Posts by sara23read
Read Aloud Template
I was honored that Andrea Honigsfeld saw a file I shared on Twitter and asked me to contribute to her book, Growing Language & Literacy Strategies for English Learners K-8. I am sharing the Read Aloud Template below. How to use it: The gen ed teacher who has ELs in their class can start the…
Read MoreBenefits of Using Spanish in Early Childhood
I had the opportunity to speak with a number of families at a Back to School Street Fest the weekend before our local schools start the 2021-2022 school year. I feel the need to list the school year because I am amazed at how much time has passed since my first years in education. The…
Read MoreI see/I wonder Gallery Walk
Teachers are working hard to provide their students with authentic assignments during asynchronous learning time. I like to think of asynchronous time as a connection to in class (synchronous) work that has already taken place or tasks that will take place in future assignments. For example, students might read and summarize an article on a…
Read MoreWhat Did Bilingual Directors Learn in 2020?
School districts across the country have been tasked to tweak their models of instruction to best serve students during the pandemic. I’m lucky to work with school districts who are passionate about reaching their students, regardless of the situation. That passion was apparent during a multilingual meetup I held via ZOOM with some multilingual directors…
Read MoreContent and Language Objectives in Virtual Instruction
Do your students know what they are supposed to be learning?
Read MoreVIRTUAL Team Building/Fun Activities
How can I get to know my students in a remote environment? More importantly, how will my students get to know each other so the sense of community can still be present in our virtual classroom? I will outline a few activities that teachers can implement in their Zoom settings. Many of these ideas have…
Read MoreHow will you address language challenges in your content area?
Covering Word, Sentence and Discourse Levels of Support with PWIM (Picture Word Inductive Model)
I support K-12 teachers as an educational consultant. The districts I work with have an array of programs that are designed to service English Learners. In this blog post I will share with you a classroom activity that has been around for a while but is underused in my opinion! Emily Calhoun (1998) first introduced…
Read MoreBetter than Think Pair Share
Variety is the spice of life! Don’t overuse “turn and talk” or “think pair share”. Change things up as you pose a focused question to your students and set clear expectations of how they will discuss it! Take a look at the QSSSA presentation below with links to free templates! Think about it…if a teacher…
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