ELL Framework
Making my Classroom Accessible to All Students
ELL Students
With this statement in mind, it is important to reach out to ELL students as individuals. However, having a language barrier can make learning content difficult, so below are a list of strategies I will employ to teach ELL students.
What Works for All Students...
In having classroom norms, students know what to expect every day. This will help lessen the potential anxiety students may feel. For ELs, this is an important reduction, as there are plenty of other factors to be stressed about.
Having clear instructions is a must for any student. I need to be direct with students about what I expect them to do, and this remains true for ELL students.
Quadratic Equation Flash Card
Slope-Intercept Flash Card
Parts of a Triangle Flash Card
The Importance of Images
The Importance of Home Language
Visuals
Other Strategies
I would like to create manipulatives for students to use to have hands-on interactions. One manipulative Becky suggested was having Algebra tiles for manipulating polynomials. I did not get to use these during my work sample, but would like to familiarize myself with them further. Having hands-on experience will allow students to have a personal experience with the material.
If I can provide students with access to all of the strategies I provided, I will be able to see what individual students get out of each strategy differently, and provide more individualized support as the year progresses.
Bibliography
National Council of Teachers of English. (2008). A nation with multiple languages. English Language Learners, 1-8.