Collaborative teaching model in Sioux Falls schools helps English learners succeed

Sioux Falls changing approach to teaching English learners amid study success

The Sioux Falls School District will change the way it teaches English to students who can’t speak the language following a successful two-year pilot project. The experiment placed English learning students in traditional classrooms, where they received instruction from both regular teachers and those providing English language services. The district reported that more than 3,100 Sioux Falls students currently qualify for English learner service…

Collaborative teaching model in Sioux Falls schools helps English learners succeed

A new approach to teaching students who are learning English is producing higher test scores and faster language development in the Sioux Falls School District, according to school officials. After a two-year pilot program in 10 schools, district leaders reported Monday night that co-planning and co-teaching by English language specialists and classroom teachers has helped students learn English more quickly while spending more time with their p…