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Steele, Sara C.; Mills, Monique T. – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2011
The purpose of this article is to provide evidence to support direct vocabulary intervention practices for primary school-age children with language impairment (LI). A rationale for providing direct vocabulary intervention for children with LI is outlined by reviewing typical and atypical vocabulary acquisition, evidence of instructional…
Descriptors: Evidence, Educational Strategies, Intervention, Language Impairments
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Piper, Susan; Shaw, Edward Lewis, Jr. – Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 2010
Although the teaching of photosynthesis occurs yearly in elementary classrooms, one thing that makes it challenging is the inclusion of English language learners (ELLs). This article presents several activities for teaching and assessing of photosynthesis in a third grade classroom. The activities incorporate the photosynthesis content, teaching…
Descriptors: Limited English Speaking, Plants (Botany), English (Second Language), Teaching Methods
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Rosen, Dina; Hoffman, Jo – Young Children, 2009
Early childhood teachers around the country and the world guide children's mathematical learning through the use of manipulatives--pattern blocks, base blocks, geoboards, Unifx cubes, Cuisenaire rods, coins, clocks, and so on. Manipulatives allow concrete, hands-on exploration and representation of mathematical concepts. In the past few years,…
Descriptors: Mathematical Concepts, Teaching Methods, Manipulative Materials, Mathematics Instruction