211: Supporting Intermediate English Learners in Every Subject

05/21/23 • 52 min

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Students who have learned enough English to do well socially may still need scaffolding to thrive academically. In this episode, I talk with Tan Huynh and Beth Skelton, authors of the book Long-Term Success for Experienced Multilinguals, about the specific strategies teachers can use to help these learners reach their full potential across the curriculum.

Thanks to Grammar Gap Fillers and Giant Steps for sponsoring this episode.

You can read a full transcript of this podcast at cultofpedagogy.com/experienced-multilinguals.

Thanks to Grammar Gap Fillers and Giant Steps for sponsoring this episode.

You can read a full transcript of this podcast at cultofpedagogy.com/experienced-multilinguals.

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210: Integrating Arab Narratives Across the Curriculum

Positive, accurate representations of Arab voices and contributions are largely missing from our classrooms. In this episode, four educators — Sawsan Jaber, Reem Fakhry, Fatma Elsamra, and Abeer Ramadan-Shinnawi — teach us how we can change that.

This episode is sponsored by JumpStart.

Read a full transcript of this episode and find a robust list of excellent resources for integrating Arab narratives into your curriculum at cultofpedagogy.com/arab-narratives.

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212: Untangling the Debate Over Reading Instruction

When it comes to teaching kids how to read, what is the big debate about? And what does research say we should be doing? In this episode, literacy expert Jen Serravallo and researcher Dr. Kelly Cartwright help us understand the different perspectives on effective reading instruction and what research says teachers and school leaders should be doing now to help kids learn to read.

Thanks to EVERFI and Verizon Innovative Learning HQ for sponsoring this episode.

You can read a full transcript of this podcast at cultofpedagogy.com/reading-instruction/.