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Shaeley Santiago

Education Week: Schools Face Shortage of Digital Curricula for English-Learners - 1 views

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  • It's the only program that she knows of that addresses the literacy aspect of math for ELL students.
  • found a measurable increase in vocabulary knowledge and text comprehension,
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  • gave HELP Math its highest rating for effectiveness after reviewing research on student improvement related to the program.
  • Because there's not a plethora of digital curricula designed exclusively for English-language learners, teachers often rely on digital curricula used for all students that help individualize lessons, as well as software programs tailored for English language learners,
  • researchers created multimedia folktales and informational texts that included clickable words with definitions in English or Spanish, along with images for students whose English proficiency was very low. The text contained built-in audio, so that students could hear it in English or in Spanish, as well as embedded activities for reflection in both languages.
  • "There's not a lot out there."
  • Very few digital products are backed by research proving they work, and that's important to educators,
  • That can be a problem with digital curricula not targeted for ELLs, Mr. Proctor said. "Most interventions like that exclude very limited-proficient-English students because they don't speak enough English to use them,"
  • Professional development to prepare educators to use digital curricula for English-learners is critically important, too.
Shaeley Santiago

Heavily Decorated Classrooms Disrupt Attention and Learning In Young Children - 0 views

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    Maps, number lines, shapes, artwork and other materials tend to cover elementary classroom walls. However, too much of a good thing may end up disrupting attention and learning in young children, according to research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. Psychology researchers Anna V.
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New Report Offers Latest Research, Strategies for Improving Achievement of Young Hispan... - 0 views

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NABE Journal of Research and Practice - 1 views

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the piri-piri lexicon: Why is music good for language learning? Recent research findings. - 0 views

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    Create a simple single webpage without registering. Students can use this to create a simple eportfolio or to share research with other students.
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Practical Guidelines for the Education of English Language Learners: Research-Based Rec... - 0 views

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https://education.uw.edu/sites/default/files/research/projects/epsc/EquitableCollaborat... - 1 views

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'Robust' link between preschool, language and literacy | Research News @ Vanderbilt | V... - 1 views

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Research from the 1970s onwards: Jim Cummins | EAL Nexus - 0 views

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Study on Low-Income ELL Students Shows Benefit of Bilingualism: Better Self-Control | N... - 0 views

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ebooksece - home - 0 views

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Dual Language in Early Education Best for Youngest ELLs, Report Says - Learning the Lan... - 0 views

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'Robust' link between preschool, language and literacy | Research News @ Vanderbilt | V... - 0 views

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21 Digital Tools to Build Vocabulary | Learning Unlimited | Research-based Literacy Str... - 0 views

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Why Bilinguals Are Smarter - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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Being Bilingual May Boost Your Brain Power : NPR - 0 views

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The Bilingual Advantage - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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A16. Tiered Vocabulary: Not All Words Are Created Equal - Empowering ELLs - 0 views

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