Originally published on Colorin Colorado August 23, 2013 by Diane Staehr Fenner As you may have heard, the Common Core assessment consortium PARCC just released new sample items last week in English language arts (ELA) in grades 3-11 and in mathematics in grades 3-8 and high school. Since teachers will need to plan…
Welcome Back to Writing with ELLs and the Common Core! Originally posted August 9, 2013 on Colorin Colorado In this week’s post, guest blogger Dr. Ayanna Cooper writes about…writing! In preparation for the start of a new school year, teachers may begin planning their first few lessons or units. When thinking about implementing Common…
In last week’s post, I shared the first part of the year-end review of our CCSS for ELLs posts. That post focused on the big picture overview of the year’s posts related to implementing the CCSS for ELLs. This week, I’ll give you a recap of instructional considerations and resources for…
Originally posted June 5, 2013 on Colorin Colorado by Diane Staehr Fenner In my first post in this series about the Common Core and writing, I looked at some general considerations for English language learners (ELLs), including an overview of how the the writing standards are organized in English Language Arts/Literacy. In…
Originally posted May 17, 2013 on Colorin Colorado I’m finding that as I write my posts, my original ideas morph into unexpected topics. While preparing last week’s post on ELL writing considerations in the Common Core, I was struck by the fact that the intersection of culture and writing is not…
Thank you for your interest in DSF Consulting – a firm that provides consulting services for English learners and those who educate them. Here are a few things we were up to in May 2013. Diane’s book Advocating for English Learners: A Guide for Educators (which will be published by Corwin…
