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3-5 Academic Vocabulary in the ELAR and Mathematics TEKS: A Teacher Resource
This resource is for 3-5 classroom teachers in Texas. Words included were selected from the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills to identify vocabulary that will help students learn content and skills represented on statewide assessments. Comprehensive word lists and grade-level word lists are included for English language arts and reading and mathematics. Citation The Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk. (2019). Academic vocabulary in the ELAR and mathematics TEKS: A teacher resource for grades 3–5. Austin, TX: Author.
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6-8 Academic Vocabulary in the ELAR and Mathematics TEKS: A Teacher Resource
This resource is for 6-8 classroom teachers in Texas. Words included were selected from the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills to identify vocabulary that will help students learn content and skills represented on statewide assessments. Comprehensive word lists and grade-level word lists are included for English language arts and reading and mathematics. Citation The Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk. (2019). Academic vocabulary in the ELAR and mathematics TEKS: A teacher resource for grades 6–8. Austin, TX: Author.
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English Language Proficiency Standards
Texas’s English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) across grades kindergarten through grade 12 broken down by listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
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Effective Literacy and English Language Instruction for English Learners in the Elementary Grades
2007 IES Practice Guide/What works Clearinghouse guide for elementary teachers working with bilingual or English learners in the primary grades.
Get Resource Center for Research on the Educational Achievement and Teaching of English Language Learners: CREATE
Website with educational research and resources related to English learners.
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Provides tools and resources for state agencies, districts, and campuses to support English Learners (ELs), and includes home language survey examples, EL program examples, and information related to ELs with disabilities
Get Resource Effective Social Studies Instruction to Promote Knowledge Acquisition and Vocabulary Learning of English Language Learners in the Middle Grades
Description of specific instructional methods for enhancing social studies lessons to promote comprehension and vocabulary learning for secondary English learners.
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Teaching Academic Content and Literacy to English Learners in Elementary and Middle School
Booklet with recommendations for teaching literacy to English learners across content areas, which include teaching academic vocabulary, integrating oral and written language instruction, providing structured writing opportunities, and using small-group interventions for struggling students.
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