English-Language Learners
Discover ways to optimize instruction to address the needs of students who are learning English.
Using Technology to Support Young English Language Learners in a Hybrid Classroom
Through videos and interactive online tasks, early elementary students can increase fluency and build vocabulary.A Study Upends Stereotypes About Good Coders
A 2020 study revealed that learning how to code resembles learning a language like French or Chinese—challenging entrenched beliefs about coding.Supporting Multilingual Students in the Early Grades
Five ways teachers can celebrate and extend the linguistic expertise of young students who speak two or more languages.5.7k12 Fun Speaking Games for Language Learners
Every teacher has faced the struggle of encouraging students to speak. Here's a list of a fun activities to get your students to talking.69.5k6 Essential Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners
We interviewed educators with decades of experience in teaching ELLs and tapped a network of experts and observers to find the strategies that work.18kHow a School Puts Culturally Responsive Teaching Into Practice
Educators at the dual-language Amigos School are creating an authentically immersive, academically challenging school experience.1.3kDo’s & Don’ts for Teaching English-Language Learners
In an excerpt from his book with fellow teacher Katie Hull Sypnieski, blogger Larry Ferlazzo looks at a few basic ways to reach students who are learning English as well as the subject at hand.20.4k5 Effective Modeling Strategies for English Learners
Providing English learners—and all students—with examples of how to do learning tasks is particularly useful during distance learning.2.1kCo-Teaching in Distance Learning
A middle school English and special education teacher share how they meet the needs of all of their students—and the new practices they’ll bring back to the classroom.2.6kPreparing for Cultural Diversity: Resources for Teachers
How can teachers prepare for diverse classrooms? There isn't a definitive answer, but there is a wealth of resources online. Discover some helpful links for teachers.17.1kThe Necessity of Having High Expectations
Conveying compassion for students while holding them to high standards can help improve equity in education.4.7k8 Strategies for Teaching Academic Language
Ideas for developing students’ capacity to understand and use discipline-specific terminology and the language used in instruction.21.5kHelpful Online Resources for Teaching ELLs
Websites and teacher-created videos make content more accessible for English language learners—whether they’re in the classroom or at home.1.9kTeaching English Language Learners: A Complex Endeavor
A teacher seeks out the best approaches to teaching English to non-native speakers, the fastest growing student population in the U.S.7.2kBuilding Cross-Cultural Connections in Two Languages
At a bilingual school in Chicago, first-grade teachers swap classrooms so students get lessons in both Mandarin and English.2.5k