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AUTHOR: Esmeralda Alday, Bilingual One of the first things I notice when I walk into a classroom is a teacher’s use of wall space. Having always taught multiple grade levels – in some of the smallest...
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AUTHOR: Ivonne Santiago, Bilingual/ESL Specialist Translanguaging refers to the language practices of bilingual people. Cen Williams first coined the term in 1994, referring to a pedagogical practice...
View ArticleWhy We Filter Out: Understanding the Affective Filter
AUTHOR: Seth Herrington, Bilingual/ESL Education Specialist Educators spend countless hours developing engaging and interactive lessons for students. They pour over curriculum, participate in PLC’s,...
View ArticleLong Term English Language Learners
Author: Anna Briggs, ESL Education Specialist As the number of English Language Learners in the U.S. continues to increase, we are learning that the fastest growing segment of this population in our...
View ArticleEight Language Program Models: Four Linguistic Roads
Author: Tracy Dennis, Bilingual/ESL Education Specialist All students must travel down the educational super highway. However, English language learners (ELL) must be diverted down different...
View ArticleDesigning a Campus Task Force to Increase Parental Involvement Among Latino...
Author: Trish Flores, Bilingual/ESL Specialist It is evident that our schools are becoming increasingly diverse with students from different nationalities and language backgrounds represented. Of...
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