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From Access to Excellence: Three Differentiation Moves You Can Use Tomorrow
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What's an Ethnolect? And Why Does It Belong in Your ELA Classroom?
As middle school educators, we know the moment when a learner comes alive in class. Maybe they're debating a character's motivation or crafting a...
Beyond "Can You Help with Homework?"—Unlocking the Power of Multilingual Families
What happens when we stop seeing language diversity as a barrier and start embracing it as our greatest classroom asset?
Literature Circles with Multilingual Learners
Walk into a middle school classroom during a lively literature circle and you’ll hear questions, laughter, debate, and—most important—learners...
Ready to Bridge Languages and Build Connections This School Year?
The summer break is winding down, and soon you'll be setting up your classroom for another year of learning adventures. Whether you're a first-year...
5 Ways to Empower English Language Learners
In American K-12 public schools, English language learners (ELLs) make up over 10% of students. 10% may not sound like much, but that’s over 5...
Strategies for Building Vocabulary in Multilingual Learners
In my last post, I shared the success stories of two of my multilingual learners. I told you I used strategies, but I didn’t share which ones.
Inspiring Success Stories of Emergent Bilingual Learners in Middle School
When I think about the success stories of my middle school emergent bilingual learners, I can’t help but smile. What about you? Sure, there were...
Tackling Literacy Challenges for Emergent Bilingual Middle Schoolers
Do you ever have one of those days where you ponder, “What on Earth am I doing, and am I doing it right???” I did. Often. And they were often...
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Unlocking Bi-Literacy: Strategies for Diverse Middle School Learners
Congratulations! You’re well into the first semester now. You’re developing new and solid relationships with your learners and creating a classroom...