Note: This Q&A with Debbie Zacarian and SupportEd president Diane Staehr Fenner first appeared on languagemagazine.com January 22, 2020. That piece is titled From Deficit-Based to Assets-Based: Breaking Down the Wall One Essential Shift at a Time. Staehr Fenner and Zacarian are two of nine co-authors of Breaking Down the Wall.…
by Sydney Snyder | March 1, 2017 In last month’s newsletter we provided an overview of SupportEd’s Five Guiding Principles and focused on the first principle. Here we take a closer look at Principle #2: ELs learn best when they are taught in a welcoming and supportive school climate. A…
English Learners Bring Many Strengths to the Classroom SupportEd’s Five Guiding Principles At SupportEd we frame all of our work — from professional development to technical assistance to research in the field — on the following five essential guiding principles for working with English Learners (ELs): 1. ELs bring many strengths…
