This post was originally published on ZacarianConsulting.com and TESOL The film Spare Parts was released a few months ago. It’s based on the true story (and book) about 4 undocumented Latino high school students who formed a robotics team that beat MIT engineering students in a contest. Their personal stories
I just read a report written by an English language learner and sighed. I had difficulty following her ideas with misspelled words and grammatical errors. I wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt; but though her ideas seemed interesting, the prose was very
Picture books are a multidimensional medium that is a rich resource for a broad range of instructional situations. But finding the right picture book can be tricky. Most book lists focus on the static text and do not incorporate the visual and experiential dimensions of
This post was also published on ZacarianConsulting.com and Smart Blog on Education. Many are using social networking to get word out that the US Departments of Education and Justice recently released guidance and tools about teaching English learners. The two agencies remind us all that ELs