Eight 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.
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Here are this week’s choices:
I’m adding this tweet to THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT TRANSLANGUAGING:
NEW: Translanguaging Can Be Part of Any Lesson.#elachat #sschat #scichat #mlchat #ellchat #ESL
By creating space for students’ languages (translanguaging) we give them tools to better understand content & more fully express themselves, says Tan Huynh.https://t.co/A1dirlgEUy pic.twitter.com/6BWo32Y5fn
— MiddleWeb (@middleweb) February 26, 2024
I’m adding this tweet to The Best Resources For Using “If This Animal Or Image Could Talk” Lesson Idea In Class:
Listen to these two dogs talking to each other online
pic.twitter.com/vNyRSpxl0n— Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) February 26, 2024
“I would advise teachers not to make the same assumptions they would for children of US-born monolingual English-speaking families. They are not going to be as talkative – not b/c they know less or are less able. It is b/c that is what they’ve been taught” https://t.co/Y2nsQUFqhO
— Californians Together (@CalTog) February 26, 2024
Stanford-Sequoia K-12 Research Collaborative has a lot of good…research on ELLs.
3 Ways to Ensure English Learners Benefit From the Science of Reading is from New America. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About Balanced Literacy & The “Reading Wars”
State of Language Rights and Bilingual Education 50 years After Lau vs. Nichols is from New America.
English learners? Emergent bilinguals? Multilingual learners?: Goals, contexts, and consequences in labeling students is from TESOL Journal.
Why Heritage Language is Important for Immigrant Origin Children’s Development & Learning is from Harvard. I’m adding it to The Best Resources Explaining Why We Need To Support The Home Language Of ELLs.
A bill that would hold back more third graders in Indiana has raised alarms among teachers of English language learners, who say the retention mandate ignores research on language acquisition and could violate federal law. @ChalkbeatIN reports.https://t.co/72jl9fXlE9
— WISH-TV (@WISH_TV) February 26, 2024
‘Litigation is a certainty’: Trump’s call to end birthright citizenship would face a mountain of opposition https://t.co/fGkRgs8oKq
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) July 28, 2024
I’m adding this tweet to
The Education for All campaign is working to counteract anti-immigrant rhetoric and conservative policy proposals seeking to limit the educational rights of undocumented children, which are protected by the 1982 Supreme Court decision Plyler v. Doe. https://t.co/Yh0jbRPFx1
— Erika Andiola (@ErikaAndiola) August 1, 2024
This next tweet relates to A Look Back: The Demonization Of Immigrants As Invaders, And What Teachers & Students Can Do About It:
Five years after El Paso massacre targeting Latinos killed 23, ‘invasion’ rhetoric has amplified https://t.co/IBFxBFcGpw
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) August 2, 2024
ELL teachers take note:
The world isn’t ready for the coming surge of Venezuelan migrants https://t.co/fmJ0znm0Ut
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) August 1, 2024
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