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Accountable talk is a strategy that supports students' academic language development through discussion by giving students key phrases they can use when learning skills such as explaining, agreeing, disagreeing, and justifying.
In this post, I’ll first share some highlights of the Californians Together Common Core advocacy toolkit, and then I’ll leave you with my takeaways.
This week’s blog post will focus on the new edTPA assessment for English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher candidates and how the edTPA ties in to the Common Core.
Images and visuals can be a powerful way to support students' learning and help them make connections. They can include photographs, maps, icons, illustrations, cartoons, and more.
Multilingual glossaries support students' vocabulary development by providing key terms in students' home languages and English. This strategy is part of Colorín Colorado's ELL Strategy Library
Wait time refers to providing students extra time to process and respond to questions or prompts — a seemingly simple step, but one that can lead to increased student engagement.
Cognates are words in two languages that share a similar meaning, spelling, and pronunciation, such as the English-Spanish cognate inspiration / inspiración.
Graphic organizers are tools that allow students to organize ideas and information in a visual and hands-on way.
This article was written for Colorín Colorado by Dr. Catherine Collier, a leader in the fields of cross-cultural, bilingual, and special education. Dr.