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Washington State Citizenship Services for Immigrants and Refugees

08 Wednesday Feb 2017

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The Washington New Americans Program (WNA) connects immigrants and refugees in Washington State to the information and legal services needed to successfully naturalize and exercise their civic voice. In the interest of changing a flawed system, we also advocate to reduce the structural barriers that keep many from achieving U.S. citizenship.

WNA is a partnership between the State of Washington and OneAmerica, a non-profit advocacy organization dedicated to building power in immigrant and refugee communities. With the support of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and community organizations across Washington, we provide naturalization information and assistance with N-400 and I-912 forms. We organize approximately a dozen free citizenship application workshops around Washington State every year, and our affiliate organizations offer assistance in their offices year-round, by appointment.

Read about immigrants and refugees who recently became US citizens by opening the link below.

Source: Meet New Citizens

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Culturally Responsive Instruction for Holiday and Religious Celebrations | Colorín Colorado

01 Thursday Dec 2016

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Now is the time of year to learn about and share cultural traditions in a way that expands students’ knowledge, interest, and respect for all people.   The article referenced below offers teachers suggestion son how to observe the variuos cultural and religious holidays and celebrations in their classrooms throughout the year.

Source: Culturally Responsive Instruction for Holiday and Religious Celebrations | Colorín Colorado

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Teaching English Language Learners with Special Needs: An Informational Resource

01 Thursday Dec 2016

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For teachers who work with English Language Learners (ELLs), ensuring that students have the appropriate support and services to meet their unique needs can be a big challenge.

We’ve created an in-depth resource section featuring recommendations and resources to help educators, administrators, and families to work together around this complex topic.

Source: Special Education and English Language Learners | Colorín Colorado

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Teaching English Pronunciation Skills

24 Thursday Nov 2016

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The slides below were created through a free Linked In program that enables LinkedIn account holders to upload, download and share slides for personal, restricted or public use. The slides below offer an overview of how to teach English pronunciation skills.

 

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ESL Kids Classroom Games & Activities

18 Friday Nov 2016

Posted by in English for Children, Free and Low-Cost Teacher Resources, Lesson Ideas, Teacher Education, Teachers' Page

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This ESL Kids Stuff site offers songs, 1000+ worksheets, 1,500+ flashcards, readers, crafts, games, apps, lesson units, and even templates for student awards and lesson planning!  Lessons are designed for children aged 3-11 years.  Membership is US $29/year for unlimited access to downloadable and on-line material.

Teachers and tutors can go to the Teacher’s Resource page for ideas and continuing education.  Among the items they’ll find on this page are links to the site’s ESL Kids Classroom Games & Activities list and an article entitled, “Adapt Your Lessons to Cater to the Different Learning Styles of Your Students.” I hope you find this site useful for your purposes!

Source: http://www.eslkidstuff.com

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Blog Page for English Language Teachers

31 Monday Oct 2016

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About the Siteenglish-with-jennifer-blog

Welcome to my blog for English language teachers! My focus here is on methodology, strategies, and classroom activities. I offer ideas with the hope to facilitate a positive teaching experience for you and a successful learning outcome for your students. If even to a small degree I am able to encourage creativity, promote reflection, deepen your passion for teaching, and facilitate your students’ learning, then I will be extremely pleased.

We are fortunate to teach at this time, when online resources for our profession are plentiful, but in reality there is very little time to explore and examine them all. That said, I am genuinely appreciative every time a teacher visits my blog, and I thank you for your support of my efforts. I will do my best to offer ideas that have relevance, value, and immediate application to your teaching.

Lastly I express sincere gratitude to Pearson for making this blog possible. – Jennifer

Source: https://englishwithjennifer.wordpress.com/

English from around the World – Sound Comparisons – Exploring phonetic diversity across language families

09 Sunday Oct 2016

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In addition to English standard and dialect language families spoken around the world, visitors to this site can find out extensive information about the Germanic, Romance, Slavic, Celtic, Andean, Mapudungun and Malakula language families as well!  The website is a database platform, so you can research how languages are spoken in various places of the world in numerous different ways–and hear, see and download information the information on this site for free!

Source: Accents of English from around the World – Sound Comparisons – Exploring phonetic diversity across language families