First day of HS classes tomorrow. I'm still trying to get records from previous schools!! Have a few students who I'm not sure if they are #EMEB / #EnglishLearners or not. ("Not" meaning they already placed out of services - they are definitely at least [emergent] bilingual.)

So, looking forward to talking with them tomorrow.

Have to study more for #español test tomorrow.

Over 220 vocabulary words in about 5 weeks, plus grammar, verb conjugations, etc.

That's about 44 words per week. Sounds like a lot (and it is), but many #EMEB / #EnglishLearner students get that many vocabulary words every day or two, many of them academic words. Plus, you know, the grammar stuff as well.

Many USA #k12 content #Teachers need more #TESOL training.

Or, they could join the #Spanish class I'm in. Get the experience.

#ESL #ESOL

Getting started updating my website. I mostly make available #CreativeCommons licensed readings for #k12 #ESOL and #EMEB studnets / #ELs / #EnglishLearners and some other #OER resources for teachers.

Soooo many #EdTech sites have readings, some at various levels, but in my experience, they don't always consider #ELs specifically, nor do they provide decent formatting.

For example: #PhrasalVerbs and idioms can be difficult for ELs. Vocab in general. Translations are a stopgap, not a solution.

I don't know if "i+1" is still orthodoxy or not, but I do know that you can't give an #EL / #EMEB student an "i+7" reading and expect them to learn to read at grade level.

Struggling readers need #RichContent and #ScaffoldedContent.

#ESOL #ESL #reading #k12

Looking forward to updating my website over break. Needs some reorganization, and I have several #OER and #CreativeCommons readings for #EMEB / #EL students to add.