Category: ELD Archipelago
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Do you have an ELD Curriculum?
If the number one question I get asked as an EL/ML teacher is, “Do you speak Spanish?” [answer: no, how would that help my Arabic-speaking students], the other question is, “Do you have an ELD curriculum?” That answer is not as pat. Some Reasons for No ELD Curriculum At no time during my 22 years…
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Be Part of an ELD Archipelago
archipelago: (ɑːʳkipeləgoʊ ) Word forms: plural archipelagos, plural archipelagoes COUNTABLE NOUN An archipelago is a group of islands, especially small islands. -Collins Dictionary Anyone who first becomes an EL teacher quickly realizes that there typically aren’t that many other EL teachers in a school or district. This means there are rarely people around you who know what your job entails, what you teach, and…