After reading The Writing Revolution, I added the ' because, but, so' to make a structure that scaffolds summary writing. It's called ABBS Summary:

Sharing Dr. Katie Toppel (she/her) structured output tables w/ elementary school teachers next week.

This group wants to teach MLs has to use opinion language. Here's what I'm suggesting.

Dr. Andrea Honigsfeld Congratulations! Lucky teachers who will benefit from your unmatched knowledge in teaching Multilingual Learners!
Congratulations to Dr Dove as well!

Anne Frank photographed with her sister Margot at the beach in Zandvoort, Netherlands, in 1940.

Margot was the elder sister of Anne, and according to Anne’s diary, she also had kept a diary of her own, but no trace of it has ever been found.

She died in the…

Wonderful workshop on ELLs with Disabilities Nassau BOCES with Rochelle Verstaendig West Hempstead ENL WHGW Ram Pride

For your ELLs, learning MATH is a much about language learning as it is about learning the math. You can provide this vocab theme to your students to use as a reference.
download.kid-inspired.com/math-symbols-v…

Dr.Ayana Cooper delivering the keynote address at theLong Island Teacher’s Institute in Melville, NewYork #LITI2024

Here's an example of scaffolding at the word, sentence, and organization level.

I adapted this from a teacher who took one of our courses.

You don’t have to know a child’s first language in order to use it in the classroom. Using a child’s first language doesn’t stifle their development of additional languages. Languages build upon one another. 🙌🏽

Tomorrow Lau v. Nicholas celebrates 50!🎂 I am asking that we all stop and remember that 50 years ago on Jan. 21, 1974, the Supreme Court's decision in Lau v. Nicholas deemed that '[T]here is no equality of treatment merely by providing students with the same facilities,…

When it comes to accommodations for multilingual learners, accommodating assignments is most effective when the instruction itself has also been infused with accommodations (comprehensible input) & sprinkled with opportunities for low stress output.

#teachingtip #ESL #ESOL …

The Social Contract. We reset 2nd semester in my #ESL #ELL #MLL #Newcomer classes. Ss discussed the 4 questions and EVERYONE had to agree to what would go on it. Ss and I then signed. We will also play a Kahoot! about the social contract. Dr. Carol Salva #BoostingAchievement

Check out our NEW #WIDA Snapshot, Proficiency Level Descriptors: Informing Expectations and Scaffolding:  wida.wisc.edu/resources/wida…

We had a very interactive period writing period today! All of the students, including entering ELs participated! How many modifications do you see for this lesson?

“These scaffolds are not meant to be checkboxes in a lesson plan but rather intentional supports that maintain the highest expectations.” - @tankhuynh Beth Skelton (she/her)

Illustrations from @virtualgiff

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Thanks for sharing. Validates our questioning of current mandates to assess online which requires hours of online practice and prep which results in less opps for discourse & writing skills. I also have a wondering about connection to increased agitation and hyperactive behavior

Thanks to the participants at my “ELLs with Disabilities” workshop this morning. I appreciate the lively discussions as well as the empathy expressed for this vulnerable student population. #MLL_BookChat ⁦🌍 ναℓєηтιηα gσηzαℓєz⁩ ⁦⁦Dr. Carol Salva⁩ ⁦⁦Dr. Andrea Honigsfeld⁩

Wonderful interactive session today at NassauBOCES on Supporting Students with Interrupted and Limited Formal Education ⁦POB Schools⁩ ⁦Nassau BOCES⁩ Thank you to all the participants.

No longer: Why are they in my class? Or, they only talk when pulled out. Or in my experience, 'I have so many low ELs in my class”.

Change the narrative to an asset based mindset. 🌍 ναℓєηтιηα gσηzαℓєz Seidlitz Education