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Myths and realities in teaching English language learners

McKeon (2007) debunk the myths regarding literacy and offer the actualities relative to them. One of the realities is that of teaching English language learners (ELLS) not only English literacy, but also content area knowledge.

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John Wollaston and the introduction of English Rococo portraiture to America

John Wollaston was a notable English painter. Known for his portraits, he was active between 1742 and 1775. For much of his career he resided and worked in the British colonies of North America and was one of a few painters to introduce to the American colonies, the English Rococo style.

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Relationship between ESL program variables and English proficiency test scores

The hypothesis involves a relationship between variables. ESL programs are intended to help students who have a deficiency in English skills. In many instances the program has many individuals who are from other countries and speak another language.

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Effective features of bilingual programs for English language learners

McKeon (2007) demystify myths regarding programming. One of the key myths pointed out by the authors is the traditional assumption that research is unequivocal regarding the most effective program for L2 students.

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The eight SIOP components for English language learners

The eight SIOP components are 1) Lesson Preparation, 2) Building Background, 3) Comprehensive Input, 4) Strategies, 5) Interaction, 6) Practice and Application, 7) Lesson Delivery, and 8) Review and Assessment.

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Action-based instruction for teaching English language learner verb conjugation

The instructional strategy utilized for this exercise was the concept of pairing actions with words in order to provide contextual meaning for the ELL.

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Death and faith in eighteenth-century English poetry

Religion was an important preoccupation for 18th century poets, and Christian symbolism, imagery, diction, and themes make their way into the poetry of this era. In many situations, the references to religion are as overt as a painting of Christ.

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Gottlieb's performance indicators for English language learners in content-based instruction

The performance indicators that I would look to utilize in my classroom would be those recommended by Gottlieb (2006), who states that performance indicators for English language learners should be "deconstructed from the academic content standards" of proficient English language speakers (p. 35).

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Teaching sentence diagramming to sixth grade English students

The anticipated participants in the study I would like to conduct (the effect of teaching diagramming on students learning the basics of English grammar) are 6th grade students of predominantly white students in the outlying DC area of Winchester, VA.

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Sentence diagramming effects on student English language learning

The question could be rephrased in a hypothetical manner -- such as: Students who learn to diagram sentences perform better at writing and dissecting sentences than students who do not learn diagramming.

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