The GO TO Strategies:
Scaffolding Options for Teachers of
English Language Learners, K-12
by Linda New Levine, Laura Lukens, and Betty Ansin Smalhvood
Developed as patt of Project EXCELL
(EXceptional Collaboration for Englich Languaze Learning),
a partnership between
the University of Missouri-Kansas City
and North Kansas City Schools
under a 2007 National Professional Development Grant
from the U.S. Department of Education PR Number T195NO070316UMKC NORTH
School of Feucation eure
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‘The GO TO strategies and this document were developed under Project EXCELL (EXceptional
Collaboration for Enzlish Lanzuaze Leaming), a parmership between the University of
‘Missouri-Kansas City and North Kansas Cay Schools with funding from a 2007 National
‘Professional Development Grant from the Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) of
‘the U.S. Deparment of Education (ED), PR Number TISSNO70516. The Center for Appliad
‘Linguists provide profesional developmen ond technic mssance for Project EXCEL.
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‘Recommended citation in APA style:
‘Levine, LN, Lukens, L. & Smallwood. B.A. (2013). The GO TO samgies:
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