Oct 9, 2017 | Early Childhood Education, ESL, Language Development, Latest, LEP, Literacy Development
GrapeSEED was honored to work with so many amazing and inspiring educators and students in 2016! Thank you to all of the schools partnering with us to help so many young learners grow in oral language and literacy development. We look forward to continuing these...
Sep 15, 2017 | Bilingual, ELL, ESL, LEP, Literacy, Oral Language
A quick search on the Internet reveals many concerns with the Common Core, and the challenge it presents for English Language Learners (ELLs) and English as a Second Language (ESL) students is a big one. These students, along with other Limited English Proficiency...
Sep 15, 2017 | Early Childhood, Early Intervention, ELL, English Learning, ESL, LEP, Literacy
Education comes with a hefty price tag, and early childhood education is no exception. Depending on the program, it can cost anywhere from $3K to $10K+ per student per year. Wow! No wonder it’s so hard for every child to gain access to a good program. In 2010,...
Sep 15, 2017 | ELL, English Learning, ESL, LEP, Shared Reading
So many times I have heard my son say, “school is so boring, can I just stay home?” or, “I’m tired of sitting at my desk all day, do I have to go to school?” He’d rather be home doing just about anything instead of sitting at his desk in school. What I would give to...
Sep 15, 2017 | English Learning, ESL, LEP, Reading
Mrs. Shannon King, a first grade teacher from Clintondale Community Schools in Michigan, uses GrapeSEED to support her students with their guided reading levels. She asks students to find words in their guided reading level books, write them on post-it notes, and then...
