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Academic English Skills

Specialized vocabulary across disciplines, research methodologies, and effective note-taking systems. Equips learners with information literacy skills and strategies for navigating standardized exams.

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Root Decoder Graphic Organizer

Root Decoder Graphic Organizer

A single-page bilingual graphic organizer for 7th-grade students to deconstruct Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes. Features visual word formulas, a Spanish cognate bridge reference bank, a structured breakdown matrix with a model example, and a reflective linguistic synthesis prompt.

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Angelina Damone

Word Finder Reference Sheet

Word Finder Reference Sheet

A 2-page printable reference sheet for High School ESL students featuring the top 200 high-frequency sight words organized in alphabetical letter guide boxes from A to Z, balanced across the full page with generous student handwriting lines and clear typography.

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Shirley Fung

Word Upgrade Reference Sheet

Word Upgrade Reference Sheet

A comprehensive 5-page academic vocabulary reference guide for high school ESL students, featuring everyday-to-academic verb upgrades, precision adjectives, sophisticated transitions, abstract academic nouns with nominalization, and academic hedging with discussion frames and editing checklists.

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Shirley Fung

WIDA Writing Scoring Matrix

WIDA Writing Scoring Matrix

Official Grades 9-12 WIDA Writing Rubric scoring matrix, detailed student rationales across Discourse, Sentence, and Word/Phrase dimensions, and targeted small-group instructional action plans for 25 high school multilingual learner writing samples on Seedfolks.

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katina sawyers

Magna Carta ESL Reading

Magna Carta ESL Reading

A two-page historical reading adapted from McGraw Hill covering the Norman Conquest, Henry II, and the Magna Carta. Each of the seven paragraphs is numbered and paired with a concise Spanish summary alongside comprehensive ESL vocabulary glossaries, cognates, concept maps, and sentence frames.

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Jacob Obannon

Word Precision Quiz

Word Precision Quiz

A two-page vocabulary assessment for high school English learners with accessible carrier sentences, part-of-speech scaffolding, and clear three-choice multiple-choice questions for ten key terms.

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Michelle Paquette

Test-Taking Strategies

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Language Launchpad Presentation Slides

Language Launchpad

A two-day multilingual learner orientation and goal-setting sequence introducing the ESL teacher, classroom routines, and WIDA ACCESS score analysis with scaffolded SMART goal plans.

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Marisa Satterfield

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Reading Program Blueprint Lesson Plan

Ace the Test Reading Comprehension

An 8-session Tier 2 intervention program designed to help 5th-grade students master essential reading comprehension strategies like main idea, inferences, and text structure to succeed on state assessments.

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Kerry Kuehn

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Clue Spotters Teacher Guide

Word Detective Agency

A sequence designed for 7th-grade ESL students to master the art of inferring unknown academic vocabulary through context clues, morphology, syntax, and tone analysis. This unit transforms vocabulary gaps from roadblocks into solvable puzzles using a "Word Detective" theme.

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Speed Seekers Slides

Speedy Readers Sequence

A 4th-grade ESL sequence focusing on academic reading efficiency through skimming for main ideas and scanning for specific details, using a 'Text Detective' theme.

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Binary Logic Slides

Test Decoders

A comprehensive 9th Grade ESL sequence focusing on academic test-taking strategies. Students learn to decode diverse question formats, from True/False logic to data interpretation, using a workshop-based 'Test Decoder' approach.

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Question Anatomy Slides

Analyzing Questions and Eliminating Distractors

This sequence targets the analytical skills required to dismantle multiple-choice questions for 7th Grade ESL learners. Students move from understanding the anatomy of a question to identifying common logical fallacies and 'trap' answers, utilizing game-based learning and deductive reasoning.

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