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- An introduction to teacher research
- Every day, teachers develop lesson plans, evaluate student work, and share outcomes with students, parents, and administrators. Teacher research is simply a more intentional and systematic version of what good teachers already do. This article explains the basic process of teacher research, including formulation of a research question, data collection and analysis, and writing up your findings.
- By Amy Anderson.
- Reading picture books
- Two strategies for helping children understand a story through illustrations.
- By Melissa Thibault.
- Writing and English as a Second Language
- Strategies for helping English Language Learners throughout the writing process.
- By Frances Hoch.
- Teach what you love
- Stephen Mullaney works as a half-time ESL resource teacher/half-time second grade language arts teacher at Club Boulevard Elementary in Durham. This article focuses on his advice for teachers working with ESL students.
- By Sydney Brown.
- Preparing English language learners for reading comprehension
- In Reading comprehension and English language learners, page 1
- Use KWL charts, circle maps and brainstorming webs, and concept maps to prepare English language learners, content-area learners, and all students for reading comprehension.
- By Ellen Douglas.
- Reading comprehension strategies for English language learners
- In Reading comprehension and English language learners, page 2
- Strategies like think-pair-share, think-alouds, and GIST can help English language learners, content-area learners, and all students make sense of text while they read.
- By Ellen Douglas.
- Assessing reading comprehension with English language learners
- In Reading comprehension and English language learners, page 3
- Strategies such as flow charts can help you assess reading comprehension for English language learners, content-area learners, and all students.
- By Ellen Douglas.
- Keys to success for English language learners
- Tips that any teacher in any classroom can use to help ESL students learn the curriculum while learning English.
- By Audrey L. Heining-Boynton.
- Greeting your limited English proficient students in their own language
- Even a simple "Hello" or "How are you today?" can help to integrate a student into a new environment. This article offers strategies and tools for teachers wishing to learn a few words of a new language.
- By Bobby Hobgood.
- Real-world approaches to reading
- Techniques for providing children with the literacy-rich environment that is crucial to both reading and writing success.
- By Alta Allen.
- 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.
- Helping Latino students feel comfortable in your classroom
- In Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools, page 2.2
- Most Latino students have experiences, family backgrounds, and expectations that conflict with the expectations of the American classroom environment. By understanding the expectations of Latino students and their parents, teachers can help them to succeed.
- By Sarah Plastino.
- Climbing the school ladder: A challenging task for immigrant Latino students
- In Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools, page 1.1
- Teachers play a critical role when helping immigrant children adjust to a new school life. Because immigrants' backgrounds and experiences are so diverse, it is important for teachers no to make assumptions and to get to know individual children.
- By Magda Corredor.
- Funds of knowledge
- In Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools, page 2.1
- Teachers can use "funds of knowledge," the knowledge students gain from their family and cultural backgrounds, to make their classrooms more inclusive.
- By Janet Kier Lopez.
- Reaching Latinos through social studies
- In Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools, page 4.1
- Teachers can help immigrant students feel more comfortable in the classroom by basing social studies lessons on students' own knowledge and backgrounds.
- By Paul Fitchett.
- Bridging language barriers
- In Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools, page 1.3
- How schools can ease the transition for Latino immigrant students.
- By Regina Cortina.
- From rural Mexico to North Carolina
- In Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools, page 1.2
- Most immigrants to North Carolina from Mexico come from rural areas, and it is valuable for teachers to understand these students' cultural backgrounds.
- By Regina Cortina.
- Deficit thinking
- In Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools, page 4.2
- Teachers frequently attribute the academic struggles of English language learners to the students' inability or unwillingness to learn English, but this "deficit thinking" can better be replaced by a focus on what immigrant students bring to the classroom.
- By Buck Cooper.
- The middle school challenge for English language learners of Mexican origin
- In Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools, page 3.2
- English language learners of Mexican origin face numerous challenges in American middle schools, including cultural segregation and assumptions made by schools regarding the students' educational backgrounds. This article offers strategies for educators to help students overcome those challenges.
- Format: article
- By Mary Faith Mount-Cors.
- Grooming in 1930s North Carolina
- Using primary source materials, this lesson plan provides a glimpse into the lives of girls and women from the 1930s and will give students the opportunity to study what was considered attractive for the time, how the Depression affected grooming practices, and the universal concept of healthful living.
- Format: article (grade 8 and 10–12 Social Studies)
- By Pauline S. Johnson.
