The kind of teaching kids need right now

When teaching ELLs, teachers are challenged to make grade level content accessible in English, while at the same time helping students to gain English language proficiency. Many ELLs come from countries where the education system is limited, or have had to miss years of education because of economic challenges, gang violence or military conflict. There just isn’t time for ELLs, especially those who enter the United States on the secondary level, to review everything they might have missed.

Published at Wed, 02 Jun 2021 19:20:53 +0000

Article source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/06/02/the-kind-of-teaching-kids-need-right-now/