Help for teaching EVERY student

I loved this article. Included are several tips for helping both assess and teach science concepts for all students. Even though it is geared toward those that are ELL, these strategies fo... See More

I loved this article. Included are several tips for helping both assess and teach science concepts for all students. Even though it is geared toward those that are ELL, these strategies for teaching and assessment work for all students. Advice for use of writing, drawing, speaking and listening will help integrate the Common Core ELA State Standards into your classroom.

Great Strategies for ELL students and more!

This is a really great article! Overall, I really enjoyed how this article not only goes over different struggles that an ELL student may have in the classroom, but it gives ideas on how to... See More

This is a really great article! Overall, I really enjoyed how this article not only goes over different struggles that an ELL student may have in the classroom, but it gives ideas on how to help the student overcome those challenges by altering different aspects of your teaching while also not negatively impacting the learning of students who are not ELL. This is made evident by the, “Time,” and, “Vocabulary,” sections of the, “Facing Integration Challenges.” In the, “Time,” paragraph, it suggests that writing and drawling can take a lot of time for an ELL student to complete, therefore it suggests spreading the science portion of your lesson throughout the day as well as overlapping science with other subjects such as ELA or Art. Within the, “Vocabulary,” section, it recommends using a word wall for different types of scientific vocabulary. This allows all students to become more familiar with the difficult vocabulary that can be associated with different science vocabulary. While this article does seem to touch on all three dimensions, I personally would like to see a bit more examples of science and engineering practices, but I suppose that the, “Facing Integration Challenges,” strategies are for the reader to take and turn into our own science and engineering practices. Overall this is a great article and worth the read for teaching who do or even do not have an ELL student!