Succeeding in a Diverse Classroom
Best Practices & Resources for English Learners
Volume 3, Issue 9-November 2020
Welcome!
"If you have knowledge, let others light their candles with it." ~ Winston Churchill
Melanie Yocom
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EL Accommodations & Technology Tips
Tiered Sentence Stems for Speaking and Writing
Visual Word Banks with Key Vocabulary
Pre-Teaching Vocabulary
Short Sentences and Single Words for Speaking and Writing
Digital Tools to Support English Learners
These resources are also all highlighted in the above EL Accommodations & Technology Tips by Narda C. Holguin.
Google Voice
- Create a new document using Google Docs or SLIDES.
- Click on TOOLS.
- Click on VOICE Typing.
- Select your language of preference from the drop-down menu (Spanish transcription was pretty good!).
- Get ready to record.
Make sure you verbally state all the punctuation marks, paragraphs, etc.
Tip #1 EL Accommodations & Technology Tips by Narda C. Holguin.
Book Creator for Beginners
Tip #2 EL Accommodations & Technology Tips by Narda C. Holguin.
Explain Everything EDU
Ways to use it:
Learners use Explain Everything Whiteboard to summarize learning visually and audibly.
Learners use Explain Everything Whiteboard to sketch images related to academic and social vocabulary.
Learners use Explain Everything Whiteboard to draw and explain thinking when solving problems in math.
Learners use the drawing and/or speaking feature within Explain Everything Whiteboard as a way to brain dump information.
Tip #3 EL Accommodations & Technology Tips by Narda C. Holguin.
Kid Listen Podcast
Ways to use it:
- Learners listen to podcasts to practice comprehension.
- Learners listen to podcasts and summarize the content.
- Learners listen to a podcast then discuss what they heard.
- Learners act out what they heard on the podcast.
- Learners listen to podcasts and note any unknown words to define and add to their vocabulary.
- Learners sketch-note while listening to podcasts to promote understanding and retention.
- Learners research further the content discussed in the podcast.
Tip #4 EL Accommodations & Technology Tips by Narda C. Holguin.
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