| Funds of Knowledge as Rich Resources for ELL students | English Language Learners may sometimes be thought to have a "deficit" or "lack" of skills in English. Using a Funds of Knowledge approach suggests taking a different perspective. The phrase "Funds of Knowledge" suggests that students have something in their knowledge banks or a wealth of information from real-life experiences.
This post details the research in drawing on a student's "funds of knowledge" as part of an instructional strategy.
There are also several posts about differentiated instructional strategies, including flex grouping, that can be used with ELL students.
Happy Spring,
Colette Marie
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| Classroom Management Strategies | | A section devoted to helping secondary educators classroom manage their classrooms so that both academic and social emotional learning goals are met. | | |
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| Flex Grouping in Grades 7-12 | Using flexible grouping in middle and high school, grades 7-12, can help differentiate instruction for students. In contrast to the traditional whole-class instruction model, flex-grouping allows for more interaction student-to-student. | | |
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| Pros and Cons on Flexible Grouping in Grades 7-12 | Flex-grouping allows teachers the opportunity to organize collaborative and cooperative activities in the classroom. In creating flexible groups teachers can use test results, student in-class performance, individualized evaluation of skills, or other factors to determine into which group each student should be placed. | | |
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