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How we turned around our English language learner (ELL) program

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Many of those struggling were English-language learners (ELLs) whose English proficiency wasn’t at the level needed to comprehend challenging texts within these exams. Some were students with learning disabilities. Related: Teachers: English learners need resources, support.

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Principals: The lessons we learned in 2016

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Through the Leader in Me and an RTI2-B partnership with Vanderbilt University, the school is transforming its culture and addressing unrealistically high behavioral issues that inhibit learning. Cox Middle School focused on literacy, math, and lowering discipline referrals, which adds a social-emotional learning aspect to our plan.

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Teaching Bilingual Learners in Rural Schools

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Throughout rural America, non-native English speakers are less likely than their urban peers to get proper support in school, sometimes leading to a lifetime of lower educational attainment. But in rural DuBois County, Indiana, administrators are prioritizing English-learner education. From Advanced Placement U.S.

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How to Bring to Life the Science of Reading

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“You can understand someone else's culture, what they celebrate, what they honor and what they believe in, without personally asking. Imagine Learning EL Education is science-backed and heart-driven. Are they culturally relevant for our kids? A teacher uses Imagine Learning EL Education digital products at Pendergast, AZ.

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Innovative ideas for school libraries

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This has always been the case, but in a prevailing learning culture that promotes outside-the-box problem solving, these activities are growing more common in the 21st-century school library. At the intersection of analog and digital learning opportunities, the value of school libraries has increased at all levels of education.

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Forget Memorization: Here's Why Language Class Should Focus on Excitement Instead

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When I was in middle school, I was diagnosed with a learning disability, so the “typical” school experience was always a challenge for me. As a teacher of world language, I want my students to realize that you don’t have to learn Spanish by studying verb conjugations out of a textbook every day. Taking Things Despacio.

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Online Tutor–Is it Right For You?

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Students in Vietnam and China link up with online English tutors in the US and the UK to learn English like natives. It also means that you always keep learning about adaptive teaching strategies. It also means that you always keep learning about adaptive teaching strategies.