Reading Instruction for Multilingual Learners: The Role of Background Knowledge Scenario: Supporting multilingual learners (MLs) in a 9th Grade U.S. History classMr. Nguyen has six MLs in this U.S. History class of 22 students at varying proficiency levels. The MLs in his class speak a variety of languages, such as…
By Diane Staehr Fenner | Originally published December 12, 2013 on Colorin Colorado This week, I’d like to focus on a topic that is getting a lot of attention in Common Core conversations: the role of background knowledge in reading instruction for ELLs. You may recall that close reading is one…
Originally posted February 22, 2013 on Colorin Colorado by Diane Staehr Fenner This post is my second of two about how the shifts of the English Language Arts CCSS are playing out in classrooms with ELLs. My first post was about teaching informational text to ELLs, and this post will…
