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Response: 'The Best Place to Start' When Teaching ELLs 'Is by Getting to Know Your Students'

We began with the Spanish teacher ... we discussed the communication gap that occurs between English-learners' level of English proficiency and the language demands of classroom tasks (e.g ... read more

Killeen: School district needs bilingual teachers

Last year at that level, about 60 percent of students passed the English and Spanish STAAR tests ... classes,” she adds. On top of the extra work, she says bilingual teachers also have to handle behav... read more

UCSB Student Interpreters Help Translate for Parent-Teacher Conferences

The program, called Interpreting in Our Local Schools, employs the trained student translators to attend twice-yearly conferences and school open houses to facilitate communication between teachers an... read more

Communication Beyond Borders

“The Chinese Government encourages cross-cultural communication,” Sun Chunlan ... As her son’s primary school needed more teachers, Kangas decided to set up a Confucius Classroom in partnership with t... read more

Thompson schools' dual immersion brings in teachers from Spain

Their students are learning their culture, accent and regional phrases from the teachers, who like the students who immerse themselves in Spanish half their day ... the students are biliterate on top ... read more

A host of new apps can help travelers learn foreign languages — up to a point

“Acquiring literacy — writing, speaking in all circumstances, comprehension of all types of communication ... teachers’. It took me about six months to really understand everything being said to me — ... read more

4 districts engage immigrant families for English project

Two of those are Gretel Schmidt, a first-grade Spanish teacher ... classroom moms. “I would like to equip Hispanic parents to just be leaders in the community,” Schmidt said. “We want to make them com... read more

University professor connects students with those in need

The course combines a student’s passion for learning about the Spanish language and a passion for service by providing the opportunity to spend two hours a week in the classroom and ... Spanish Litera... read more

Enhancing Tech in the Classroom: PBS Announces iBooks for K-8 Teachers

and links to curriculum-targeted videos and games from PBS LearningMedia that teachers can use to enrich classroom instruction. The first four iBooks focus on measurement, holidays, Spanish, and gramm... read more

Bohemian private school in area of child poverty divides residents

They see that numeracy and literacy and communication and problem-solving are essential skills, but on top of that they ... exams in favour of a classroom where five- to 18-year-olds work together wit... read more

Curriculum Pathways from SAS creates stronger writers with AI and machine learning

"This is a natural integration that supports addressing the needs of teachers and learners ... Beyond the classroom, creating better professional and personal communication Microsoft Word remains the ... read more

Response: Building Relationships With Families of ELLs

Parent engagement can be a challenge to teachers ... cultural blind spots. Teachers truly interested in communicating with English Language Learners' parents must be willing to make it an active part ... read more