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Are you struggling with how to effectively teach your English language learners? This online course will provide you with techniques and strategies in order to address identified student needs and improve overall student achievement. You will learn many quick and easy modification to daily instruction that can truly help students struggling with content and language. A focus will also be on the into/through/beyond approach.

Three Enrollment Options

Course Registration Only $185

Course plus graduate level credit from USD ($185 plus $200)

Course plus continuing education units from USC ($185 plus $200)

 

Topical Outline:

Unit One Introduction to the Course Effective Instructional Approaches for ELLs A Natural Progression of Language Quick and Easy Modification to Instruction Assignment #1: Write an autobiography Unit Two Creating an Active Learning Environment Making Content Comprehensible Assignment #2: Write an article reflection Unit Three Into: Activating Prior Knowledge Through: Making Connections to Content Beyond: Extending Learning Assignment #3: Plan a stage of an into/through/beyond lesson

Unit Four Integrated Lesson Plans Assessing ELL Students Lesson Plan Checklist Assignment #4: Create a lesson plan outline Unit Five Vocabulary Learning Vocabulary Development Games Assignment #5: Share a vocabulary idea Unit Six Cooperative Learning Group Involvement Activities Assignment #6: Analyze a student

 

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