Teaching English Learners from a Distance

From Laura Alvarez, one of the authors of Supporting Newcomer Students, a guide on how to continue to support multilingual students’ language development and rigorous learning in a remote environment.? In this QRG in the new set of Strategies for Distance Learning Guides, Alvarez provides questions to guide instructional planning and key teaching moves for English learners, within a framework of 4 principles for distance learning:

Facilitate meaningful interactions Build relationships Use technology purposefully Hold an inquiry stance?

With extensive tips for how to maintain these goals in both synchronous and asynchronous learning activities, this guide will be a go-to resource for teachers of newcomers and English learners.

Each 8.5 x 11 multi-panel guide is laminated for extra durability and 3-hole-punched for binder storage.