Sentences with phrase «learners master the language»

When English learners master the language, they are «reclassified» and no longer receive specific services to support their language development.

Say that a teacher has devised a powerful way to teach 8th grade algebra, or to help English language learners master the language more rapidly, or to run a creative writing program in grade 5.

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Those who do not master the language and remain English learners tend to score lower on academic tests and graduate high school at lower rates than their native - English speaking peers.

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.

Dec. 4, 2 p.m. ET: Common Core State Standards: Literacy and English - Language Learners As educators begin putting the common core into classroom practice, what instructional strategies will they need to bridge the gap between acquiring language and truly mastering academic content for ELLs?

Review: Despite some design shortcomings, Spanish Playground provides a wealth of material to help younger learners master the Spanish language.

Milton Chen covers some innovative uses of the iPod in helping young English language - learners master reading, writing, and much more.

This is particularly the case for EL learners, who typically master decoding and build reading fluency during the primary grades when basic stories are used, but who are more likely to struggle as the language of middle and high school text becomes more complex and more discipline specific.

«It's a throwback to looking at language as one monolithic thing that's made up of discrete parts, and if you can master those parts — the sounds, symbols, and structures — then you are going to be a competent language learner,» she explains.

It can be hard for academically advanced English - language learners to show what they can do before they have mastered the language, and new evidence suggests they are underrepresented in gifted programs in nearly every state.

Edison Elementary School language development teacher Kelly Budde created a new theater class to help English language learners improve language and literacy and master the more rigorous requirements...

The main goal for English learners is to be reclassified as fluent in English as soon as possible, even though experts have agreed that mastering a new language takes an average of five years.

She has a master's degree in urban education from Loyola Marymount University and wrote her thesis on supporting English - language learners in STEM education.

Master's degree programs include: School Building / District Leadership (which trains future principals, district leaders and administrators) Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (preparing teachers to instruct English - language learners) and Teaching Children with Disabilities in Childhood Education (aimed to prepare teachers to work with students with exceptionalities in grades 1 through 6).

It has adopted English language development standards for English learners that are aligned with the Common Core — an important step to help English learners master academic content while they learn English.

In fact, most of the initial applicants had to clarify how they plan to help students with disabilities and English language learners access and master the Common Core State Standards.

Because activities in these courses include scaffolded strategies designed to be used with all students, including ELLs / MLLs, in mastering core content, these hours may also be used toward the minimum requirement in language acquisition addressing the needs of English Language Learners.

Read Naturally Masters Edition (ME) has three series with multiple levels that are aimed primarily at the English language learner.

Such a low - level emphasis fails to challenge high - ability learners who have mastered the fundamental reading skills and are ready for high - level applications of those skills in critical reading, expository writing, oral communication, linguistic and vocabulary development, and foreign language (VanTassel - Baska, 1996).

Aside from a traveler, I'm also a master's student in psychology, a dog - hugging animal lover, and persistently subpar language learner.