by Julie Slack | Jun 8, 2022 | English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Foundational Skills, Phonics, Pronunciation, Resources
Presenter: Lisa Brooks, Ed.D. Part 1: Phonemic Awareness OverviewAwareness of speech sounds underlies accurate decoding and spelling. In this session, participants will differentiate voiced from voiceless consonant sounds, discriminate all vowel sounds in English by...
by Julie Slack | Dec 8, 2021 | Adult Basic Education (ABE), English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Resources, Writing
Although Teachers and Writers Magazine is primarily a resource for K-12 teachers, many of the thoughtful and creative ideas and lesson plans are well suited, and easily adaptable, to the ABE classroom. Click here to...
by Julie Slack | Nov 18, 2021 | English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), First Literacy Grant Projects, Resources, Testing and Assessment
This project’s objective was to implement a service-learning component within an ESOL class to encourage students to play an active role in their communities and learn more about Boston resources. MUA Volunteer In English – ESOL Through Service Learning First...
by Julie Slack | Nov 15, 2021 | English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Reading, Resources, Writing
Presenter: Alicia Hsu This workshop material focuses on the picture book as engaging text for adult ESOL students, as a pathway to promote family literacy, and the ways in which these books, hands-on materials, and literacy experiences can be used to teach all levels...
by Julie Slack | Nov 15, 2021 | English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), First Literacy Grant Projects, Resources, Writing
Original Goal: To create a book that includes ten historical East Boston immigrant stories with accompanying illustrations that students can relate to. NOAH Community Voices ESOL Learning Through Storytelling Book – Part I (.pdf)NOAH Community Voices ESOL Learning...
by Julie Slack | Nov 15, 2021 | English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), First Literacy Grant Projects, Resources
This project is the development and assessment of a digital spaced repetition system for beginner level English learners. Using Anki, an open-source program for combining text, image, and audio into digital flashcards, Project Literacy’s Beginner 1 teacher will...
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