Friday, September 13, 2013

9-13-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL:







I’ll Take 90% Student Engagement Over 100% “Compliance” — Any Day
I have students in my mainstream ninth-grade English and in my ESL classes complete a simple “Reading Log” every Friday. It has five columns — ones for the day, title of the book, the number of minutes read, space for a student signature and one for a parent signature. Though I leave it on for a reason, the “parent signature” box has remained blank for years. I tell students at the beginning of th
Fun Cartoon For English Teachers: “A Tense Situation”
From Wrong Hands:
CTA Magazine Runs Interview With Me On Student Motivation
The California Educator, the quarterly magazine of the California Teachers Association, has just published a short interview with me on student motivation. You can read it here.

Resources For Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month begins on September 15th here in the United States. You might be interested in The Best Resources For Hispanic Heritage Month.
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Two Important Quotes From Massive NY Times Articles On Tablets In ClassroomToday, The New York Times published a very lengthy piece on the use of tablets in the classroom, focusing on Rupert Murdoch’s Amplify system (which I’ve written about in the past). The Times piece is headlined No Child Left Untableted. I think it’s a