Final Project: DEI Digital Scrapbook by Erika Garcia-Montaño

Teaching English Learners: What Every Educator Should Know

erikina777 — 2025-08-13 03:09:54 UTC

The video describes cross-language connections and demonstrates how to integrate language development into early-reading lessons. Dr. Cardenas-Hagan aims to help teachers understand how to build on what students already know to enable them to learn new vocabulary and improve their reading comprehension. In the video, teachers can find tips and information regarding developing phonological awareness, decoding strategies, and building comprehension, among other pertinent information regarding DEI and teaching English language learners.

Culturally Responsive Strategies to Support Young Children with Challenging Behavior

erikina777 — 2025-08-13 03:37:33 UTC

The article presents five culturally responsive strategies to guide teachers in creating a classroom atmosphere that responds to children’s challenging behaviors and anticipates their needs. These strategies help teachers initiate sustainable relationships and nurture classrooms where all students know they are valued and have meaningful opportunities to grow and develop. Happy children in a school are a product of engaging learning strategies.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The danger of a single story

erikina777 — 2025-08-13 03:38:59 UTC

This TED Talk provides information about cultural knowledge and the importance of acknowledging cultures from different perspectives and points of view. Teachers must be open to welcoming other cultures in their classroom and include them in their curriculum as part of ELLs' learning experience. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie critically reviews how she has experienced other people's perception of her own culture and how she has acknowledged those biases and her own.

How Schools and Teachers Can Get Better at Cultural Competence

erikina777 — 2025-08-13 03:53:19 UTC

The author presents an interesting view on cultural awareness versus cultural competence for a culturally responsive teaching perspective. As the title suggests, the article provides information on how we, teachers and leaders, can do things better. The article explains the steps to understand cultural awareness and develop the cross-cultural skills teachers and administrators need to create an inclusive learning environment.

Colorin, Colorado!

erikina777 — 2025-08-13 03:57:17 UTC

It is a bilingual blog for educators and families of English language learners. It has different topics, including developing culturally responsive strategies, teaching English as a second language, and fostering an inclusive learning environment. The NEA and AFT sponsor the blog, on which different authors with ELL teaching experience write.

Rooted Linguistics: Serving Teachers of Multilingual Learners

erikina777 — 2025-08-13 05:28:44 UTC

An interesting blog where the author recopilates articles about teaching English language learners. It also offers other resources like books, videos, infographics, and other free resources. All materials aim to assist teachers in developing culturally responsible and linguistically focused teaching strategies.

My Adventures in ESL

erikina777 — 2025-08-13 05:29:46 UTC

My Adventures in ESL is a podcast and blog created and hosted by Millicent Williams. Here are tools and curriculum with a rigorous and high-expectation approach for teaching ELLs. It is an excellent source of tips and strategies for teachers planning to instruct ELLs.

Parenting Latino Children in America

erikina777 — 2025-08-13 05:30:34 UTC

Parenting Latino Children in America is a YouTube channel focused on helping Latino families navigate the unique parenting experiences in the United States. They cover essential topics such as balancing culture and identity, bilingual parenting tips, and navigating education systems. The videos provide helpful tips for teachers of Latino students, especially on how to better support them as they navigate the immigrant experience and learning English as a second language.

Differentiating Instruction: A Guide for Teaching English-Language Learners

erikina777 — 2025-08-13 05:37:30 UTC

Veteran teachers Larry Ferlazzo and Katie Hull Synieski offer tips on differentiating instruction for English-language learners. By using techniques such as pairing up students and enhancing background knowledge, teachers can make a lesson accessible to every student in the class, regardless of language proficiency. Planning to teach ELLs requires having the perspective of meeting every student where they are.

Immigrant Trauma and Mental Health Outcomes Among Latino Youth.

erikina777 — 2025-08-13 05:39:56 UTC

This study examined the association between trauma experienced premigration, during migration, and postmigration, and current mental health status among Latino youth aged 12–17 years old living in the US for 3 years or less. Trauma experienced at different migration stages was associated with distinctive mental health outcomes. Teachers reading this article can gain perspective on what their ELL Latino students may be going through and come up with culturally sensitive teaching strategies.