Sentences with phrase «language learners in the class»

The Internet has become a valuable tool that is often underused by teachers with English language learners in their classes.

The graduation rate for the nation's English - language learners in the class of 2014 was only at 62.6 percent compared to the overall national average of 82 percent.

I have found points from MALP ® useful in my instructional repertoire with all English language learners in my class.

Not exact matches

We need state school aid to lower class sizes, provide extra support to students with disabilities and English language learners, and expand STEM and other academic offerings in our schools.

A further understanding of cognitive development in young students, Orosco said, both by researchers and educators working with English - language learners, could ultimately lead to better reading instruction for all students, improved measurement processes and fewer students unnecessarily being placed in special education classes.

It's primarily aimed at English language learners from CLB 2 - 4, but it could also be used in elementary school classes.

Honor Home Languages: English language learners can feel pressured to master English fast, with class time spent correcting errors instead of using language in meaningful ways.

«She has been an active participant in class discussions demonstrating clear evidence of her deepening knowledge of how language mediates all learning and how English learners present both strengths and challenges in classrooms.

If your course is devoid of images to illustrate ideas and stimulate discussions, without giving the students different ways to show that they understand the content, your online body language conveys the fact that you have no understanding of the diverse learners you have in your class, and little patience with those who don't already know what you know.

These worksheets have been written by an experienced English language teacher and used in English classes with learners from a wide variety of countries.

For states, that means closing gaps in achievement and making sure English - language learners and special education and low - income students have the same access to education as middle - class and upper - class college - bound kids.

The formula included weights for housing prices, minority, English - as a second language learners, children with special needs, children who are permitted free school meals, schools located in rural under - privileged areas, rusting economic areas and with high percentages of «working classes».

It likely wouldn't have happened if East High didn't provide classes in basic reading skills for English - language learners.

We demonstrated that a regression - based statistical correction for the proportion of the students in each teacher's class that are English - language learners, have education disabilities, are from low - income families, and so forth, wrings most of the bias out of classroom observations.

Ninety - five percent of students at Redwood City's Hoover School, in San Mateo County, come from low - income and working - class Latino families, and nearly all start school as English language learners (ELLs).

«In every class in this building, you have kids of all levels of prior academic achievement,» says Principal Dan St. Louis, including kids who are «high flyers,» kids with Individualized Education Programs who are receiving special education support, students with disabilities, and English - language learnerIn every class in this building, you have kids of all levels of prior academic achievement,» says Principal Dan St. Louis, including kids who are «high flyers,» kids with Individualized Education Programs who are receiving special education support, students with disabilities, and English - language learnerin this building, you have kids of all levels of prior academic achievement,» says Principal Dan St. Louis, including kids who are «high flyers,» kids with Individualized Education Programs who are receiving special education support, students with disabilities, and English - language learners.

Learners have more time to engage in actual, meaningful interaction in the target language in class, where the teacher is available to offer timely feedback and assistance.

For those interested in the finer points of education policy, I'd also recommend: Alyson Klein on helping long - term English - language learners, Chad Aldeman on the difficulty of «raising the bar» for teacher preparation entry, Mike Petrilli's Education Next piece on a schools agenda for working - class families, Kathleen Porter Magee on a great - news story for Catholic schools, Nat Malkus on the Title I funding fight, and Paul Peterson on the «Bush - Obama» approach to reform.

Introducing English - language learners to game - based learning brings the added benefits of conversation about their interests, discussion of in - class rules, and peer collaboration.

The webquest is primarily aimed at English language learners from CLB 1 - 3, but it could also be used in elementary school classes.

The students, who were resettled in the city two years ago from an unofficial refugee camp in Thailand, are enrolled in level 2 classes for English - language learners, out of a five - level progression.

Precisely because of this quality of engaging with the learner, they touch the memory and ask a learner to make inferences about them or simply enjoy them aesthetically, but even in this case, there is always a truly interactive communication, which goes beyond race, age, social class and language.

Supporters of a proposed Oregon ballot initiative that would put a two - year cap on the amount of time that English - language learners could receive instruction in their native languages or take English - as - a-second-language classes are looking forward to the November ballot, now that they have gathered enough signatures to put the measure up for a statewide vote.

Mary Jane Tappen, Florida's deputy chancellor of education, has credited, in part, state policies that require any administrator or teacher who will have even one «English - language learner» in his school or class to sit through 60 hours of ELL - specific training.

English - language learners were overrepresented among dropouts in the class of 2011 — 16 percent, compared to the 4 percent district average — and special education students accounted for more than one in five dropouts in 2011, higher than their 11 percent share of the class overall.

Discover how educators are using video to empower girls with STEAM classes in video creation, to teach online courses, to create flipped or blended learning classrooms, to foster literacy, and to help English language learners.

Compare the L1 (native language) and L2 (second language) Spanish learners in a typical U.S. high school Spanish class.

How can I adjust my lesson plan in the three minutes between classes, now that I've seen that the primary source text I was planning to use is less accessible to my English language learners than I realized?

Although other topics were addressed in the class (e.g., multiliteracies, critical literacy, culturally relevant teaching, and teaching English language learners), the main focus was on new literacies and technology integration.

A kindergarten class at Geddes Elementary School in Baldwin Park, a dual language school where English learners have closed the achievement gap with native speakers.

In these, students compared the use of whole language and skills orientations to teaching reading, discussed the management and use of different grouping arrangements (small - group, whole - class, and individual instruction), and considered the awareness and impact of diverse learners on teaching and learning.

For example, in a 3rd grade class full of English language learners, Ms. Garcia wanted to observe how much time the teacher gave students to speak, both formally and informally.

Today's classrooms contain diverse student learners in terms of ethnicity, class, gender, and sexual orientation, as well as English language learners and children with disabilities.

How do various students in your class (second language learner, advanced learner, student with learning problems, student with emotional or behavioral problems, «typical» student) know you are a full partner in their growth?

Julieta, an English language learner from Argentina who came to the United States at the beginning of the year, sat in her 9th grade world history class, reading the following passage:

As I thought about it, I realized that the English language learners in my high school classes faced a similar challenge.

Even an English language learner with a strong grounding in math will need some language support in a mainstream math class.

Small class sizes matter for many reasons including closing achievement gaps, meeting the needs of English language learners, inclusion of students with disabilities, implementation of the Behavior Education Plan, school climate, and building positive relationships in our school communities.

For example, after using the reflection form and thinking about additional questions we had discussed in class, Rodrigo realized that although he had enjoyed using a site filled with English - language - learning games the most, he had learned more when he used an independent reading tool that provided audio and visual support to help the learner access more complex text.

Attitudes belong to all layers of a person's identity, whether it is their role in schools as a student, teacher, paraprofessional, janitor, school board member, or bus driver; as a member of a racial or ethnic group; whether a person is an English Language Learner, is fluent in multiple languages, or is a non-English speaker; and whether a person identifies as poor, working class, low - income, middle income or high income.

In a typical school setting, students who are English language learners (ELL) build content knowledge in classes taught by subject - area teachers and develop their second - language skills with ELL teachers or specialistIn a typical school setting, students who are English language learners (ELL) build content knowledge in classes taught by subject - area teachers and develop their second - language skills with ELL teachers or specialistin classes taught by subject - area teachers and develop their second - language skills with ELL teachers or specialists.

Teachers have been adamant that the time SBAC takes away from teaching and learning is harming students, and that the test is not developmentally appropriate or fair for students — especially for the youngest students, students in special education classes, English language learners, and students from economically disadvantaged school districts.

In year 1, English learners took a language acquisition class whose focus was to develop conversational English.

(Look at how each indicator would affect specific «categories» of learners — for example: students for whom English is not a first language, students who have difficulty attending in class, students who need to move when they learn, students who are academically advanced, students who struggle cognitively, etc..)

To assist ELLs (English language learners), the school hosts Family ESL (English as a Second Language) classes and Saturday family workshops with Language in Play, a language - based theater program.

Additionally, we offer individualized push - in classroom support for English language learners, as well as in - class support from English language learner specialists co-teaching in content area classes.

Researchers from MCPER and five other institutions are addressing the critical need to provide effective instruction for English language learners in content area classes in seventh grade.

Learner autonomy has become a central ability to develop in learners for a fruitful language learning / teaching process in EFL classes.

Veteran teacher Carol Donnelly teaches five classes of biology in her high school: one honors class, one regular class, and three biology classes for English language learners (ELLs).

Due to the diversity of language experiences in the class, many students were not able to take on the «expert» role in either English or Spanish, but were really learners in both languages.