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Science for English Language Learners: K-12 Classroom Strategies
NSTA Press Book | December 2005
If you work with linguistically and culturally diverse students, you and your students will benefit from the foundation this book provides for teaching both science and language. Science for English Language Learners…
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Essay: Programs for Teaching English Language Learners
Book Chapter | December 2007
Today's K-12 American classrooms are rich with students from families of diverse cultural, socioeconomic, and linguistic backgrounds. An increasingly important dimension of diversity in contemporary schools is language…
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A Teacher's Perspective: Programs for Teaching English Language Learners
Book Chapter | December 2007
In their essay, “Programs for Teaching English Language Learners,” page 129, Fred Genesee and Donna Christian take an in-depth look at some of the most frequently used educational approaches for teaching students who…
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English Language Learners and the Next Generation Science Standards
Book Chapter | February 2015
The science and engineering practices described in the NGSS are language intensive and present both language demands and language learning opportunities for English language learners. This vignette illustrates how very…
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What Research Says About Science Assessment With English Language Learners
Book Chapter | March 2008
This chapter addresses what research says about science assessment with English Language Learners (ELL) students. Specifically, the authors draw from our ongoing research and development efforts to promote science and…
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Oh Deer! Using Socioscientific Issues to Teach Inquiry-Based Lessons With English Language Learners
Journal Article | November 2022
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NGSS for English Language Learners
Journal Article | December 2013
From theory to planning to practice
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Assessment for English Learners
Journal Article | January 2022
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English Language Learners in the Science Classroom
Journal Article | August 2004
What can we as teachers do to help English Language Learners (ELLs) learn science when we do not speak their languages or know their cultures? Both pre- and in-service teachers have successfully used the following…
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Schoolyard Inquiry for English Language Learners
Journal Article | February 2007
This article presents outdoor inquiry activities to help English Language Learner (ELL) students learn life science concepts. Through inductive outings, nature journaling, and multicultural gardening, beginner and…
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Methods and Strategies: Reaching English Language Learners
Journal Article | September 2004
The “hands-on” nature of science motivates and encourages students to interact with others, which can be especially good for English Language Learners (ELL). These basic strategies will benefit all students.
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Journal Article | July 2019
Exploring maker spaces, engineering, and more
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English Learners and the Complex Language of Written Science Texts
Journal Article | September 2018
Focus on nominalizations and connecting words to boost student comprehension of science texts.
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Supporting English Language Learners’ Reading in the Science Classroom
Journal Article | August 2007
It may seem obvious that students with limited reading skills also have limited educational opportunities. Students acquiring English as their second, non-native language—presently referred to as English Language…
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Tried and True: Fossils, Inquiry, and the English Language Learner
Journal Article | June 2015
This column provides classic demonstrations and experiments with a new twist. This month’s issue describes how a teacher integrates language-acquisition skills into her lessons while allowing students to engage in…
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