All teachers face challenges in helping English language learners (ELLs) reach proficiency in content areas while learning English. ESL teachers are essential in helping ELLs to face the twin challenges of achieving in content areas and developing academic English proficiency. This article discusses how ESL teachers can continue to help students…

This article discusses the combination of two professional development strategies--lesson study and the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP)--which gave teachers in Freeport Public Schools, a district on Long Island, New York, new tools for improving instruction for ELLs in mainstream classrooms. The unique combination of the two…

Narrowing the achievement gap between students who are native English speakers and those learning English as a second language is one of the biggest challenges facing U.S. educators. This article discusses the approaches used by the Saint Paul (Minn.) Public Schools in narrowing this achievement gap. Saint Paul (Minn.) Public Schools has one of…