• Language Proficiency Levels
  • Data Driven Instruction
  • Brown Boys in School
    Looking Beyond Stereotypes I created a short Ignite Presentation on my experiences working with boys of color at a middle school in Oregon. I was especially committed to this work because my sons were also attending the middle school at the same time as I was teaching there. Current students in our Public Education system… Read more: Brown Boys in School
  • ELAReading Services
    ELAReading’s mission is to support classroom teachers serving English Language Learners (ELL). ELL students benefit greatly from English vocabulary enrichment activities. The more English vocabulary students know, the more they will understand what is being taught. ELAReading’s goal is to provide teachers with a diverse toolkit of resources and materials to help teach vocabulary and… Read more: ELAReading Services
  • All About English Proficiency Levels
    The importance of understanding how students acquire language cannot be understated. As in the acquisition of all skills, students acquire a vast number of language skills mostly in order. Understanding these levels is critical to assessment, placement and instructional decisions for all students. This is the first newsletter in The Basics ELD series.

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