WIDA-Style Writing Prompts for ACCESS Testing Practice
Get ready for access with 6 WIDA style writing prompts to prepare ELLs for state testing.
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Transform Your Classroom with the Power of Question of the Day
The Question of the Day is the classroom tool I didn’t know I needed. My friend and colleague, a retired reading special, recommended them to…
Maximizing Student Engagement During Reading
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ELL Classroom Tour
This post may contain affiliate links which won’t change your price but will share some commission. See my disclosure page for full details. Why Redesign?…
Daily Read Alouds with Prediction Questions with Secondary ELLs
Why Read Aloud to Older ELLs? Reading aloud is an invaluable strategy for students of all age levels. Research shows that reading aloud to older…
Editorial: All The Ways NOT to Teach Reading
I was completely blown away by this article in the Atlantic published April 13th 2018, called, “Why American Students Haven’t Gotten Better at Reading in…
Assessment Tracking for ELLs for Organization
Assessment tracking for organization One way to help ensure that your ELLs are making steady progress is to progress monitor them. But with that progress…
Assessing Reading, Using an Independent Reading Rubric
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3 Free Progress Report Templates for ELLs
Getting Started with Progress Reports Progress reports can feel like just one more thing that you don’t have time for as a busy teacher. I…
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QAR for Building Background for Teaching Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
Building Background for Teaching the Novel Chains As promised, this is another post for teaching the novel Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson. You can get…
