Language+SKills+in+History

=Language Skills in History=

Reframe English Language development for the ELL and those needing language supports []

Beyond the textbook includes multimedia museums, museums and many other approaches to history by using the cearch engine found on the following link.
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= From the Classroom from Teaching History.org =

[|The Struggle for Time: Using Persuasive Essays to Teach Elementary History]
From chanting to formal essay framing—discover creative ways to fr ame ELL instruction. [|[... »]]

[|Using Non-Linguistic Representations to Strengthen Historical Thinking]
Discover alternatives to writing based student activities. Why not encourage your students to make a graphic organizer or physical model to demonstrate understanding? [|[... »]]

[|Talking History]
Students shy or hesitant to speak up? Check out these tips to get students talking and sharing in class. [|[... »]]

[|SQ3R: Survey, Question, Read, Review, Recite]
Learn about SQ3R, a note-taking system for English Language Learners to help students understand content and vocabulary. [|[... »]]

[|Life, Liberty and Property: What’s the Big Idea?]
Explore a lesson, designed especially for English Language Learners, that evaluates John Locke’s theory as a basis of the Constitution. [|[... »]]

[|Reframing English Language Development]
Discover how to teach English learners history and historical thinking. [|[... »]]

[|Using Primary Sources with English Language Learners]
Primary source analysis activities can help include English Language Learners in classroom activities. [|[... »]]

[|Increasing Participation in Whole-Class Discussions]
English Language Learners often have difficulty contributing to class discussions. Discover ways to help. [|[... »]]

[|Uncovering Human Agency]
Use this strategy to help students discover historic actors—the people, objects, and motivations that create history. [|[... »]]

[|Supporting Text Comprehension and Vocabulary Development Using WordSift]
Help English learners understand basic concepts with this interactive tool from Stanford University. [|[... »]]

[|Targeting Content and English Language Objectives]
Build your students' language skills and historical understanding by using English Language Development (ELD) learning goals in your lesson plans. [|[... »]]

[|Summarizing and Paraphrasing]
Paraphrasing and summarizing exercises help ELL students improve at analyzing challenging text and understanding what they read. Suggested teaching strategies bring these exercises into the classroom. [|[... »]]

[|Using Visuals to Build Interest and Understanding]
Using primary source images to help English Language Learners build interest and understanding. [|[... »]]

[|Why Did It Happen? Making Claims about Cause and Effect]
A shift in writing is required, often using new language tools, when making claims about historical events. [|[... »]]

[|Responding to English Learners’ Writing with the 3 P’s]
Use the three P’s (Preparation, Purpose, and Proficiency) to provide feedback on ELL student writing. [|[... »]]

[|Scaffolding with Graphic Organizers]
Graphic organizers are helpful for students with limited English proficiency. [|[... »]]