English language learners succeed in St. Paul, Minnesota – Collaboration between classroom teachers and ELL experts has corresponded with rising test scores for nonnative speakers.
Tagged: children, english language learners, Minneapolis, Minnesota, student, teacherPosted on: December 20th, 2006“A wiggling mass of third-graders occupies the floor space between two teachers during a lesson on “Hansel and Gretel.” When its time to split into groups, Concha Fernández del Rey takes the kids who are still learning English, while third-grade teacher Sharon Eaton works on the other side of the room with students at a higher level of literacy.
These children at Prosperity Heights Elementary in St. Paul, Minn., are using identical work sheets, but theyre getting attention thats as individual as their gap-toothed smiles.”
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