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Continue reading →: Dr. Westerlund’s Blog Organized by CategoriesSomeone has just reached out and asked me for a progression of learning with a Functional Approach. In response, I have grouped my resources by different language features, starting with noun groups because that seems like an entry point. However, you could start with cohesive devices or causal verbs or…
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Continue reading →: Turning Language Charts from an Assessment to an Instructional Tool
In this blog, I will illustrate how to turn the WIDA Language Charts from an assessment-oriented tool to an instructional tool. The reason I’m doing it this way is because we shouldn’t be assessing students on things we haven’t taught them like cohesive devices, nominalization, noun groups, etc. So, in…
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Continue reading →: English-Ukrainian False CognatesКоли слова виглядають знайомими, але означають щось зовсім інше «Фальшиві друзі» між англійською та українською мовами Останнім часом я думаю про слова у своїй мові, які називають «фальшивими друзями». Це такі слова, що звучать або виглядають подібно у двох мовах, але означають зовсім різні речі. Наприклад, українське «актуальний» не означає…
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Continue reading →: Misconceptions About Systemic Functional LinguisticsBy Dr. Ruslana Westerlund Over the years, as I have been training teachers on using SFL in their work as a toolkit for providing access to K-12 students to disciplinary meanings (it’s not the only concern of SFL to do that, but that’s what I’m asked to train on), I…
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Continue reading →: On the 30th Anniversary of My Immigration30 years ago I left my homeland… Ukraine was in disarray, having just regained its independence from the Soviet Union. My mom knew there was no economic future for me in the country with a shattered economy, on the brink of collapse, and made the most selfless and sacrificial thing…
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Continue reading →: Beyond First, Next, Finally: Sequencing with Action, Place, and TimeLesson Prepared by Ruslana Westerlund, Former WIDA Researcher, co-author of the WIDA ELD Standards, Systemic Functional Linguist Grade: 3rd GradeText: My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel QuinteroTime: 45 minutes Learning Objectives Standards Alignment Materials Lesson Sequence 1. Hook / Engage (5 minutes) 2. Mini-Lesson 1: Deconstruction + Anchor Chart…
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