ESL-7400

Fisher, D., & Frey, N. (2017). Digital tools to broaden learning: New technologies can give students multiple means of engagement, action, and representation. Educational Leadership, 74(7), 81–82.
Digital tools and technologies are discussed in this article as a means to expand opportunities for learning and engagement. The UDL concept is discussed.

Films Media Group. (2018). Inter balanced literacy [Video]. Films on Demand.
This 4-minute video provides insight into balancing the four skills (reading, writing, speaking, and listening), with special emphasis on research-based reading and writing strategies for ELL students.

McTighe, J. (2021). It’s time for curriculum mapping 3.0.[Blog]. Solution Tree Blog.
In this resource, McTighe explains the basics of curriculum mapping and why it is so important. This resource will be especially helpful as it relates directly to your Week 6 assignment.

Calvert, M. (Practitioner). (2015). Task-based language learning and teaching: An action research study [Video]. SAGE Knowledge.
This 13-minute video provides research-based evidence that connects to best practices for teaching ELL students with task-based learning.

Films Media Group. (2018). Total physical response [Video]. Films on Demand.
This 4-minute video depicts the decades-popular teaching method of Total Physical Response, which is utilized in various language learning contexts around the world (both for ELL students and for teaching Foreign Languages). Consider how the brain and body work together as humans learn their first and second language, as well as the motivating factor of movement during any kind of learning.

Rao, K., & Meo, G. (2016). Using universal design for learning to design standards-based lessons. SAGE Open, 6.
This article provides many different examples for designing standards-based lessons for a UDL perspective.