E.L. Achieve

What do your students value? How do you inspire them to honor your classroom values? From high school English teacher Marcus Luther, here are tips for helping students name and share their values – and ultimately, understand the why behind their classwork. #ELAchieve #TeachingTipTuesday

Understanding tone goes beyond the ELA classroom – it's a crucial skill we need in our everyday interactions. This week's tip is about how to teach tone in ELA. Read the full article at: www.edutopia.org/article/teaching-tone-ela
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Self-assessment gives students the opportunity to actively engage in their learning process and growth, while simultaneously freeing you up to focus on moving students forward in their progress. Read the article at: www.ascd.org/el/articles/from-grading-to-guiding
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There are many supports that can help multilingual learners develop metacognitive skills. Today's tips focus on visuals and sentence frames. For more information and examples: www.edutopia.org/article/helping-young-multilingual-learners-develop-metacognitive-skills
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Mindfulness is an important skill every person can practice. These 3 exercises are simple ways that teachers and students alike can strengthen their social-emotional learning. Read the full article by Lisa J. Lucas at shorturl.at/Wvhbk.
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To effectively serve students learning English, we have to understand student-centered pedagogy – and tap into the heart of teaching. It’s when we connect with our students and their families, gain their trust, and get to see each other as whole people that the magic happens.
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Colorín Colorado shares resources published in the past year on topics such as ELL instruction, literacy, and AI: shorturl.at/nh2mH

For ELs/MLs, phonological awareness is a crucial skill. This week's tips can help you easily teach students to be aware of how speech sounds. To read more and find resources: shorturl.at/OlwpO
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Six tips for scaffolding language instruction, excerpted from an article by Lydia Breiseth: Capitalize on familiar sounds, teach new sounds, use familiar vocabulary, scaffold visuals, give clear directions, and check comprehension regularly.

Here are some tips from Colorín Colorado and Lydia Breiseth on scaffolding language instruction. To read the full article, go to: shorturl.at/moyCE
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Registration is open for our 2026 Symposium! We'll offer a series of live Zoom sessions February 2–6 and 9–10. Participants can choose sessions of interest at convenient dates and times. Find session descriptions, schedule, and registration here: www.elachieve.org/upcoming-events/

Academic achievement will be accelerated when students are proficient in English. Here are 5 simple tips you can apply in daily lessons to help your new-to-English students learn the language.
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Registration is open for teachers in our partner school systems to sign up for two virtual institutes!
• K-12 Systematic ELD Institute – Begins Nov. 18, 2025
• Secondary Constructing Meaning Institute – Begins Feb. 17, 2026
To learn more and register: www.elachieve.org/upcoming-events/

The three-day Building the Base Institute was created to meet the needs of school systems that are looking to strengthen teachers’ foundational knowledge of Multilingual/English Learner pedagogy. Contact us to discuss how we can meet your school system's needs. www.elachieve.org/contact-us/

Communicating our positive regard for students and creating trusted community – these supports are essential in challenging times. Here are tips to help us bring this level of care to our students.
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Teachers, you deserve play and rest! Here are time-saving tips to help you safeguard your weekends.
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19 Standout Nonfiction Books for Middle and High School | SLJ 2025 Stars So Far Our starred middle and high school nonfiction offerings for the first half of 2025 are sure to keep readers engaged and informed.

School Library Journal shares 19 standout nonfiction books for middle and high school: www.slj.com/story/19-sta...

Curiosity is a driving force in education. At a time when many students are lacking engagement in the classroom due to fear and worry, it's essential to spark their curiosity. Here are tips we want to spotlight from Zaretta Hammond's article, Teaching for Curiosity.
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Elected officials are calling on the federal government to release nearly $7 billion in congressionally approved funds that are being withheld from public schools, scheduled to be released July 1st. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) led this letter of July 16th.

www.capito.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

Spots are still available in our fall institutes – virtual sessions that provide collaborative practice time to help you build your students' language competence. To learn more, see our Events page: www.elachieve.org/upcoming-events/

A Texas Principal Wrote a Personal Note To Every One of His 443 Graduating Seniors "Somebody saw something in me that I didn’t see in myself.”

"If 443 kids are doing random acts of kindness every day, it has a huge, huge impact on our society," says Principal Jason Mutterer. "Coach Mutt," as he likes to be called, walked his talk by writing personal notes to all 443 of the graduating seniors at his school.
www.today.com/parents/teen...

E.L. Achieve Systematic ELD Course One, Unit One: Getting to Know My School materials for Secondary New-to-English students

Systematic ELD for Secondary New-to-English students is here! The content, topics, and activities are tailored for students in grades 7–12. Unit 1: Getting to Know My School is available for preorder. Units 2–8 will be available to teach in the 2025–26 school year. For info: shorturl.at/QHUE4

E.L. Achieve's virtual Systematic ELD and Constructing Meaning Institutes consist of five session days and fieldwork between sessions. Teachers are equipped with knowledge and tools to effectively build students' language competence.

Our fall 2025 institute dates are scheduled! Find info about the institutes and other events: www.elachieve.org/upcoming-events/

Our Building the Base Institute is designed to help school systems strengthen teachers’ knowledge for Multilingual/English Learner instruction. Engaging as a team, school leaders gain shared knowledge to support students across all grades and content areas. For info, email info@elachieve.org.