Beth Skelton
@bethskelton.bsky.social
Education Consultant, Author, and Advocate for Multilingual Learners
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#schoolutionspodcast S5E39 (Part 2) Why This Integrated Literacy Framework is a Game-Changer for ELLs
🎯 Part 2 with Tan Huynh and @bethskelton.bsky.social is LIVE!
Make sure to listen to Part 1 of my conversation with Tan and Beth before listening to Part 2!
youtu.be/PrT1PIlJ748
#schoolutionspodcast S5E39 (Part 2) Why This Integrated Literacy Framework is a Game-Changer for ELLs
🎯 Part 2 with Tan Huynh and @bethskelton.bsky.social is LIVE!
Make sure to listen to Part 1 of my conversation with Tan and Beth before listening to Part 2!
youtu.be/PrT1PIlJ748
May 29, 2026 at 11:03 AM
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#schoolutionspodcast S5E39 (Part 2) Why This Integrated Literacy Framework is a Game-Changer for ELLs
🎯 Part 2 with Tan Huynh and @bethskelton.bsky.social is LIVE!
Make sure to listen to Part 1 of my conversation with Tan and Beth before listening to Part 2!
youtu.be/PrT1PIlJ748
#schoolutionspodcast S5E39 (Part 2) Why This Integrated Literacy Framework is a Game-Changer for ELLs
🎯 Part 2 with Tan Huynh and @bethskelton.bsky.social is LIVE!
Make sure to listen to Part 1 of my conversation with Tan and Beth before listening to Part 2!
youtu.be/PrT1PIlJ748
Reposted by Beth Skelton
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Two good intentions that both increase the gap for experienced multilinguals:
1. Not calling on them to "protect" them
2. Accepting whatever they say without pushing further
@bethskelton.bsky.social
Two good intentions that both increase the gap for experienced multilinguals:
1. Not calling on them to "protect" them
2. Accepting whatever they say without pushing further
@bethskelton.bsky.social
May 28, 2026 at 11:54 AM
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Two good intentions that both increase the gap for experienced multilinguals:
1. Not calling on them to "protect" them
2. Accepting whatever they say without pushing further
@bethskelton.bsky.social
Two good intentions that both increase the gap for experienced multilinguals:
1. Not calling on them to "protect" them
2. Accepting whatever they say without pushing further
@bethskelton.bsky.social
Thanks @olivia-wahl.bsky.social for hosting us on your thoughtful podcast to discuss some thoughts about supporting experienced Multilinguals
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#schoolutionspodcast S5E39 (Part 1) Your Good Intentions Are Widening the Gap: What ENL Teachers Need to Hear
Why does the phrase "long-term English learner" need to go? Tan Huynh and @bethskelton.bsky.social make the case and it's a mindset shift every educator needs.
#schoolutionspodcast S5E39 (Part 1) Your Good Intentions Are Widening the Gap: What ENL Teachers Need to Hear
Why does the phrase "long-term English learner" need to go? Tan Huynh and @bethskelton.bsky.social make the case and it's a mindset shift every educator needs.
May 27, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Thanks @olivia-wahl.bsky.social for hosting us on your thoughtful podcast to discuss some thoughts about supporting experienced Multilinguals
Excited to share our new book for ELD teachers!
May 6, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Excited to share our new book for ELD teachers!
Tan Huyhn and I are excited to share our third @Edutopia article featuring strategies for supporting experienced Multilinguals with writing.
www.edutopia.org/article/writ...
www.edutopia.org/article/writ...
A Scaffolding Strategy to Help Experienced ELLs Express Complex Ideas
This technique gives multilingual students explicit instruction on how to effectively develop their ideas for each part of a paragraph and to link one idea to the next.
www.edutopia.org
January 6, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Tan Huyhn and I are excited to share our third @Edutopia article featuring strategies for supporting experienced Multilinguals with writing.
www.edutopia.org/article/writ...
www.edutopia.org/article/writ...
Tan Huynh and I are delighted to share another practical article based on our forth-coming book. This one focuses on a scaffold for sentence structures for experienced multilinguals. @edutopia.org @corwinpress.bsky.social www.edutopia.org/article/scaf...
Sentence-Level Scaffolds That Foster English Learners’ Independence and Growth
Teachers can structure supports to guide English learners to speak and write using grade-level, discipline-specific language.
www.edutopia.org
December 4, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Tan Huynh and I are delighted to share another practical article based on our forth-coming book. This one focuses on a scaffold for sentence structures for experienced multilinguals. @edutopia.org @corwinpress.bsky.social www.edutopia.org/article/scaf...
Excited to share the latest article @tanhuynh.bsky.social and I wrote on a modified approach to the Gradual Release of Responsibility. Thanks @edutopia.org
www.edutopia.org/article/skil...
www.edutopia.org/article/skil...
Adapting Gradual Release of Responsibility for English Language Learners
This model provides scaffolded active engagement and opportunities for guided practice to help students master new skills.
www.edutopia.org
November 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Excited to share the latest article @tanhuynh.bsky.social and I wrote on a modified approach to the Gradual Release of Responsibility. Thanks @edutopia.org
www.edutopia.org/article/skil...
www.edutopia.org/article/skil...
After 18 months of waiting, I finally got to visit my co-author, little brother, and friend, Tan Huynh, at his school —the lovely International School of Phnom Penh!
September 19, 2025 at 8:50 AM
After 18 months of waiting, I finally got to visit my co-author, little brother, and friend, Tan Huynh, at his school —the lovely International School of Phnom Penh!
In this new article on @edutopia.org , Tan Huynh and I share some ideas for making grade-level content comprehensible to multilingual learners at beginning levels of language proficiency.
www.edutopia.org/article/supp...
www.edutopia.org/article/supp...
Using an Input-Output Loop to Help Newcomer Students Learn Class Content
Teachers can carefully chunk information to support newcomer students in learning grade-level content while developing their English proficiency.
www.edutopia.org
August 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
In this new article on @edutopia.org , Tan Huynh and I share some ideas for making grade-level content comprehensible to multilingual learners at beginning levels of language proficiency.
www.edutopia.org/article/supp...
www.edutopia.org/article/supp...
Thank you, Canadian Academy, Kobe, Japan, for a fabulous week working with your staff. Dinner with the experienced and expert ES EAL teachers was such a grand celebration of the work!! Keep up the great service you provide for all your multilingual learners!!
March 14, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Thank you, Canadian Academy, Kobe, Japan, for a fabulous week working with your staff. Dinner with the experienced and expert ES EAL teachers was such a grand celebration of the work!! Keep up the great service you provide for all your multilingual learners!!
Wondering what the Department of Education does? Here’s a primer. I support public education for ALL students.
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What does the Education Department do? A guide to the agency Trump wants to gut
President Donald Trump has said he wants his new education chief, Linda McMahon, to “put herself out of a job” and close the Education Department. Already, the Trump administration has started overhau...
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March 8, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Wondering what the Department of Education does? Here’s a primer. I support public education for ALL students.
www.pbs.org/newshour/edu...
www.pbs.org/newshour/edu...