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English Language Learners, Teacher Tips, Test Preparation

Jan 26, 2018

[Test Preparation] 3 Classroom Strategies to Support English Language Learners

There are plenty of strategies and tools you can equip your ELLs with in the weeks leading up to testing that can lessen anxiety and help them put their best foot forward on high-stakes exams. Here are three of our favorite approaches.

Scott Sterling

Sep 05, 2017

Research at Edmentum: Using Exact Path to Drive Growth for English Language Learners

Meeting the diverse needs of English language learners is a key challenge for administrators and classroom teachers. Edmentum Exact Path was designed to support the kind of individualized instruction these students need, and now the program's efficacy has been backed up with a WIDA PRIME V2 correlation!

Shannan LaMalfa

Jun 28, 2017

4 Tips for Instructors to Support Adult English Language Learners

The varied experiences, backgrounds, and needs of adult English language learners can pose a challenge for educators when it comes to lesson planning and finding effective instructional approaches. Here are four tips to help you address these challenges and equip your learners for success in the classroom and beyond.

Chloe Roberts

Feb 28, 2017

7 Tips to Help ELLs Prepare for High-Stakes Testing

State testing season comes with an added level of stress for students classified as English Language Learners (ELLs). How can educators take steps to level the playing field and ensure that standardized testing measures concept knowledge - not language proficiency?

Sarah Cornelius

Jan 30, 2017

7 Strategies for Supporting ELLs in the Mainstream Classroom

During my career as a classroom teacher, there was never a time that I did not have English Language Learners (ELLs) in my class.

Regina Waddell

Jan 04, 2017

Five Reasons to Incorporate Literacy Stations in Your Elementary Classroom

Literacy stations are a flexible model to help your students to become strong readers by providing meaningful, ongoing practice and application of literacy skills including reading, writing, listening, fluency, and vocabulary.

McKenna Wierman

Aug 04, 2016

6 Back-to-School Tips to Support Your ELLs

As you're preparing your classroom, curriculum, and lesson plans for the new school year, it's important to think about specific things you can do to support the English Language Learners you'll be working with.

Sarah Cornelius