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Essential Actions: 15 Research-based Practices to Increase ELL Student Achievement (Colorin Colorado)

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In this article written for Colorín Colorado, Bright Ideas author Kristina Robertson offers an overview of WIDA's new Essential Actions handbook and shares a step-by-step process for using this tool as part of a professional learning community focused on meeting ELLs' academic language needs. (ELL = English Language Learner)

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Essential Actions: 15 Research-based Practices to Increase ELL Student Achievement

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Curriculum/Instructional Methods Elementary English Learners (ELs) High School Instructional Strategies Middle School Professional Resources