Today, I want to share three simple structures that have made a difference in my classroom, especially my multilingual learners (MLs). I've spent most of my teaching career in schools with large ML populations. As a result, I am continually refining my craft to make my classroom more welcoming and accessible to ML students. My goal is to send a powerful message to my ML students (although these strategies benefit every student):

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