Happy Summer 2021, Teachers of Emergent Bilinguals – there’s still a month left before the start of school. Here’s a plan to plan your first upcoming unit! I hope you all have been having a long and restful break. This past year was perhaps the most difficult year of your careers physically, spiritually, and mentally. […]
Private: 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!Spanish Language Resources for Bilingual Classrooms
Happy Mid Winter Recess teachers! I hope you are taking full advantage of your vacation to relax and recharge. In this post, I am featuring Spanish Language resources and bilingual classroom Language Arts units from a few of my students at the College of Staten Island, CUNY who are in the process of acquiring their […]
Start Planning for Close Reading: Integrated ELA/ENL Unit Planner
Hello Teachers of Emergent Bilinguals! I finally have the next section of my integrated ELA/ENL Unit Planner ready for you: let’s start planning for Close Reading! Although NYC schools are finally open this week, teachers, administrators, students, and parents are still understandably confused, frustrated and anxious about the coming year. As principals have been left […]
Start Planning for Oral Language: Integrated ELA/ENL Unit Planner
Summer greetings Teachers of Emergent Bilinguals! In today’s post, we are going to start planning for oral language using an Integrated ELA/ENL Unit Planner. This post will be short and to the point: Life has changed so much it’s hard to understand what we’re feeling. The NYC DOE has not specified the official first day […]
English Learners with Disabilities: A Profile
Hello Teachers of Emergent Bilinguals! Our series on diverse learners ends this week with last, but not least, a look at English Learners with Disabilities. So far I’ve outlined diverse EL profiles such as adolescent newcomers, our youngest newcomers, and Long Term English Learners. As much as these labels can tell us some important information […]
Long Term English Learners: A Profile
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 third grade. This week, I profile what can happen when literacy skills do not advance and students become Long Term English Learners (LTELs). […]