Tag: ELL
New Directions for Technology Use in ELL Instruction
As K–12 districts aim to improve learning for a wide range of students facing unique challenges, education leaders need to be particularly mindful of the English language learning (ELL) student population. Of all the students in public schools in the U.S., an estimated 9.3% were ELLs in the 2013–14 school year. Though ELL students have made strides in reading, leaping 22 points in average fourth-grade reading scores from 2000 to 2015, this group of students is consistently behind their non-ELL peers in this area.
Help ELLs Scaffold
Drawp for School is a digital content-creation and collaboration tool with embedded language scaffolds for English language learners (ELLs). Teachers use Drawp to provide...
Adding Madness to Method
Carol Gaab questions the value of traditional teaching methods in the language
classroom
Nothing draws more heated arguments in the field of language instruction than methods....
Feds Release English Learner Tool Kit
The U.S. Departments of Education (ED) and Justice (DOJ) today announced the completion of the English Learner (EL) Tool Kit to support states, districts,...
The Rising Demand for Bilingual Teachers
Schools are struggling to provide quality education to an increasing number of students who don't speak English. In the last 25 years, the amount...
Dual Language Programs Benefit ELLs
Parents of English languages learners (ELLs) often place their children in English language based classroom in hopes that they will pick up the language,...
