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100 ways to keep adolescent ELLs engaged This versatile handbook is for middle school and high school educators who need to differentiate literacy instruction for adolescent ELL students at various stages of literacy competency. Adapted from the highly successful Differentiated Literacy Strategies for Student Growth & Achievement in Grades 7–12, the authors use brain-based strategies and texts that appeal to older learners who may have had interrupted formal education or come from newly arrived immigrant populations. More than 100 hands-on tools help teachers develop students′ competencies in: Content areas, including vocabulary, concept attainment, and comprehension Technology, such as information searching, evaluation, and synthesis Creative applications and 21st century skills Written for classroom teachers, reading specialists, curriculum developers, and instructional leaders, this one-stop source provides an expert guide to working with all of today′s adolescent and teen English language learners.

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This resource shows how students who work together and share ideas with one another can deepen their understanding of essential concepts.Combining effective grouping strategies with other research-based practices, this resource focuses on the power of student collaboration and dialogue in differentiated classrooms. Students can strengthen critical thinking and achievement through three key skills: teaming to learn, sharing knowledge and skills, and integrating and applying learning. The authors offer more than 100 reproducible planning tools to help learners:• Improve critical thinking• Generalize and infer• Integrate content and Identify patterns• Increase adaptive and analytical reasoningBy utilizing these innovative teaching tools and strategies with their student teams, teachers can prepare all students for deeper thinking and success—both in the classroom and on assessments!

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Your favorite differentiated instruction text just got better!If you′re in need of a single resource to put differentiated instruction immediately into practice, then follow the lead of 100,000+ teachers and look to Gregory and Chapman′s ground-breaking text. Across two editions, the book has remained unmatched in its simplicity and practicality. The same is just as true with this new edition. But with new strategies, updates throughout, a Common Core lesson-planning template, and a larger format, the third edition is an even richer resource.Why has Differentiated Instructional Strategies remained such a classroom favorite? Its deep research base coupled with immediately useable examples Its start-to-finish six-step process, beginning with establishing a classroom climate, then getting to know students Its emphasis on formative assessment before, during, and after learning Its many instructional strategies for using the data gathered Its many models for planning effective differentiated lessons, supported by 70+ templates, tools, and questionnaires Whether you′re a first-time user or longtime fan, you′ll find everything you need to create a truly brain-friendly differentiated classroom.

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