ERIC Number: EJ921642
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Mar
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Teaching Science to ELLs, Part I
Bautista, Nazan; Castaneda, Martha
Science Teacher, v78 n3 p35-39 Mar 2011
Since 1995, the population of English language learners (ELLs) in the United States has increased by an astonishing 57% (Maxwell 2009). Though ELLs come from many different backgrounds, they share the common challenge of learning English while responding to academic content demands. Part I of this two-part article provides key strategies every science teacher should know to better accommodate ELLs in the science classroom. Fortunately, all students not just ELLS will benefit from using these strategies in the classroom. (Contains 3 figures.)
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Science Teachers, English (Second Language), Limited English Speaking, Science Education, Teaching Methods, Language Proficiency, Knowledge Level, Performance Based Assessment, Interaction, Language Usage
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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