Recorded on January 19, 2011
What’s the difference between “research-based” and “research-validated”? Are research-validated practices being used consistently and systematically?
Deborah J. Short, Director of Academic Language Research and Training, LLC, and Jana Echevarria, Professor Emerita of Education at California State University, Long Beach, describe effective strategies aimed at providing English learners access to the core curriculum.Â
This webinar focuses on Chapter 5 of Improving Education for English Learners: Research-Based Approaches and includes the following sections:
- An Overview of Programs and Practices
- Essential Characteristics of Sheltered Content Instruction
- SIOP Research Base
- Voices From the Field: Application and Implementation
Webinar Presenter(s):
Jana Echevarria 
Deborah Short