Monthly Newsletters
Check out the highlights of the each months newsletter below! Press the buttons to see the whole newsletter.
The October Newsletter highlights several translation tools that would be beneficial in the classroom. These different translation tools include:
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TalkingPoints
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Immersive Reader
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Google Translate
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Slides Translator
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The Knowledge Nugget about EL's this month is that it takes 4-7 years for an EL student to develop academic English proficiency. Click the button to read more about it!
The November Newsletter takes a look at the impact of using nonlinguistic communication as a tool in your classroom. This can look like:
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Write out directions
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Act it out
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Nonlinguistic representations (i.e. pictures, graphs, etc.)
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The Knowledge Nugget about EL's this month is that being bilingual or multilingual is very advantageous for students. Being bilingual or multilingual improves memory, inhibitory control, and cognitive processing.
The December news letter digs in to a scaffolded approach to academic discussions in the classroom. This technique is called QSSSA. This stands for:
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Question
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Signal
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Stem
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Share
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Assess
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The Knowledge Nugget for December centers around newcomers. If you have questions about grading or acquiring translated materials, check out the newsletter for some step-by-step guidance.
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