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by Maria
Tue Mar 21, 2023 10:19 pm
Forum: ESL teachers K-12
Topic: My school may be getting a new student who is 20 years old and blind. He does not speak any English. I am not sure how t
Replies: 7
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This is such a unique situation. I see you’re in Michigan. Have you reached out to Kelly Alvarez at MDE for assistance? Or the county consultants?
I definitely would!
by Maria
Tue Mar 14, 2023 2:04 am
Forum: ESL teachers K-12
Topic: A parent wants to label their house with English words to help their daughter learn English. Does anyone have household
Replies: 7
Views: 158

I would suggest that the parents help their child to write and attach the labels rather than someone doing it for the student.
by Maria
Wed Mar 08, 2023 1:18 am
Forum: ESL teachers K-12
Topic: Hello I have a question about spanish. Is it common for spanish speakers to not pronounce the first sound in a word. We
Replies: 4
Views: 167

My Guatemalan husband says there is a region in Mexico where many people do that. Mira would be pronounced ira.

Where are your students from and which words?
by Maria
Tue Mar 07, 2023 3:51 am
Forum: ESL teachers K-12
Topic: Hello everyone, Has anyone done a final project for "Illegal" by Eoin Colfer? This will be my first time teac
Replies: 0
Views: 50

Hello everyone, Has anyone done a final project for "Illegal" by Eoin Colfer? This will be my first time teac

Hello everyone, Has anyone done a final project for "Illegal" by Eoin Colfer? This will be my first time teaching this graphic novel and my class is mostly immigrants or second generation immigrants. I know that they feel a connection to it, and so I decided to change the final project to ...
by Maria
Sun Mar 05, 2023 10:25 pm
Forum: ESL teachers K-12
Topic: Hello, I have a student that didn’t qualify in Kindergarten using the WIDA model but is showing difficulty academically
Replies: 10
Views: 116

Best to call ISBE ML dept. to verify re-screening.
by Maria
Thu Jan 26, 2023 7:54 pm
Forum: ESL teachers K-12
Topic: To those who teach high school ESL, a few of my ELLs struggle with Algebra. Is there anything that your school has done
Replies: 8
Views: 223

Sometimes students in Math Honor Society need volunteer hours. You might ask the MHS sponsor at your school to facilitate 1:1 peer tutors for kids struggling in Alg 1.
by Maria
Tue Dec 06, 2022 12:00 am
Forum: ESL teachers K-12
Topic: Follow-up post from 11/15/22 Admins: please remove if not permitted. Went to a curriculum meeting today presented by the
Replies: 5
Views: 150

Can you tell me more about what was not appropriate in the last one? I'm interested in it, but want to know what the turn off was before I delve in too deep.
by Maria
Fri Dec 02, 2022 12:00 am
Forum: ESL teachers K-12
Topic: Teamwork Thursdays are a favorite part of each week! Today we used “The Biggest Snowman Ever” to connect to a Snowman Te
Replies: 4
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Would your mind sharing your challenge information
by Maria
Fri Dec 02, 2022 12:00 am
Forum: ESL teachers K-12
Topic: Does anyone use and follow the Raz-plus ELL Edition materials when teaching. I teach Jr. kdg-2nd grade and just discover
Replies: 6
Views: 207

I would use it much more if I had working devices, but I have none. If I had them, I would do an assessment and then utilize the assign feature.

For now, I'm printing some books and lessons. I'm also utilizing Twinkl, Reading Simplified, Read works , and Primary Phonics readers.