Teaching Resources
Developing open-source teaching resources that support language development and learning in the content areas. Click below for our new unit in English Language Arts.
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ELA / Mathematics / Science
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Analyzing the shifts, challenges, and opportunities in the Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards.
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Practice / Language / Policy
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To heighten awareness of the language and literacy issues embedded within the new Standards.
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Attention Teachers, Coaches, and Administrators: Register Now for Online Constructive Classroom Conversations Course
Jan 14, 2019

Understanding Language at Stanford University is offering a course through which you will learn how to enhance curriculum by guiding and...

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Oct 01, 2018

Sara Rutherford-Quach, Annie Kuo and Hsiaoin Hsieh from Understanding Language recently published an article, Understanding Their Language...

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Language and Literacy Opportunities in NGSS @ TESOL 2017
Mar 25, 2017

What are the language and literacy demands in the Next Generation Science Standards? All students, including ELLs, are expected to engage in academic
discourse. During this session, participants explore how language and literacy practices can be used to advance science learning.

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Papers

These papers, presented at the Understanding Language Conference in January 2012, address language and literacy issues found in the Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards. Select each title to view a video interview with one of the authors.

Practice in the Content Areas Language and Literacy Policy and Building System Capacity

Teaching Resources

Our team is currently developing sets of teaching resources that exemplify high-quality instruction for ELLs across three content areas. The resources will correspond to the widely-adopted Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts and Mathematics and to the Next Generation Science Standards.

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Language Demands and Opportunities in Relation to...
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This paper highlights challenges and opportunities as English Language Learners engage with the Next Generation Science Standards. These new...

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