Rather than the typical teaching of English in bits and pieces (language functions, i.e., suggestions or complimenting, vocabulary or grammar) ELL teachers will have to move to teaching in an activity and giving students the supports they need to participate in an academic activity using language. WIDA is cited in this article as a resource to help teachers make these adjustment. Efforts to ramp up ELL teaching in various school districts are described. Excellent article for our T1 teachers.
What issues do you see are positive steps forward? What seems to be the most probematic for you?
Note: Since this was a article featured in a recent Spotlight, it was written last April. Check the WIDA website for the final version of the English language development standards. http://wida.us/index.aspx
Language Demands to Grow for ELLs Under New Standards. Leslie Maxwell 4.25.12 Featured article, Students required to go well beyond grammar, vocabulary in Education Week Spotlight
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/04/25/29cs-ell.h31.html
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