The mathematics performance of students who are English Language Learners (ELL), with and without disabilities, is poor. Frequently teachers are not prepared in all of the critical areas that support the learning of these students including math content, second language acquisition and special education. One reform oriented professional development model for addressing the need for shared knowledge and understanding of the instructional needs of these students is teacher study groups which support collaboration among teachers with diverse certification backgrounds.Fiero, and Wendy Busser, general education math teachers, and Greg Harbor, a special educator. ... to the range of students in their classrooms, including students who are learning English and those on IEPs. Teachers in the 6th grade group used Year one in the AAMSM project to look at student work from units in theanbsp;...
Title | : | A Study of a Teacher Study Group Focused on Making Math Content Accessible to English Language Learners with and Without Disabilities |
Author | : | Anna S. McTigue |
Publisher | : | ProQuest - 2008 |
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