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Making reading passages comprehensible for English language learners
English language learners can read the same content-area material as their peers, but may need special help. Teachers can make difficult reading comprehensible by building vocabulary, decoding difficult syntax, and teaching background knowledge.
By Ellen Douglas.
An aerial view between Bombay, India, and Jodhpur, India
An aerial view between Bombay, India, and Jodhpur, India
This is an aerial view of the land between Bombay, India, and Jodhpur, India. Far below, a blue lake is surrounded by a jagged, curved cusp of mountains. Around the mountains, green farms, fields, and forests make an intricate patchwork pattern.
Format: image/photograph
The skyline of Bombay, India
The skyline of Bombay, India
This is the skyline of Bombay, India. It was taken over a concrete barrier, and looks out over a bridge. Three people walk under the bridge. Between the bridge and the skyline, there is a lake.
Format: image/photograph

Resources on the web

Harappa
The Indian subcontinent is documented through images, slideshows, illustrated essays, sounds, and video. Covers archeological, historical, and cultural perspectives of the Indus Valley, Pakistan, and India. (Learn more)
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Provided by: Harappa