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How to Educate English Language Learners Through the Use of Graphic Organizers

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Chris) — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:38:01 EDT

A strategy that can help with ELL's comprehension is the use of different graphic organizers, which allows them to visually organize key concepts and their relationships that otherwise may be difficult material for them to understand.

Contributor: Chris
Published: Sep 19, 2008

Educating English Language Learners (ELLs) - Providing Clues to Meaning Through Visuals

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Chris) — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:54:56 EDT

To make information more comprehensible for ELLs, teachers need to increase the use of techniques that are more reliant on visual stimuli

Contributor: Chris
Published: Sep 13, 2008

Educating ELLs (English Language Learners) - Learning by Building Connections

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Chris) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:10:32 EDT

Helping students access their background knowledge and use it as a means to new learning is one way in which teachers help students make connections.

Contributor: Chris
Published: Aug 11, 2008

English Language Learners (ELL) and Literacy Development

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Chris) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:32:34 EDT

Learning can become quite challenging for ELLs in school. It is important that teachers support and ensure reading success for all students.

Contributor: Chris
Published: Aug 05, 2008

Encouraging Classroom Participation

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Chris) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:27:58 EDT

Class participation is an important aspect of student learning. However, speaking up in class is a struggle for many students. Here are some tips to get all of your students participating.

Contributor: Chris
Published: Jul 16, 2008

Classroom Center Ideas - Grades K-3

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Chris) — Fri, 09 May 2008 15:37:11 EDT

Some ideas for centers in your own classroom that elicit students' exploration, application, understanding, and extension of skills and strategies, as well as develop student responsibility for constructing, practicing, and recording new knowledge.

Contributor: Chris
Published: May 09, 2008

Reading Logs: Learning How to Respond to Reading

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Chris) — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 09:19:47 EDT

The reading log strategy is a technique used to teach children how to respond in various written forms during and after reading, giving them the opportunity to record their thoughts, feelings, reactions, questions, predictions, connections, and much more.

Contributor: Chris
Published: Apr 12, 2008