As I endeavored to practice what I learned, I found that conferences with a few of my students were more difficult than the most difficult examples in the books. I was stumped by blank stares and students who said, “I don’t understand what you’re saying,” or “Ok, but what should I do now?”
Category: Aishwarya
Considerations for Teaching Conventions to ELLs
Teaching conventions seems to be the most straightforward part of teaching English. Learning conventions, though, doesn’t come easy, especially to ELLs.
Include ELLs by Including “Mainstream” Students
The paradoxical truth about teaching is that you can be an excellent teacher to all students only by being an excellent teacher to one student at a time.
Preventing ELLs’ Failure in Writing Workshop
“One of the burdens of privilege is the outsider’s perspective.”
What Comes After Mentor Text? Class Writing Moves Glossaries
I want my students to become confident using mentor texts to guide and inspire their writing — it’s one of the most transferable skills I can give them for school and life beyond school. But, as I shared last month, I’ve been thinking a lot recently about a kind of independence that comes after that. […]
4 Reasons to Choose Writing Workshop for ELLs
If finding the words that seem to be stuck in your throat is not finding your voice, then what is?