Two Minute Tips
November 2018
How Can I Help Our English Learners Succeed?
Here are six simple strategies you can implement in your classroom to help your English language learners be successful:
1. Speak slowly and clearly.
2. Allow sufficient wait time.
3. Use many visuals.
4. Teach academic vocabulary.
5. Build on background knowledge.
6. Increase your knowledge about your students' native countries and cultures.
Encouraging Resistant Writers
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The Teenage Brain
This Edweek article, The Teen Brain: How Schools Can Help Students Manage Emotions and Make Better Decisions, encourages school staff to understand the science behind adolescent brain development. David Yaeger, a developmental psychologist at the University of Texas at Austin, explains that traditional anti-bullying programs that worked for younger students become ineffective by 8th grade—and can do more harm than good in high school. Click here to learn more.