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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 2018 – 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:
WORDLESS VIDEOS FOR ELT and WORDLESS VIDEOS FOR ELT are two excellent posts from ELT-Cation. I’m adding them to The Best Popular Movies/TV Shows For ESL/EFL.
10 Pictures to Test Your Keen Eye for Small Details is from Bright Side. I’m adding it to a previous post titled Using “Spot The Difference” Pictures With ELLs.
Linguists found the world’s “weirdest” languages—and English is one of them is from Quartz.
How Schools Are Responding to Migrant Children is from Ed Week.
TELEPHONE DICTATION: A TWIST ON RUNNING DICTATION is from Fun For Spanish. I’m adding it to The Best Ideas For Using Games In The ESL/EFL/ELL Classroom.
Here’s a great video of Carlota Holder in action. I’m adding it to The Best Online Videos Showing ESL/EFL Teachers In The Classroom:
Our NEW Juicy Sentence Guidance Document outlines ideas for fostering conversations around “juicy sentences,” which helps students tackle complex text: https://t.co/D370X20J98 #engchat #elachat #coreadvocates pic.twitter.com/dGiueOU6rO
— achievethecore.org (@achievethecore) April 14, 2019
We are proud to announce that @MicrosoftEDU's Immersive Reader is now built into Flipgrid!
Immersive Reader can…
📙 Read text aloud
📘 Change text size + font
📗 Provide line focus
📕 Highlight parts of speech…and more!
📖 https://t.co/akJmbLPAV0#FlipgridFever pic.twitter.com/TvLa1sUpjS
— Flipgrid (@Flipgrid) April 14, 2019
Here are some tweets from teachers sharing strategies they learned from our book, The ELL Teacher’s Toolbox:
Strategy 4 Vocabulary —I love the Four Word Sheet (p.51) for young Ss. Different way to engage. Fridays is sharing time with peers. #Ellchat_BkClub 11.0 #Ellteacherstoollbox @TanyaFranca2 @khullsyp @Larryferlazzo @Toppel_ELD @leighn
— EstherRichardson (@EstherR00659593) April 14, 2019
Strategy 25 Conversation Practice — S s use puppets to make up an imaginary conversations. Planning, creative fun and builds confidence. #Ellchat_Bkclub #Ellteacherstoolbox @TanyaFranca2 @larryferlazzo @khullsyp
— EstherRichardson (@EstherR00659593) April 14, 2019
Heart Maps are a good way for students to identify what is important to them, and Writer’s Notebooks are a way for students to practice writing fluency. *Student example shown with permission* @Larryferlazzo #ELLTeachersToolbox #ESC1WebbookStudy pic.twitter.com/zvEYdkxf8x
— A_GarzaRHHHS (@araseli_garza) April 13, 2019
Problem posed to students via a photo and using their own experience to respond. #ESC1WebbookStudy#ELLTeachersToolbox pic.twitter.com/MAKlXFqj1H
— Lisa Lopez (@MissLisaLopezRH) April 12, 2019
When teaching ELLs, scaffolds such as visuals only increase the odds of successful learning! @Larryferlazzo #ESC1Webookstudy #ELLTeachersToolbox pic.twitter.com/8TU7AWWHvH
— Yvette luna (@yvetteluna17) April 12, 2019
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