OK teachers of emergent bilinguals (and all teachers)! This week, we are going to dive deep into subjects and predicates, because together they create a sentence, and form the basis of reading comprehension! In my previous post, I defined for you what syntax is, what Close Reading is, and the 3 steps teachers can implement […]
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!
Using syntax to read closely
In September and October, I focused heavily on how to build vocabulary and decoding skills in our emergent bilingual readers through morphology and phonics instruction. This month, I want to dive deeper into perhaps the most misunderstood practice in schools today: Close Reading. Specifically, I want to show you how to use syntax to read closely with […]
Dictation: the neglected piece of phonics instruction
Happy Wednesday Teachers of Emergent Bilinguals! Let’s wrap up our phonics for emergent bilinguals series by discussing dictation: the neglected piece of phonics instruction. Dictation is the last step in our phonics sample lesson for emergent bilinguals, when the teacher dictates words and sentences targeting the sound-spelling objective, and students write them down! But first, why […]
Phonics for emerging bilinguals: Introducing new information
Happy Friday Teachers of Emergent Bilinguals! This week, we’re on to Step 2 of a lesson plan template for phonics for emergent bilinguals: Introducing new information. Last week, I showed you the first step: review. The lesson is meant to take approximately 20 minutes. You can choose to do this either two to three times a week in […]
A phonics lesson template for emergent bilinguals
Happy Wednesday Teachers of Emergent Bilinguals! Today I’m going to give you a phonics lesson template for emergent bilinguals that strengthens decoding and encoding skills for all students. Now, if you’re a K-2 teacher, you probably are already using a curriculum like Fundations or another program. Just because you’re teaching phonics, however, doesn’t mean your […]
Phonics: What every emergent bilingual needs to know
Happy October Teachers of Emergent Bilinguals! We just got done with our September series on how to teach morphology. In some ways, morphology is more important than phonics for students above Grade 2 because of its ability to boost vocabulary and reading comprehension at the same time. However, there’s just no way around phonics: here’s what […]
