Category Archives: Inquiry Resources

Do’s & Don’ts

DO’s & Don’ts http://www.edutopia.org/blog/esl-ell-tips-ferlazzo-sypnieski Ferlazzo, L. (March 12, 2012). Do’s & Don’ts For Teaching English-Language Learners. Retrieved from www.edutopia.org on March 13, 2016. Edutopia is a great resource for finding information on many topics and themes related to education. While … Continue reading

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The GO TO strategies for ELLs

Levine, L. N., Lukens, L., & Smallwood, B. A. (2013). The GO TO strategies: Scaffolding options for teachers of English language learners, K-12. For Project EXCELL, a partnership between the University of Missouri- Kansas City and North Kansas City Schools, … Continue reading

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The 7-step program!

Servilio, K. (2009). You get to choose! motivating students to read through differentiated instruction. TEACHING Exceptional Children Plus, 2-10. Kathryn Servilio, wrote this article on two educators, Melissa and Kathy, who have created a program that consists of differentiated instruction … Continue reading

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Ministry of Education:

Ministry of Education: http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/education-training/k-12/support/diverse-student-needs/english-language-learners English Language Learners. (1999). Diverse Student Needs. Retrieved from http://www2.gov.bc.ca on March 13, 2016. Annotated Bibliography: The government of BC/ the ministry of education has created a great source online. This resource is beneficial for both … Continue reading

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Benchmarks!

Benchmarks: http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/eslapb/video.html Benchmarks, Strategies and Resources for Teachers of English Language Learners. (2015). Retrieved from http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/eslapb/index.html. March 10, 2016. The following site, ‘Learn Alberta’ can be used as an excellent Canadian teaching resource for ELL teachers to assess work. This … Continue reading

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Video Resources

Video Resources for ELLs Ferlazzo, L., & Sypnieski, K.H. Eight Ways to Use Video with English-Language Learners (October 10, 2012). Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/blog/ell-engagement-using-video-larry-ferlazzo-katie-hull-sypnieski. March 10, 2016. Bibliography: As we are part of the PL-Tech cohort, incorporating technology into our practicum … Continue reading

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Appreciating all languages!

Pappamihiel, E., & Lynn, C. A. (2014). How Can Monolingual Teachers Take Advantage of Learners’ Native Language in Class?. Childhood Education, 90(4), 291-297. This article highlights on due to the high rise of migration/ immigration, in almost every country today, … Continue reading

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Building Confidence

Vazquez, A. (2014). Building Academic Confidence in English Language Learners in Elementary School. Online Submission. The purpose of this article and research is to explore how we as teachers can build academic confidence in English language learners. As we are … Continue reading

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Practicing Before Applying!

Taylor, B. (2015). Content, Process, and Product: Modeling Differentiated Instruction. Learning to Teach, 13-17. In this article, we see how to model differentiated instruction by demonstrating ways educators can incorporate approaches to address the needs of students, their interests, and … Continue reading

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Real-life classroom examples

Tomlinson, C. A. (1999). Mapping a Route Toward Differentiated Instruction. Educational Leadership, 57 (1), 1-8. Carol Ann Tomlinson, in this article, does a great job with exploring three different teaching strategies. The fact that three real life examples are used … Continue reading

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