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Quality Teaching for English Learners (QTEL)

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Description

QTEL is a professional-development and instructional programme that supports educators in teaching rigorous academic content and academic English simultaneously to secondary English Learners.

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  • QTEL approach: rigorous academic content and academic English taught simultaneously with expert support: The Quality Teaching for English Learners (QTEL) initiative holds that secondary ELL students can master rigorous academic content quickly and deeply rather than waiting years to learn English mechanics first. It works on the premise that students will rise to the challenge of rigorous subject matter if it sparks their interest, if they receive appropriate support, and if academic content and academic English language skills are taught simultaneously, as a single, integrated process. The article presents this as a counter to the traditional belief that ELL students need seven years of English before tackling complex academic content. (Helping English Learners Rise to the Challenge of Complex Texts (2014))

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  • Helping English Learners Rise to the Challenge of Complex Texts. (2014). WestEd R&D Alert, Vol. 14, No. 3. http://ell.stanford.edu/teaching_resources/ela
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