ELL Shadowing as a Catalyst for Change

ELL Shadowing as a Catalyst for Change
ISBN-10
1452283532
ISBN-13
9781452283531
Category
Education
Pages
161
Language
English
Published
2012-02-29
Publisher
Corwin Press
Author
Ivannia Soto

Description

Experience a day in the life of an ELL What if you could barely understand what your teacher was saying? ELL shadowing helps teachers experience the classroom from the student’s point of view. The author describes how to implement this easily accessible form of professional development, outlines specific strategies for adapting instruction to engage ELLs, and provides supporting videos on a companion website. Benefits include: Increased teacher sensitivity to ELLs’ school experiences A heightened sense of urgency to help ELLs learn academic language and content Improved classroom instruction that spreads throughout schools and districts More engaged students who are more likely to stay in school and reach their potential

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