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Classroom Q&A with Larry Ferlazzo

Tan and Beth answer questions including who "experienced multilinguals" are, three specific needs of experienced multilinguals, what "engineering exams" and "text engineering" look like in practice, the three easiest scaffolds for teachers to implement, and more. 

A Lesson Template That Works for All Students
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Tan walks through a lesson planning template that any general or specialist teacher can use without modification and that follows the key principals needed to teach multilinguals content-specific language. 

Building Justice into Exams for Multilinguals
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For multilinguals, exams are often a reading and writing test in disguise. Tan and Beth offer specific suggestions for engineering exams that are equitable for multilinguals. 

Scaffolding for Experienced English Language Learners - opens in a new tab
Edutopia

In higher grades, multilingual students need to develop a grasp of academic English. Here’s how to help them acquire the skills they need.

Author's Chat Webinar
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Tan and Beth share four essential actions and practical strategies that create the conditions for success for experienced multilingual students, the assets-based term for students often classified as "Long-Term English Learners." 

Tan and Beth propose the more assets-based term "experienced multilingual" to replace the "Long-term English Learner" label and share an instructional framework that creates the conditions for long-term academic success for this group of multilingual learners.

This 45-minute webinar addresses ways that leaders of multilingual learners can create the conditions for success for experienced multilinguals school-wide. Tan and Beth share suggestions from Chapter 7 of their book. 

Supporting Long Term English Learners: Start by Changing the Label with Tan Huynh and Beth Skelton - opens in a new tab
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Tan and Beth discuss the limitations of the "Long-Term English Learners" term, how to support experienced multilinguals with scaffolding, and strategies for school-wide implementation of these practices that foster an environment where all multilingual learners can thrive.

Long-Term Success for Experienced Multilinguals
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The Shifting Schools podcast re-shares Learning2's interview with Tan and Beth discussing their new book. 

Ensuring Long-Term Success for Experienced Multilinguals
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Beth and Tan call for us to shift the long-term English learner (LTEL) label and mindset to honor multilinguals’ valuable life experiences and academic potential instead. This podcast episode is also available to watch on YouTube - opens in a new tab. 

Episode 20: Beth Skelton & Tan Huynh
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Dr. Renae Bryant and Lynette White talk with international education consultants specializing in plurilingual/English Learner education, authors and speakers Beth Skelton and Tan Huynh.

Live Twitter Chat
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Join Tan and Beth for a discussion of the following chapters of their book:

1. September 16: Intro + Chapter 1
2. September 23: Chapter 2
3. September 30: Chapter 3
4. October 7: Chapter 4
5. October 14: Chapter 5
6. October 21: Chapter 6
7. October 28: Chapter 7

Asynchronous Book Study
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In this 15-hour, asynchronous book study course, Tan and Beth address the largest subgroup of English learners, those currently labeled as "Long-Term English Learners." In their book, they intentionally use the term experienced multilinguals as an affirmation that these students are capable of reaching the highest academic standards under the optimal conditions.