tests
Michelle discusses her role in helping students prepare for standardized tests. See more of the interview: ...