Reading Teachers Lounge
This is the Reading Teachers Lounge where listeners can eavesdrop on professional conversations between elementary reading teachers. We are passionate about literacy and strive to find strategies to reach all learners. Shannon and Mary are neighbors who realized that they were “literacy soul sisters” at a dinner in their Atlanta neighborhood. Once they started chatting about reading they haven’t really stopped. Come join the conversation.
Reading Teachers Lounge
Supporting English Language Learners
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Shannon Betts and Mary Saghafi
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Season 5
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Episode 2
Mary and Shannon chat with Stephaney Jones-Vo about how to best support the reading needs of English Language Learners. Stephaney describes the differences in needs of ESOL students at various levels and provides easy ideas for differentiation and scaffolding for students at different levels. Stephaney shares how to understand the language load of class assignments and assessments, and this lens will help teachers view their own learning assignments in a fresh and supportive way for their students.
Episode Resources:
- How Does the Science of Reading Apply to Teaching Multilingual Learners?
- Podcast episode about SOR and ELL
- Stephaney's book about Differentiation for ELLs *Amazon affiliate link*
- Stephaney's book: Powerful Practices for Supporting English Learners *Amazon affiliate link*
- Stephaney's book: Engaging English Learners Through Access to Standards *Amazon affiliate link*
- WIDA Can Do Descriptors for various grade levels
- WIDA Language Development Standards Framework (2020)
- About the WIDA Access assessments
- Reading Rockets: What Does Research Tell Us About Teaching Reading to English Language Learners?
- EdSource: Why Phonics Instruction is not Enough for English Learners
- What are BICS and CALP?
- Academic Language and ELLs: What Teachers Need to Know
- Academic Vocabulary Word Lists by Grade Level (Flocabulary)
- our Patreon site and details
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