How I Support Multilingual Families
Missy Testerman, the 2024 National Teacher of the Year, describes some of the different ways she supports multilingual families in her school community.
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Missy Testerman, the 2024 National Teacher of the Year, describes some of the different ways she supports multilingual families in her school community.
Missy Testerman is a K-8 English as a second language (ESL) teacher in Rogersville, TN. Ms.
Missy Testerman is a K-8 English as a second language (ESL) teacher in Rogersville, TN. Ms.
Missy Testerman, the 2024 National Teacher of the Year, describes the first steps she takes when a newcomer student arrives in her school.
Learn how Missy Testerman, the 2024 National Teacher of the Year, prepares elementary students to welcome new ELL peers before newcomers arrive in their class.
Missy Testerman, the 2024 National Teacher of the Year, describes why she likes co-teaching ELLs and how she knows it's working.
Missy Testerman, 2024 National Teacher of the Year, explains how and why she uses scaffolds with her English language learners.
Missy Testerman, 2024 National Teacher of the Year, shares some of the activities she uses to support and develop her ELLs' oral language skills.
Missy Testerman, the 2024 National Teacher of the Year, describes a challenging health emergency a newcomer student experienced and how she coordinated communication with the student's mother, as well as follow-up care.
Missy Testerman, 2024 National Teacher of the Year, describes how she helps her ELLs get to know school staff in the building and why it makes a difference to her students.