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Whittier teachers run cross-grade sheltered ELA program to boost newcomer students' English and confidence
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Whittier teachers in Sioux Falls described a weekly, cross-grade sheltered English language arts program that pairs sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders with newcomer students to focus on phonics, vocabulary and social-academic language; staff said students show measurable confidence and academic gains.
Whittier teachers described a cross-grade sheltered English language arts (ELA) program that meets weekly in the school library to help newcomer sixth- through eighth-graders build phonics, vocabulary and social-academic language skills, presenters said.
The program, run by a team of sheltered ELA teachers, was created after staff identified a gap in supports for students who had recently transitioned out of newcomer classes into regular English classrooms. "We talked and collaborated and thought that this would be a good way for our EL students to practice their social and academic language skills," the seventh-grade teacher said.
Teachers said the sessions are intentionally…
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