![]() So they’re all working towards a stronger command of this language, how to read, how to write, whether it’s your native home language or not. I consider all of my students to be English Language Learners because we’re Early Ed. Once Rita explained Sentence Unpacking, I was immediately in love with it. Some of my biggest takeaways were about the children’s ability to have really high-quality academic conversations about text, and around complex text. ![]() We’re a very learning-centered school, even for staff. ![]() Then, we moved into classroom implementation and finally rounds of observations and feedback. All of the teachers first participated in intense learning to get our sea legs with the new content. Rita came back to do another six week Professional Development cycle just around Sentence Unpacking. This year in meeting with the ILT, we decided to focus on just one strategy because last year people were overwhelmed with too many options. Last year, Rita Pope came and did an ELD cycle for us where she introduced several strategies and Sentence Unpacking was one of them. How did you first learn about sentence unpacking as a strategy for your language learners? Thanks to this strategy, her students are not only spontaneously making connections between texts, but are also building a deeper understanding of the way complex language works. Mac” teaches first grade at Madison Park Lower and is seeing exciting results using Sentence Unpacking for complex text. ![]() Logan McWilliams, known to her students as “Ms. A cross post from the amazing folks at the ELLMA office. ![]()
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