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Accelerate English Learner Success: Students Participate in Collaborative Discussions
This brief underscores the importance of structured collaborative discussions in supporting English Learners to build content knowledge, develop language skills, and engage in analytic practices. By participating in meaningful interactions with peers, students engage in collective sense-making and shared learning experiences. This resource also explores how formative assessment practices, such as peer feedback, promote productive discussions by helping students analyze, reflect, and provide actionable input for one another based on success criteria.
