Based on the premise that all children can learn, this session helps participants deliver effective lessons that can significantly improve achievement for all learners, including English learners. Participating teachers will consider ways to differentiate instruction based upon their students' primary language and proficiency levels in English. this session will provide both elementary and secondary teachers with concrete strategies that include; setting language objectives, checking for understanding, activating prior knowledge and presenting content. Integrating these highly-effective methods can improve instruction and achievement for every student.
Resources from Differentiating Your Classroom for English Learners:
Reparable Harm: Fulfilling the Unkept Promise of Educational Opportunity for Long Term English Learners by Lorie Olsen, Ph. D.
CELDT Initial/Annual Score Ranges from July 2010
CELDT Released Test Questions from Jan 2011
CELDT Blueprint from April 2010 (half way down the page)
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Sentence Frames for English Learners - Responding to Text and Collaborative Discussions
EL Level Descriptors and Questioning Techniques
Kathie Nunley's Sample Layered Curriculum Units