In order for students to develop scientific literacy, they need to gain a knowledge of science content 
and practice scientific habits of mind. This is impossible without knowledge of science vocabulary. This article shares research-based strategies for science vocabulary instruction that are effective for all students, including English language learners.
Article by BY SARAH J. CARRIER
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I wanted to talk to someone. But who? It's moments like this, when you need someone the most, that your world seems smallest. -- Rachel Cohn, Dash & Lily's Book of Dares
Blogs are an excellent way to develop thoughts and exchange views. Complete the Contact Form in the Contact-ESL Staff section above and send me an email to register and post articles.
Current affairs are a great source for speaking and reading tasks. Follow follow link here for excellent tips on how to teach current events to ESL students.
It’s always good to know another language. Click here to see some awesome ESL blogs.
Click here for an article by Kerry Maxwell and Lindsay Clandfield on recognizing grammatical differences between American and British English.
The number of English-Language Learners at the FIS is growing rapidly. As we have to respond to the needs of these students, here are a few basic best practices that might help. Using these practices consistently will make our lessons more efficient and effective. We also feel it is important to include a few "worst" practices in the hope that they will not be repeated!
The following text has been taken from Larry Ferlazzo who teaches English & Social Studies at an inner-city high school in Sacramento,CA, USA. He is a successful author and blogger. Follow link below to his website.
Check out what we learned about at Learning2 Milan this year!
"Blogs may be great educational tools and they give students complete freedom to publish content on the web, but if you don’t know how to effectively implement them into the classroom, they’re only as good as wadded up balls of paper in the trash". C. Pappas - Founder of the eLearning Industry's Network elearningindustry.com
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Recommended reads. eLearning Basics / eLearning Best Practices
The Frayer Model is a vocabulary development tool. The model helps to develop a better understanding of complex concepts by having students identify not just what something is, but what something is not. The center of the diagram shows the concept being defined, while the quadrants around the concept are used for providing the details.
