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Five years ago I began this regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from around the Web related to ESL/EFL or to language in general that have caught my attention.
You might also be interested in The Best Resources, Articles & Blog Posts For Teachers Of ELLs In 2018 – So Far and The Best Resources, Articles & Blog Posts For Teachers Of ELLs In 2017 – Part Two. Also, check out A Collection Of My Best Resources On Teaching English Language Learners.
In addition, look for our new book on teaching ELLs, which was published in the Spring of 2018.
Here are this week’s choices:
The Young Texans Helping Turn Refugees into Americans is from Politico.
The Office of English Language Acquisition has come up with two more “Fast Facts” infographics: English Learners (ELs) and College and Career Readiness and National and State-Level High School Graduation Rates for English Learners. That second one has some pretty wild and scary statistics. I’m adding it to The Best Ways To Keep-Up With Current ELL/ESL/EFL News & Research.
Anything World looks like a wild app that might be useful to promote speaking among ELLs. They can create…anything and speak to it. Here’s a video:
Storytelling Basics: A Weekly Structure is from College Storytelling.
Secondary English learner Curricular Streams, opportunity to learn, and academic outcomes. is a new paper by Peggy Estrada that was discussed and shared in an Ed Week post, but now the post has disappeared. Paper_28110_extendedabstract_1798_0-2krymmc”>Here’s the paper. It basically says that putting ELLs into segregated classes is harmful to them, but I have questions about those conclusions. I’m not sure it applies to high school age Newcomers, and I wonder how this research compares to the acclaimed work of Internationals Network High Schools, which are entire secondary schools comprised of ELLs?
Can't make it to #NCTE18? I'm excited to share all my resources here: https://t.co/GReZYHVGfd
These are downloads for choice projects & ideas to connect learners. #StudentVoice#StudentChoice#ellchat #boostingachievement pic.twitter.com/C5shslYmj0— Carol Salva (@MsSalvac) November 17, 2018
Here are two videos to show ELLs and then have them talk and write about what happened in them:
how’d this NYC rat get to France pic.twitter.com/hqGdXmPGS6
— tim (@franglophonic) November 13, 2018
5th graders rocked their academic conversation about animal intelligence. They challenged each other to give examples and had fun respectfully disagreeing with each other’s opinions using accountable talk. 🙌🏻 pic.twitter.com/Flt0Ev6d9H
— Katie Toppel, Ed.D. (@Toppel_ELD) November 15, 2018
Here is a link to my accountable talk handout ==> https://t.co/5L4Q1KXS4H Ss use this as a tool during academic conversations #Ellchat_BkClub
— Katie Toppel, Ed.D. (@Toppel_ELD) November 15, 2018
Listen to Part One: Activities For The #Newcomer Classroom With Kenzie Twitchell by https://t.co/E1yz4QD3GQ #np on #SoundCloud #ellchat #Ellchat_BkClub
Show notes at https://t.co/vlrHXAnLOn https://t.co/aA3xC2LWvz— Carol Salva (@MsSalvac) November 14, 2018
Cats versus dogs: which one would be a better pet based on your own knowledge and proof from several highly visual texts? Newcomer ELLs @EZieglerPS can justify their choices! #wrdsbesl pic.twitter.com/1q4qkzpw0g
— Ms. Kimiko Shibata 🇨🇦 (@ESL_fairy) November 13, 2018
— Ms. Kimiko Shibata 🇨🇦 (@ESL_fairy) November 14, 2018
New Post: Literacy Instruction & English Learners: Series, Part 1 of….??? ℂ𝕠𝕞𝕡𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕃𝕚𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕪 ℝ𝕚𝕔𝕙 ℂ𝕝𝕒𝕤𝕤𝕣𝕠𝕠𝕞𝕤 💰💸https://t.co/UlWI7mu0rx#ELLchat #langchat #edchat #k12 #education #teacherlife pic.twitter.com/L93Mn4DSuT
— 🌍 ναℓєηтιηα gσηzαℓєz (@ValentinaESL) November 11, 2018
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