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by NEvangelista
Sat Oct 02, 2004 8:10 am
Forum: Elementary Education
Topic: What to use in a k-5 ELL classroom...
Replies: 4
Views: 4183

Some suggestions

Depends what instructional model your school district is using and on the level of your kids! I like the Oxford Picture Dictionary for Kids, plus the charts/posters and the four reproducible books sold on altaesl.com for beginners in English. It will not be as appropriate for intermediate or higher ...
by NEvangelista
Sat Oct 02, 2004 7:59 am
Forum: Elementary Education
Topic: Your opinions on native languages
Replies: 9
Views: 6573

It depends

There is a lot that depends on whether or not the child's L1 (primary language) is valued within their present society. For example, in Quebec, anglo children who are placed in a full-time French immersion program and who are gradually re-introduced to instruction in English over five years or so sh...