Background knowledge includes information that students need to understand a lesson.
Colorín Colorado has prepared this free slide deck that can be used for turnkey professional development sessions.
The session expands upon the tips featured our tip sheet and related article:
There are many engaging ways to teach vocabulary — a key to content learning and reading comprehension.
Learn more about how to support effective phonics instruction for English language learners (ELLs).
Chapter 5: Phonics Development Among English Learners
Literacy Foundations for English Learners offers teachers the kn
Dictating Sentences with Short 'i' and Short 'e' (Reading Universe)
During a phonics lesson about the difference between short 'i' and short 'e', third grade teacher Estella Escajeda, of Loma Linda Elementary School in Anthony, New Mexico, dictates phrases and sentences for students to write, offering practice with spe
Fluency Practice: Reading Phrases with Short 'i' and Short 'e' (Reading Universe)
In the reading fluency portion of her phonics lesson on the difference between short 'i' and short ‘e’, third grad
Helping English Learners with Short 'i' and Short 'e' (Reading Universe)
While helping her multilingual students hear and produce the subtle difference between the short 'i' and short 'e' sounds, third grade teacher Estella Escajeda, of Loma Linda Elementary School in Anthony, New Mexico, also provides them with a bri
How Do I Help an English Learner Who Says /h/ for the Letter 'j'?
How can you support a Spanish-speaking student who sees the letter ‘j’ and says /h/, as it’s pronounced in their primary language? Literacy specialist Dr.
Language Development Within a Reading Fluency Lesson (Reading Universe)
Leonor Delgado, a veteran teacher at P.S. 109 in the Bronx, receives coaching from Dr.