In the recent article titled “Educators Tout IB’s Links to Common Core,” Education Week described the intersection between the standards used in the International Baccalaureate (IB) program and the Common Core.
The implementation of the Common Core means that all students, including English language learners, will face new demanding academi
In this video interview, Dr. Joanne Urrutia, formerly of the U.S. Department of Education, provides some helpful context about how policy decisions affect English language learners (ELLs).
The Common Core State Standards and Next-Generation Science Standards present both opportunities and challenges for the growing number of English language learners. Panelists discuss a number of initiatives underway to help English learners access grade-level content while building their language proficiency.
This two-part post will focus on some aspects of teaching informational text to ELLs. Part I will share background considerations and strategies regarding informational text, first providing a basic foundation about informational text for all students and then narrowing my focus to include a few specific strategies about teaching informational text to ELLs.
Part II of the series on informational text will first provide an overview of what close reading is and could mean for ELLs, including some definitions of close reading. Then I’ll present the role of background knowledge, which is a major consideration with teaching ELLs close reading, and share some recommended resources.
Earlier this month, TESOL International Association invited a group of guests from th
On February 26 I was fortunate to attend the Alliance for Excellent Education’s briefing on the CCSS for ELLs in Washington, DC. The
One crucial aspect to consider is how collaboration will need to change to be effective with implementing the CCSS for ELLs. To that end, I’ll take a closer look here at teacher collaboration as one way to share the responsibility (and joy) of teaching ELLs the CCSS.
In addition to this increased urgency to prepare all children for kindergarten, what is going to be expected of children once in kindergarten is changing. How can we best prepare rising kindergartner ELLs for the new demands of the CCSS?