US: English Language Learners and the Power of Personal Stories

[Francis Hult]

The New York Times

 

English Language Learners and the Power of Personal Stories

 

We've asked Larry Ferlazzo, a prolific blogger and Twitter user who has written a recent book called "English Language Learners: Teaching Strategies That Work," to do a guest post for us today.

 

More than five million children in the United States enter school each year speaking a language other than English. That amount is expected to grow to 25% by the year 2025. It's not surprising, then, that we hear from readers regularly that the more we can offer for this group, the better. 

 

Full story:

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/10/english-language-learners-and-the-power-of-personal-stories/

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