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Title: Language of Mexico: Activity Collection
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Here is a collection of six different activities on the Zambombazo website dealing with the diversity of languages in Mexico, especially its indigenous languages: https://zachary-jones.com/zambombazo/languages-of-mexico/
Source: Zambombazo
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Title: Hispanic Heritage Month Resources
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Hispanic Heritage Month runs from September 15 to October 15. Here are some resources:
The Hispanic Heritage Month website is full of classroom ideas and resources for different grades; browse at https://www.hispanicheritagemonth.org/
Here are resources and events at the Library of Congress, the National Archives and Records Administration, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Gallery of Art, the National Park Service, the Smithsonian Institution, and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: https://www.hispanicheritagemonth.gov/
From Spanish Mama, here is a curated collection of authentic resources, books, movies, songs, activity ideas, and more, especially targeted at young learners: https://spanishmama.com/hispanic-heritage-month-activities-and-ideas/
Here is Larry Ferlazzo's extensive collection of curated resources: http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/09/03/the-best-resources-for-hispanic-heritage-month/
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Title: Why Read One Hundred Years of Solitude
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Here is a 5:30 video promoting reading Gabriel García Márquez's classic novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude: https://youtu.be/B2zhLYz4pYo
Source: TED-Ed
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Title: Article Series on English Learners and Special Needs
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From http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org
Larry Ferlazzo has just finished a series of guest posts on the topic of English learners who may have learning disabilities.
The first post, by Carly Spina, is "Is it language, or is it a learning challenge?" Access it at http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2018/08/17/guest-post-is-it-language-or-is-it-a-learning-challenge/
The second post, by Michele McCann, is "ELLs and special needs - a view from Canada." Access it at http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2018/08/23/guest-post-ells-special-needs-a-view-from-canada/
The third post, by Blanca Huertas, is "Identifying learning disabilities in English learners." Access it at http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2018/08/26/guest-post-identifying-learning-disabilities-in-english-learners/
The fourth post, by Jessica Bell, is "Twice Exceptional." Access it at http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2018/08/26/guest-post-twice-exceptional/
The fifth post, by Marcela Falcone, is "Distinguishing between a special need and a language acquisition issue." It is available at http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2018/08/27/guest-post-distinguishing-between-a-special-need-and-a-language-acquisition-issue/
The sixth post, by Aishwarya M and Savitha V, is "The challenges of identifying learning needs among ELLs - in India!" Access it at http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2018/09/03/guest-post-the-challenges-of-identifying-learning-needs-among-ells-in-india/
And finally, Pat Baldwin's post, "ELLs and special needs," is available at http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2018/09/06/guest-post-ells-special-needs/
Source: Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...
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Title: Six Tips When Discussing Math with English Learners
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Source: Erikson Institute
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Title: TESOL Resource Center: Resources for English Teachers Worldwide
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The TESOL Resource Center contains lesson plans, teaching tips, activities, assessment tools, and more. Explore it at http://www.tesol.org/connect/tesol-resource-center
Source: TESOL
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Title: Visual Scaffolding Tips for ELLs
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Source: Teaching Channel
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Title: Gathering Authentic Resources for a Thematic Unit
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From https://passion4theprofession.com
How can you find and curate the best authentic resources for use in your language classroom? Get some great ideas and guidelines in this blog post: https://passion4theprofession.com/2018/09/07/gathering-authentic-resources-for-a-thematic-unit/
Source: passion4theprofession
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Title: Variations on Concentration, or Pelmanism
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From https://tefltastic.wordpress.com
Your InterCom editor has certainly had her students play quite a few Concentration memory games with customized sets of images targeting the vocabulary we're learning. But she never thought of some of these great ideas for extending the game:
"If you have a pack of cards with topics like “food” or vocabulary like “unicycle” on them, the students can ask each other yes/no questions about the two cards that they turn over and can keep the cards if they get the same answer to both questions. For example, if one student gets the 'salt' and “paper” cards, asks Is there any salt in your bedroom?' and 'Is there any paper in your garden (now)?' and get 'No' answers to both, they can keep both cards."
"Another popular variation for younger students is '3D pelmanism', in which they choose things such as plastic fruit from just feeling in a bag and then get points if they can say 'They are red', 'They are big (in real life)', etc."
Read the full blog post for many wonderful ideas for turning basic Concentration into a much more personalized activity with much richer language use: https://tefltastic.wordpress.com/2018/09/09/matching-games-part-two-pelmanism/
Source: TEFLtastic
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Title: Interpreting ACTFL'S Standards for Novice Proficiency Level from an Elementary Spanish Teacher's Perspective
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From https://elmundodepepita.blogspot.com/
Julie from the Mundo de Pepita blog writes, "For those of us who teach elementary, we know a novice Kindergartner is very different than a novice 9th grader (or even Middle school student)- they enter school without many developmental concepts intact, or only very vaguely understood, and their interests, motivations and what is relevant and age appropriate for them is distinct. Tasks that might be typical for a 15 year old aren't always appropriate for a 5 year old- take writing a text for example, or arranging a social engagement (Mommy usually does this :) ). Additionally, how we teach at the elementary level often reflects themes, topics and vocabulary that are of high interest to little kids, which don't always tie into a "typical novice task"... my kids happily can describe a sloth or what Jupiter looks like, but ordering at a restaurant in the target language feels a better fit for Middle or High School language class because it is a more relevant task- talking about school lunch, on the other hand, would be a perfect activity for the littles. Don't get me wrong, the skills we teach within elementary themes build up proficiency just the same as those that one sees at upper school levels, they just appear in different contexts."
Read her blog post for a thoughtful discussion of expectations appropriate for young children and to access her document of indicators for Novice Low, Mid, and High written for elementary age learners: https://elmundodepepita.blogspot.com/2018/09/interpreting-actfls-standards-for.html
Source: Mundo de Pepita
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