Fonville ESL Teacher: “This is the most rewarding job”
When Mrs. Dana Patterson decided to teach, she didn’t think it would include helping her students during a major life transition. “It wasn’t only about learning a new language. I […]
When Mrs. Dana Patterson decided to teach, she didn’t think it would include helping her students during a major life transition. “It wasn’t only about learning a new language. I […]
Professors Virginia Collier and Wayne Thomas are internationally known for their research on long-term school effectiveness for linguistically and culturally diverse students. On Friday, January 12, the Multilingual Programs department […]
Last Thursday, 27 Dual Language administrators gathered to share some of the successful strategies implemented by campuses during the first semester and to collaborate, network and review new methodologies for […]
Nearly 50 Bilingual and ESL program directors and coordinators, from different school districts and charter schools in Region 4, came together this past Thursday to share best practices, collaborate with […]
El pasado 8 de abril, se llevó a cabo la Feria Educativa Hispana en la que más de 175 padres disfrutaron de acceso a recursos e información sobre cómo pueden […]
The Secondary ESL division delivered the official award letters to the ten immigrant ELL students who were chosen to attend the Close-Up Program in Washington D.C. this summer. The Close-Up […]
Research shows that if you are not a good listener, you won’t be a good reader. And since students can generally listen 2-3 grade levels above what they can read, […]
Cognates are words in two languages that share a similar meaning, spelling, and pronunciation. Some cognate pairs may have the exact same spelling but different pronunciation (such as radio), others […]
Next week, the secondary ESL division will be delivering U.S. History EOC study materials to various high school campuses. These materials are targeted for specifically identified ELL students who still need […]
When English language learners struggle with reading comprehension, it can often be attributed to their difficulty with understanding the vocabulary. By using the strategies described in Building ELLs Academic Vocabulary Strategies […]