We hope you all had time for rest and respite during this Spring Break. We are in the home stretch of this year!

Reminders

March 29, 2022 at 3:15-Picture Book Inquiry Group-See TEAMS Invite.

April 11, 2022 at 3:15-Equity for ELLs-See TEAMS Invite

April 12, 2022 at 3:15-SIOP Lead Meeting-See TEAMS invite.

Ideas

During annual assessments, we may hear students bemoaning that they are receiving ELL support. It is a good time to remind them of the power of being multi-lingual. Valentina Gonzalez (https://www.valentinaesl.com/) has an excellent poster highlighting some of the advantages.

A Taste of SIOP

Comprehensible input is one of the 8 features of the SIOP model. Making content accessible to all students can be challenging and we have a variety of strategies that teachers use. One aspect to remember is to give students multiple opportunities to use the skill they are learning on different topics. Instead of focusing on several graphic organizers, try just using one, for example. The goal of using that one organizer is for students to be able to do it independently with confidence.