Happy 4 day Weekend Teachers of Emergent Bilinguals! Since my first post of the school year, I’ve taken you through the planning process – thinking about themes, topics and objectives, a scope and sequence, and assessments, and classroom routines for foundational literacy. Now it’s time to lesson plan for language and literacy! Of course this […]
Blog: All children are AEBLL!
Welcome to my blog! Are you a hard-working NY teacher who is trying your best to teach your English Language Learners but is honestly frustrated and confused about how to help them advance academically? I'm a linguist and an Advocate for Emergent Bilinguals through Language and Literacy. I believe all children are AEBLL. My passion is teaching teachers. I want to give all teachers expert knowledge of language and literacy acquisition, and evidence-based strategies for the classroom. Explore topics like phonological awareness, oral language development, and dyslexia and find links to resources and teaching materials!
Classroom routines for foundational literacy in Stand Alone
Happy Wednesday Teachers of Emergent Bilinguals! It’s September 14th, and officially the 5th day of school. How are you doing? Hang in there – things will settle down and you will get into your routines soon. Speaking of routines! Today I’m going to talk to you about classroom routines for foundational literacy in Stand Alone. […]
Data-driven instruction for Stand Alone
Happy second day of school teachers of emergent bilinguals! You have a plan, you have your themes and content objectives, you have your scope and sequence! After meeting your students on Thursday and getting settled, let’s get started with assessments for Stand Alone – the key to data-driven instruction. state Assessments vs. assessments for data-driven […]
A scope and sequence of linguistic skills
It’s August 31st, teachers of emergent bilinguals! School starts in one week! You may be feeling dread and anxiety instead of energy and excitement. As I wrote in my previous post: fear not, I have a plan for ENL Stand Alone! Specifically, this year I am going to take you through a scope and sequence of […]
Content objectives for a content area
Happy Summer Teachers of Emergent Bilinguals! This year, my goal is to help you plan out an entire year of YOUR content area: Stand Alone instruction of English as a New Language (ENL). Part of that planning includes content objectives for a content area. Content objectives are based on themes and topics, standards, and skills. […]
A plan for ENL Stand Alone
Happy late summer teachers of Emergent Bilinguals! I hope you are feeling rested, relaxed, and rejuvenated! Yes, it’s that time of year again. For NYC teachers, Thursday, September 8th is just a few weeks away. But fear not! I have a plan for ENL Stand Alone. You may be feeling anxiety and dread instead of energy […]
