Have you wondered about one of these questions? Read the article that answers these questions and provides a brief reference to scoring ACCESS: wida.wisc.edu/news/everythin…

It's no joke! April is National Bilingual/Multilingual Learner Advocacy Month. This a month to celebrate and spotlight the beauty of diversity and the assets languages bring to our communities.

#multilingual #RootEDLinguistics #bilingualkids #TESOL #esl #multilingual ism…

Bringing the 🔥 Secretary Miguel Cardona - We cannot be done until every English Learner is celebrated for who they are and what they bring to this country - kicking off #NABE2024 conference !! ⚜️📍

When the reading gets hard, do your #ELLs take out Google Lens? 📷 Teacher Penelope Jennewein developed a strategy to help students become more confident and less reliant on translation tools. edut.to/4cdL9eF

Teachers know it, and research supports it: When students feel secure at school, they can focus their energy on learning. These activities help students feel like a part of their classroom community. ⬇️ edut.to/49DBL2q

A fully loaded can/have/are chart is a great tool to use with newcomers.
❤️ model sentences & point to pictures having Ss 🗣️
🧡have Ss👆🏽to pictures & say their sentences
💛take a 📸 of the chart & put it in a page protector so Ss can circle words w/a dry erase marker & 🗣️✍🏾

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Picture Word Inductive Model (PWIM)
does wonders for Newcomers 🙌🏽🤩
The process of their English acquisition.

1️⃣ analyze the image
2️⃣ create a list of what you see
3️⃣ form sentences using the list of words
4️⃣ discuss what’s happening in the image
5️⃣ unscramble sentences

🎶 Tuesday Tip Time! 🎶 Have students review key phrases or vocabulary by creating a musical jingle! 🎵 An easy way for students to work collaboratively, be creative and it works with any topic! 🤩 How do you use music 🎵 to inspire creativity with your language classes? 🦋

Take 5 with a #BrainBreak ! 🖐️ Find 17 activities that spark joy and boost learning: edut.to/3TnncJt

There are no “Tier 2” or “Tier 3” students. There are tiers of intervention, not tiers of students. #LeadInclusion #edchat #UDL #UDL chat #inclusion #edleadership

Instead of prohibiting slang, teachers can use culturally responsive practices to connect with students and learn from how they talk to each other. kqed.org/mindshift/6310…

The PWIM is a tried & true teaching method. Here are some of my most read articles explaining it, sharing examples, & videos.

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#PWIM #ReadingWritingELs #ESL #ESOL #ENL #ELD #MLLs

This is on my #Rapidliteracy padlet. Feel free to share it with the amazing #Newcomer teachers in your life. It has a ton of free downloads & resources.
#ELLs #MLLs

It's ACCESS season! :) As you think about how to use and share the data in meaningful ways with families and colleagues, check out these student-friendly Can Do Descriptors: morethanenglish.edublogs.org/files/2015/09/…

Never Have I Ever… 🙅 Castaways… 🏝️ Fortune Teller… 🔮 Four Corners… 🟧

Try any of these lively speaking games for language learners and your classroom will be filled with the sound of conversation in no time! edut.to/3SXXquR

Learn from Jeff Zwiers on how to let go of a focus on test scores and embrace an approach to pedagogical justice that supports success for your students: ow.ly/qA2250QBYZl #MLL #educationjustice

Create your own 'Spot the Difference' for #Newcomers or EL classes. 👏👏👏 ⁦Thanks Larry Ferlazzo⁩ larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2024/02/23/usi…

THIS 👏🏻

Empowering multilingual newcomers goes beyond language acquisition. Creating opportunities for connection, understanding, and cultural representation fosters a sense of belonging and accelerates academic progress. ascd.org/blogs/multilin…