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SEAL's 11 High-Leverage Pedagogical Practices
SEAL’s research-based model and results provide clear proof that when we design with English learners at the heart of our education system, they succeed, because educators are equipped to teach their diverse students. To provide an instructional framework, SEAL articulates 11 High-Leverage Pedagogical Practices used in all SEAL classrooms that ensure English learners, and ALL students, thrive together in rigorous, joyful, language-rich learning. Teachers create classrooms that encourage respect for home language where the linguistic and cultural assets students bring are recognized, appreciated and integrated as a contribution to the class community and a resource for learning.
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SEAL's 11 High-Leverage Pedagogical Practices
Our 11 High-Leverage Pedagogical Practices equip educators to create rigorous, joyful, and language-rich classrooms where every student succeeds. By integrating students’ linguistic and cultural assets, SEAL fosters a learning environment that values home languages and empowers diverse learners to reach their full potential.
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