In this blog post, I’ll focus on some take-aways from a new paper about the role of ESL professionals in the Common Core era that ties together a lot of the themes I heard from teachers in March.
In this article, Kristina Robertson highlights ELL instructional strategies based on key reading components and skills. In addition, educators will learn more about the role of students' home language and oral language.
Dr. Nancy Cloud, Professor Emerita and past Coordinator of the M.Ed. in TESL Program and Professor in the Department of Educational Studies at Rhode Island College, is a specialist in ESL, bilingual and dual language education.