Paquette Learning Press

A new professional resource for TK–8 educators

Every student has a voice.
Every teacher has the power to help it be heard.

The VOICE Framework for ELD is a practical field guide for building language-rich classrooms where English learners speak, listen, read, write, and thrive.

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Available September 13, 2026Paperback · TK–8 Edition · ISBN 979-8-234-18245-6
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Built for real classrooms

A field guide teachers can use, not just read.

The VOICE Framework turns language development into visible, intentional classroom practice. It brings together the structures, strategies, and planning tools educators need to create more student talk and deeper academic learning.

Practical ELD strategiesLanguage-rich lesson designTK–8 classroom guidanceTools for teacher planning

The framework at a glance

VOICE is a way of designing learning around language.

V

Value

Every voice has worth.

O

Organize

Build language with purpose.

I

Instruct

Teach it. Model it. Practice it.

C

Check

Check often. Respond with feedback.

E

Empower

Give students the power to use language.

Shaunta Paquette, author and instructional leader

About the author

Shaunta Paquette

Instructional leader · Author · Advocate

Shaunta Paquette has devoted more than 30 years to education, beginning as a classroom teacher and growing into an ELD coach and Director of Curriculum and Instruction. Her work is grounded in a simple belief: every student deserves the language, confidence, and opportunity to participate fully in learning.

She created The VOICE Framework for ELD to give new and veteran educators a practical resource they can return to again and again.

“I wanted to leave teachers with something practical they could actually use.”

Coming September 13, 2026

Give every learner more opportunities to be heard.

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