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This month, the podcast offers insightful ideas and practical strategies for early childhood language learners–including concrete ways to incorporate students' native languages into classroom libraries, labels, and even dramatic play materials.

Read this month's article: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1013928.pdf

We’re joined by Courtney O’Grady, a graduate of the ENL Hernandez Fellows program and a long-time early childhood educator who teaches at St. Raymond in the Diocese of Joliet. In addition to Courtney’s expertise in a traditional early childhood classroom, Clare Roach shares her experience starting a two-way immersion preschool program in South Bend, Indiana, an outreach effort of ENL.

Tune in to learn more about how our Catholic schools can make a child’s first encounter with school and the learning process even more fruitful.

We are currently accepting applications for this years ENL Hernandez Fellows cohort. To learn more about the program and begin an application, visit ace.nd.edu/enl/apply

In addition to the article and the podcast, check out these helpful resources:

Academic vs Intellectual Goals article:

https://deyproject.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/dey-lively-minds-4-8-15.pdf

Illinois Early Learning Project Tip Sheets:

https://illinoisearlylearning.org/resources/tipsheets/

Head Start Center for Inclusion Visuals:

http://headstartinclusion.org/classroom-visuals

Colorín Colorado:

http://www.colorincolorado.org

The 15 on the 15th series features podcasts designed to help you digest short articles (no more than 15 minutes of reading required!). This 15-minute recipe for success is a pinch of insightful reading and a dash of engaging discussion designed to spice up your planning and instruction. Listen on SoundCloud or subscribe via iTunes or Google Play.

This month, the ENL team takes an in-depth look at the second half of the strategies outlined in Breiseth's article. This conversation focuses on simple, applicable, and transformative ways that schools can engage ENL families and enrich their school communities. Tune in for great stories and helpful strategies. Read the article and tune in for strategies to try in your school!

Read the article here: www.colorincolorado.org/sites/default…ies_FINAL.pdf

For more resources to help your English language learners thrive, visit enl.nd.edu/resources.

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The 15 on the 15th series features podcasts designed to help you digest short articles (no more than 15 minutes of reading required!). This 15-minute recipe for success is a pinch of insightful reading and a dash of engaging discussion designed to spice up your planning and instruction. Listen on SoundCloud or subscribe via iTunes or Google Play.

This month’s installment is the first part of a two-part series in which the ENL team discusses practical ways that schools can engage ENL families. Strategies include everything from making the enrollment process more accessible, to learning about your ELL population, to creating a welcoming school environment, and more. Read the article and tune in for strategies to try in your school!

Read the article here: http://www.colorincolorado.org/sites/default/files/Engaging_ELL_Families_FINAL.pdf

For more resources to help your English language learners thrive, visit enl.nd.edu/resources.

The 15 on the 15th series features podcasts designed to help you digest short articles (no more than 15 minutes of reading required!). This 15-minute recipe for success is a pinch of insightful reading and a dash of engaging discussion designed to spice up your planning and instruction. Listen on SoundCloud or subscribe via iTunes or Google Play.

This month, the ENL team welcomes Fr. Joe Corpora, CSC, to the studio to discuss the article, "Es Su Escuela Nuestra Escuela? Latino Access to Catholic Schools." Fr. Joe serves as Director of University-School Partnerships in the Alliance for Catholic Education and the Coordinator of Student Care for Campus Ministry. He has been instrumental in striving to increase the percentage of Latinos who send their children to Catholic elementary and secondary schools. In this conversation, Fr. Joe shares important demographic information, heartwarming stories, and practical strategies for schools who are committed to welcoming Latino children. Give yourself an early Christmas present and tune in for the conversation.

Read the article here: http://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1956&context=ce

For more resources to help your English language learners thrive, visit enl.nd.edu/resources.

The 15 on the 15th series features podcasts designed to help you digest short articles (no more than 15 minutes of reading required!). This 15-minute recipe for success is a pinch of insightful reading and a dash of engaging discussion designed to spice up your planning and instruction. Subscribe via iTunes or Google Play.

In this month’s installment, the ENL team unpacks the article, "12 Ways to Support English Learners in the Mainstream Classroom.” (https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/supporting-esl-students-mainstream-classroom). This month, the team explores the 12 strategies, expounding on why they work, and how they have seen them unfold in the classroom. Tune in for strategies to try in your classroom tomorrow.

For more resources to help your English language learners thrive, visit enl.nd.edu/resources.

The 15 on the 15th series features podcasts designed to help you digest short articles (no more than 15 minutes of reading required!). This 15-minute recipe for success is a pinch of insightful reading and a dash of engaging discussion designed to spice up your planning and instruction. Listen on SoundCloud or subscribe via iTunes or Google Play.

In this month’s installment, the ENL team revisits the article, "Promoting Science Among English Language Learners: Professional Development for Today’s Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Classrooms” from the Journal of Science Teacher Education (link: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs10972-008-9103-x.pdf). This podcast examines the article through the lens of math instruction. We are joined by Meghann Kirzeder, M.Ed., an outstanding math teacher with vast experience. Her approach to math instruction highlights linguistic supports in the area of math instruction. Tune in to be inspired and acquire new strategies for your own math classroom. 

For more information on how you can empower English language learners in your schools, visit: enl.nd.edu.

Welcome back! This year's 15 on the 15th series will once again feature podcasts designed to help you digest short articles (no more than 15 minutes of reading required!). This 15-minute recipe for success is a pinch of insightful reading and a dash of engaging discussion designed to spice up your planning and instruction.

This month, the ENL team explores best practices in science instruction. Katy, Jenny, and Clare unpack the article, "Promoting Science Among English Language Learners: Professional Development for Today’s Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Classrooms” from the Journal of Science Teacher Education. The discussion focuses on writing strategies, reading supports, linguistic considerations in the science classroom, and much more.

For additional strategies to help your ELLs thrive in the classroom, visit https://ace.nd.edu/enl/enl-15-on-the-15th-webinar-series#webinars

The ENL team continues April's conversation on multicultural children's literature with Notre Dame's Dr. Erin Moira Lemrow. This month's edition focuses on four themes that represent multilingual texts: language as blending in, hybrid language identities, language as culture affirmation, and language as learning from others. 

Once again the discussion is inspired by María Paula Ghiso and Gerald Campano's article "Ideologies of Language and Identity in U.S. Children's Literature" (https://www.gse.upenn.edu/diversity/sites/gse.upenn.edu.diversity/files/GhisoCampano_Bookbird2.pdf)

Looking for ideas to start a bilingual/bicultural library for your classroom? Download Dr. Lemrow's Top 10 Children's Bilingual/Bicultural Book List (https://gallery.mailchimp.com/5999fc41ff424155ced84575a/files/157fc1b9-4007-4585-9c52-753418a0f8cb/Lemrow_s_Top_10_List.pdf)

You can find more multicultural resources for your classroom at enl.nd.edu/resources.

The ENL team dives into the topic of multicultural children's literature and how it can be utilized to support our English language learners on their journey of school and language acquisition. Katy and Clare are joined by Dr. Erin Moria Lemrow, a Notre Dame faculty member in multiple departments, including: First Year of Studies, the Institute for Latino Studies, the Center for Study of Languages and Culture, and the Education, Schooling, and Society undergraduate minor. You can get Dr. Lemrow's Top 10 Children's Book List here.

This month's conversation is inspired by María Paula Ghiso and Gerald Campano's article "Ideologies of Language and Identity in U.S. Children's Literature" (https://www.gse.upenn.edu/diversity/sites/gse.upenn.edu.diversity/files/GhisoCampano_Bookbird2.pdf)

This is the first of a two-part podcast, so be sure to join us next month as Katy, Clare, and Dr. Lemrow continue the conversation on multicultural children's literature. You can find more multicultural resources for your classroom at enl.nd.edu/resources.

The ENL team continues last month's conversation with Priscilla Wong and focuses on the linguistic challenges that face Mandarin and Cantonese speakers as they learn English. Priscilla shares her experiences as an English language learner from China and even offers a helpful tip sheet for educators who serve Chinese students. 

This month's conversation is inspired by Anthony Zavagnin’s article "The Rising Number of Chinese Students in American Catholic High Schools" from the October 17, 2016 edition of America Magazine.

View Priscilla's Tip Sheet here: https://gallery.mailchimp.com/5999fc41ff424155ced84575a/files/4e765be0-33eb-4fbc-b305-c3add7ba971f/Chinese_Learners_of_English.pdf

Read "The Rising Number of Chinese Students in American Catholic High Schools" here: http://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2016/10/17/rising-number-chinese-students-american-catholic-high-schools

Learn more about the English as a New Language program at enl.nd.edu