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Preparing your English Learner Student for Summer Break
*While this blog post focuses on preparing your English Learner (ELs) for summer break, the suggestions would be applicable for all students. It’s almost summer! Depending on where you live and your school district, many schools across the U.S. are starting to close out the academic year. (Can we get an Amen?) For our ELs, summer break—while a welcome event, can also bring uncertainty and limited English interaction. Keep reading for ideas (inexpensive and a few at no expense) on preparing a su...Read More
Translating Is Not Modifying: Tips for Teaching English Learners
Editor’s Note: Welcome first-time BOOST Blogger Lesley Morgan. Lesley is an English Learning Specialist in West Virginia. She works with students (K-12) and has been teaching for seventeen years. Lesley is also an Adjunct Faculty for Marshall University. —– As I stood in front of the classroom of 40 Japanese boys and girls, I paused. Inside I was terrified and my thoughts were racing: What had I done? Why had I left my family to live in a foreign land? Was this even going ...Read More