K-12 ESOL teacher in NY. Advocate for educational equity, cultural responsivity, & inclusion šš” https://xitter.cf/t.co/Se4yxdOmZx she/her/hers
Capital Region, New York
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I Will Persist... reclaimingthelanguage.blog/2ā¦ via @EllBillofRights
If you need a laugh...take a look at my transitioning level, kindergartener ELL's writing during free choice play time š¤£The power of explicit systematic phonics instruction that encompasses decoding & encoding! Of all the options during play time, he chooses to write ā¤ļø
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Title III Funding for English Learners, Explained edweek.org/teaching-learningā¦
Equity for MLs Begins with Equitable Schedules middleweb.com/50691/equity-fā¦
Something that all Ts need to keep in mind: "understand that people have risked their lives to come to the US in order to give their children a quality education as they struggle against barriers that most of us cannot imagine."
#TESOL #ESL #ELL #MLL
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Have your students submitted their logo submissions for @NYSTESOL 's Student Logo Contest? A great opportunity to showcase ELL/MLL art, with a great cash prize too!
An Interview With Educator and Author Jonathan Kozol edweek.org/teaching-learningā¦
Teacher preparation programs need to evolve so that candidates enter the teaching field prepared with knowledge and practices to effectively teach reading to ALL students.
California should follow Mississippiās lead on reading instruction desertsun.com/story/opinion/ā¦ via @mydesert
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I am teaching at a school which has implemented high quality explicit instruction K-6. My Year 2 class is on average higher than previous 3-6 classes. This is not ābecause of SESā. This is not ābecause kids are just differentā. It is because they have been carefully, 1/
Nonstop From Classroom to Classroom, an ESOL Teacher's Day - what an apt summary of an #ESOL teacher's day edweek.org/teaching-learningā¦
Where morphology, semantics, & phonetics intersect
"Teaching Ss to quickly identify &āpeel offā prefixes & suffixes within words can help students begin to recognize both pronunciation & meaning of larger chunks as they encounter more unfamiliar words."
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One day, you will have a job that you enjoy doing AND it will be a place where you are appreciated for the value you bring. Keep going. š¤
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āLanguage is tied to identity. You don't have to give up your identity of who you are in order to learn English,ā says newcomers teacher EfraĆn Tovar. See how this educator supports newcomer studentsā English proficiencyāalong with their sense of belonging and identity.
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As #Ramadan begins, these tips can help school communities support students who are observing.
ALT Tips to Support Students Observing Ramadan: Avoid class events focused on food; use Ramadan to teach about Islam.
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School should be a place that kids look forward to going. Adults too.
It begins and ends with leadership.
