Teaching Social Studies to ELLs

Teaching Social Studies to ELLs outlines educator Tina Beene's practical, in-depth approach to differentiation in the secondary social studies classroom. This resource offers specific examples of engaging accommodations for all language proficiency levels plus strategies that maximize content mastery while students acquire academic language. Included throughout are activities which support and engage all ELLs with social studies content and accelerate language acquisition. The clearly structured, colorful, and accessible format of Teaching Social Studies to ELLs helps teachers meet the unique needs of their ELLs in each component of a typical social studies lesson.