Advocating for Emergent Bilinguals through Language and Literacy
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Hello Teachers of Emergent Bilinguals! Last week I posted my plan to help you plan your upcoming unit this September/October. Today, I want to help you plan for language acquisition Monday through …
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Happy Friday Teachers of Emergent Bilinguals! Our July series highlights the diversity of English Learners in our schools. Last week I wrote about our youngest newcomers who often fall behind by the …
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Since the advent of the Common Core, states have demanded that students grapple with and “learn from” complex texts. This has resulted in teachers using a primarily text-based mode of instruction: …
