‘Teacher as Participant’ and Other Methods to Engage English Learners (Opinion)

Share article Remove Save to favorites Save to favorites Print Email Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Copy URL Larry Ferlazzo Follow Unfollow Opinion Contributor, Education Week Larry Ferlazzo is a former award-winning high school English and social studies teacher of more than two decades. He is currently a volunteer tutor to English-learner newcomers at a local school and to youth in juvenile hall. There are so many instructional strategies that are recommended for helping students acquire the English language.Which ones are the best?This series will offer recommendations from experienced educators.My choice is having class sets of mini-whiteboards. They can be used to encourage whole-class participation and are great for formative assessments. I’ve used them for games, dictation (teacher-to-class or student-to-student), reading comprehension—you name it!

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