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Szwed, Amanda; Walker, April M. – English in Texas, 2017
According to the National Conference of State Legislature (NCSL), the total population of individuals (including authorized and unauthorized immigrants) in the United States is 319 million, and one in five U.S. residents speak a language at home other than English (Camarota & Zeigler, 2014). With the increasing number of English Language…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, English Language Learners, Second Language Learning, Self Expression
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Anderson, Elsa; Dryden, Lisa; Garza, Esther; Robles-Goodwin, Patsy J. – English in Texas, 2017
This article describes an instructional model for integrating children's literature and language arts into the elementary school science curriculum. This science-literacy instructional model is an adaptation from the original 5E model of scientific inquiry. The model demonstrates how reading, writing, listening, and speaking can be incorporated…
Descriptors: Models, Teaching Methods, Childrens Literature, Language Arts
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Morton, Tami B.; Araujo, Juan J. – English in Texas, 2014
This article shares the insights of a tutor as she works with a fourth-grade African American girl. For this case study, the authors use interactive read-alouds and writing samples to document the reading and writing events of this yearlong tutorial experience. They report on the power of critical literacy to engage a developing reader and improve…
Descriptors: Tutors, Tutoring, Elementary School Students, Grade 4