Bridging the Language Gap: Essential Resources for Newcomer EL Students Join Melissa Grinstead, a lead ESOL contributor to the work of AWB Education, as she dives into a crucial topic for all educators: effective resources for supporting newcomer English Learners (ELs). Addressing the daunting challenge of language barriers in content-area classrooms (math, science, social studies), Melissa shares a curated list of tangible tools, strategies, and supports.Discover a variety of invaluable resources designed to help ELs access rigorous curriculum content and bridge the linguistic gap. Melissa highlights: - The fantastic, comprehensive resources available on the Colorín Colorado website. - The benefit of checking out educational blogs, particularly mentioning the gems found on Larry Ferlazzo's site. - The professional development and assessment frameworks offered by the ELPA21 and WIDA websites. - PebbleGo and PebbleGo Next as game-changers for visual learners, providing linguistically simplified, academic content. - The Noun Project as a quick source for high-quality visuals and icons to supplement instruction. - The power of Newsela for providing content-area articles at adjustable Lexile levels, making differentiation practical for later elementary and secondary students. Melissa emphasizes that while tools are essential, patience and empathy are paramount as you support your learners. Remember to celebrate every piece of progress in their language acquisition journey.

📣 New Podcast! "Bridging the Language Gap: Essential Resources for Newcomer EL Students" on @Spreaker #awbeducation #colorincolorado #curriculum #differentiation #education #elpa21 #els #englishlearners #esol #languageacquisition #newcomerstudents #newsela #pebblego #pedagogy #resources #wida

Mmmmmm… makes me wanna unpack standards real bad…
#WIDA #SIOP #ESL #ELL #EL #teacherlife🍎

Queen Anne’s County Public Schools is looking for a multilingual learner teacher for one of our elementary schools. Check out the application… and make sure to apply! #wida #multilinguallearners #teachers www.applitrack.com/qacps/Online...

Some people collect medals. I collect conferences badges of where I’ve presented! Looking forward to more conferences this academic year! Let’s do this! #WIDA #NABE #CABE #LaCosecha #AVID4College #CFLTESOL #SSTESOL #TESOLInternational #FLALAS #ALAS #LearningandGrowing #EdLeadership 💪🏼🤨 #edusky

Condensing Meanings Through Nominalization reclaimingthelanguage.blog/2025/05/24/con… #MLsky #WIDA #ELsky #MLLchat #multilingual #Edusky

#tabe #nabe #wida One of my favorite early childhood poems.

Listen to this #snippet with @drchrisculver.bsky.social @danagoodier.bsky.social as we speak about the #WIDA #assessment for #multilingual #learners #englishlanguage #contentarea #strategies & listen to the full episode:
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和歌山大学で企業と学生の新たな交流イベント「NexGen Synergy」開催 和歌山大学で学生と企業が交流するイベント「NexGen Synergy」が開催され、多くの参加者が新たなアイデアを発掘しました。未来の可能性を感じる貴重な機会となりました。

和歌山大学で企業と学生の新たな交流イベント「NexGen Synergy」開催 #和歌山大学 #WIDA #NexGen

和歌山大学で学生と企業が交流するイベント「NexGen Synergy」が開催され、多くの参加者が新たなアイデアを発掘しました。未来の可能性を感じる貴重な機会となりました。

Choosing a Language Focus (Example: Passive Voice) By Dr. Ruslana Westerlund Teachers often ask me questions which language feature to focus on. This question comes from feeling overwhelmed with the student needs and all the options of the language…

Choosing a Language Focus (Example: Passive Voice) reclaimingthelanguage.blog/2025/03/10/c... #MLSky #wida #ELSky #EduSky #MultilingualLearners

Every year of #WIDA #ACCESS #testing, students recall how #Nina is the Hermione-like NPC that haunts this test. So I got a large scale sized graphic of her made that I'm gonna get printed onto a cake, to eat & celebrate their scores this year. This is probably my most ridiculous school project yet.

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Wordpack 3 for the ZX81

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Wordpack 2 for the ZX81

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Wordplay 1 for the ZX81

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I only need a few for more items for my students to have as motivators while taking their ACCESS tests starting Feb. 24th!
Thank you for your help!

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It’s that time of year again! Annual summative English proficiency testing is underway right now, and we wanted to provide some tips to help reduce test anxiety in your students: 🧘‍♀️ Build confidence: Provide students with positive reinforcement to help them approach assessment season with confidence. Share evidence of progress and growth, such as improved quiz scores and writing output. Consider presenting students with certificates of achievement once they’ve completed assigned learning modules. 🧘‍♀️ Strengthen inherent motivation: Most students have goals regarding their academic journey but may not know how these tie into their performance on the summative ELP assessments. Explain why doing their best and showing progress or reaching redesignation can help them reach their academic goals. Discuss the meaning of their domain scores and how to use these scores to identify areas for improvement. Also, work with your student to establish a tangible and realistic goal, such as, “I want to achieve a 3 this year,” or “I want to redesignate this year.” 🧘‍♀️ Teach techniques to calm anxiety: Deep or diaphragmatic breathing is a way to help the body avoid a “fight-or-flight” response to a stressful situation. It’s something students can practice during testing to reduce anxiety, and it’s a great skill to learn for coping with daily life stressors as well. The Language Tree Online standards-based ELD curriculum builds the critical language skills that English learners will be assessed on this Spring when they take the ELPAC, WIDA ACCESS, NYSELAT, AZELLA, ELPA21, or the TELPAS. In addition, we provide online assessment preparation and practice to help students feel more prepared when approaching your state’s adopted summative English proficiency assessments. Learn more: https://languagetreeonline.com/eld/ #languagetreeonline #edchat #MLLs #ELs #edleaders #ELLchat #learnEnglish

Our standards-based #ELD curriculum provides online assessment preparation and practice to help students feel more prepared when approaching your state’s adopted summative English proficiency assessments. Learn more: bit.ly/3CRDEx6

#ELPAC #WIDA #ACCESS #TELPAS #ELPA21 #NYSELAT #AZELLA #LASLINKS

Ever wonder how test materials are prepared?#GRWM for week 2 of WIDA Access testing. Part of my role at the large high school where I teach is test coordinator. I like to call it event planning for large-scale tests 😜
#Edusky #Teacher #SchoolTestCoordinator #StateTesting #WIDA #WIDAAccess #GRWM

Woke up early to submit my 2025 @WIDA_UW annual conference proposals! Attendees last year asked for more and a workshop, so I am delivering. Haven’t submitted your proposal? Do it, now! #MLL #ELL #edusky #LanguageIsPower #WIDA #MultilingualismIsASuperPower 💪🏼🤨 @desertstarsol.bsky.social 🤞

Hi all! I wanted to share this #EAL resource from my friend Shafali! Inspired by the Go-to Strategies Project, the #SIOP Framework, and the #WIDA Proficiency Levels, she created this strategies continuum for teachers of #MLLs. Let her know what you think! #Edusky

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If you area ML Educator this is one of those conferences you want to attend. Registration is almost filled so sign up soon!
#WIDA @ctserc.bsky.social #MLL #ESL #Educationalconferences @intesol.bsky.social