Eight years ago I began this regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from around the Web related to ESL/EFL or to language in general that have caught my attention.
You might also be interested in THE BEST RESOURCES, ARTICLES & BLOG POSTS FOR TEACHERS OF ELLS IN 2021.
Also, check out A Collection Of My Best Resources On Teaching English Language Learners.
In addition, look for our book on teaching ELLs, which was published in the Spring of 2018 and learn about our new book.
Here are this week’s choices:
Utah school reaches out to Spanish-speaking parents and found a receptive audience is from NPR.
Stanford study: Over the long term, bilingual / dual-immersion programs are more successful than English immersion for ELLs: https://t.co/sDSVXG6Rog
— Alfie Kohn (@alfiekohn) October 14, 2024
GAO Report: English Learners Benefit from Developing Both of Their Languages is from The Century Foundation.
For many immigrant students, school is their one safe place is from Chalkbeat.
I’m adding this tweet to The Best Posts On Looking At Our Students Through The Lens Of Assets & Not Deficits:
“Teachers should work as talent scouts rather than deficit detectors.”
– @Jo_Napolitano, #WIDA2024 virtual keynote pic.twitter.com/krFMl2olTR— WIDA™ (@WIDA_UW) October 15, 2024
U.S. teachers face language barriers, student trauma as record migration reaches classrooms is from Reuters.
2 Districts Overhauled How They Teach English Learners. Here’s How is from Ed Week.
How California can transform math education for English learners is from Ed Source.
I’m adding this tweet to The Best Resources On Providing Scaffolds To Students:
Scaffolds are essential for supporting multilingual learners. Consider these verbal, procedural, and instructional scaffolds from Making Content Comprehensible for Multilingual Learners when planning lessons that intentionally consider students’ linguistic needs. pic.twitter.com/LgpPEFpHKm
— Dr. Katie Toppel (she/her) (@KatieToppel) October 18, 2024
To infographic pdf:https://t.co/8gPnK8sxjX
— TESOLgraphics (@tesolgraphics) October 18, 2024
Truly 5 million to one: Trump @usedgov Decimates Office Serving 5 Million Students Learning English, leaving a single staffer @The74 https://t.co/v0dqxowfDd
— Greg Toppo (@gtoppo) March 25, 2025
Eight years ago I began this regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from around the Web related to ESL/EFL or to language in general that have caught my attention. You might also be interested in THE BEST RESOURCES, ARTICLES & BLOG POSTS FOR TEACHERS OF ELLS IN 2021. Also, check out ESL Web, research studies Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…
