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Essay: Programs for Teaching English Language Learners
Book Chapter | January 2008
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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Teaching Science to English Language Learners: Building on Students’ Strengths
NSTA Press Book | January 2008
Can a student’s cultural background support learning in science? Or is concentrating on the specialized vocabulary of science the best way to help English language learners learn science? This book addresses these and…
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Science for English Language Learners: K-12 Classroom Strategies
NSTA Press Book | January 2006
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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A Teacher's Perspective: Programs for Teaching English Language Learners
Book Chapter | January 2008
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 | March 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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English Learners and the Complex Language of Written Science Texts
Journal Article | October 2018
Focus on nominalizations and connecting words to boost student comprehension of science texts.
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What Research Says About Science Assessment With English Language Learners
Book Chapter | April 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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Journal Article | August 2019
Exploring maker spaces, engineering, and more
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Formative Assessment of English Language Proficiency in the Science Classroom
Journal Article | July 2020
for all students, especially English learners (ELs), who are developing language … To support ELs of varying levels of English proficiency, the teacher must … grade-level instruction in English, they typically use language …
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NGSS for English Language Learners
Journal Article | January 2014
From theory to planning to practice
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English Language Learners in the Science Classroom
Journal Article | September 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 | March 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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Journal Article | May 2017
This article explores how English language learners’ writing evolved during a first-year seminar in science course aimed at developing students’ argumentation skills. We highlight how a science communications course was…
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Supporting English Language Learners’ Reading in the Science Classroom
Journal Article | September 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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