A Lesson Cycle for an English Plus Classroom
READWELL Scholar Alison Boyk wrote this lesson cycle for a fifth grade social studies curriculum.

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Aligning Assessment with Instruction for English Language Learners
Chart showing instructional strategies and their suggested assessment alignment. Classify pictures or objects. Discuss, label and describe illustrations. Use Roundrobin and Roundtable to share...

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Cooperative Structures for Asking Questions
Think Pair Share; Numbered Heads Together; Roundrobin; Stand and Share; Roundtable; Cooperative ideas for sequencing. Adapted from Spencer Kagen's Cooperative Learning: Resources for Teachers....

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Differentiation Strategies
Paper discussing various differentiation strategies. Most important differentiation strategy: 1. Focus instruction on the big ideas. What is most important for all students to know and understand.

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Give Me Five: Instructional Planning for Diverse Learners
"Give Me Five!" is a symbol of unity used as a metaphorical model to provide an introduction to the most essential aspects of instructional planning for very heterogeneous student populations. The...

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NCITE Research Synthesis: Reading and Diverse Learners
NCITE staff reviewed reading research on the design of instructional materials for diverse learners in six general areas - vocabulary acquisition, word recognition, text organization, emergent...

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The Needs of English Language Learners
The process of learning a new language; comparison of program models; benefits of native language support; role of parents; and overview of teaching strategies and approaches.

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What Does Research Tell Us about Teaching Reading to English Language Learners?
Suzanne Irujo writes a beneficial article with specific suggestions for ELLs for each of the reading components.

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