When ELL students have better command of oral English, they also have improved reading and writing abilities. When we take into consideration the fact that very few classroom teachers have been trained to promote oral language development, the significant achievement gaps between ELLs and their non-ELL peers are not at all surprising. Only by engaging ELLs in academic conversations can teachers ensure close the literacy gap. This resources guides teachers in the use academic oral language development as a scaffold for the demands and rigor of writing. Academic oral language development is...
When ELL students have better command of oral English, they also have improved reading and writing abilities. When we take into consideration the fact...
